Accounts Payable Period Open

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Purpose

Reopen accounts payable periods, allowing additional posting.

Overview

Use Accounts Payable Period Open to open accounts payable accounting periods. If you closed any periods using Accounts Payable Period Close, you can easily reopen them.

Opening Periods

To open periods:

Click the Lookup button at the right of the Year field and select a year for which you want to open periods.

Note You can only change the year if the Allowed to Access All Years check box is selected in User Profile Maintenance.

Select the Open check box for periods you want to open.
Click the OK button in the ribbon. The selected periods are opened, and can be selected for the Accounts Payable module.

Ribbon Home Tab Buttons

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the Accounts Payable Period Open window.
OK	Click this button to open the selected accounts payable period(s).

General Tab Fields and Buttons

Field or Button	Description
Current Period	This field displays the default current period.
Year	Click the Lookup button to select the year for which you want to open accounts payable periods. This defaults to the default year. Note You can only change the year if the Allowed to Access All Years check box is selected in User Profile Maintenance.
Periods	These fields display the defined accounting periods.
Status	These fields display the status (CLOSED or OPENED) of each period.
Open	Select this check box for periods you want to open.