Jaqlynn:

We need to know that the error message is in order to assist you with why they don't post.

As far as the clearing accounts go, normally these are used when dollars are passed from one sub-ledger to another (Payables to BankRec for example). If the clearing account has a $0 balance then all of the transactions have been passed correctly. You may want to consider engaged your Adagio consultant for some one on one assistance.