Overview
Generate periods, maintain their checklist, and govern locks, closing, and reopening.
Before you begin
Period management is available to authorized admin/accounting-manager users. Decide the correct subsidiary and date boundaries.
Main task
- Open Accounting Periods under Accounting or the authorized administration page.
- Create or generate periods and review names and date boundaries.
- Open the detail/checklist and review AP, AR, and overall locking options.
- Use authorized lock/unlock, close/reopen, or Allow non-GL changes actions only after the required review.
- Confirm the saved period state and validate intended transaction dates against it.
Check the result
The permitted posting period constrains financial changes. Allow non-GL changes concerns supporting edits and does not override role or posting controls.
If something goes wrong
Check the selected transaction date and period before asking to reopen. Linked postings, invalid boundaries, or checklist requirements can prevent changes/deletion. Do not delete periods to bypass locks.