General Ledger Year Update

Menu Path: General Ledger $Images\bluerarw.gif$ Posting and Period Controls $Images\bluerarw.gif$ General Ledger Year Update

Purpose

Change the default general ledger posting year.

Use General Ledger Year Update to change the default current accounting year.

To change the default year:

If your company uses consolidation ledgers, verify the ledger ID for which you want to change the default year is entered in the Ledger ID field.
Click the Lookup button at the right of the New Current Year field. The Browse dialog box displays available years.
Double-click the new year.

Note You must select an open accounting year.

Click the OK button in the ribbon. The default year is changed. The new year will be the default year displayed in all general ledger windows.

Note Changing the current accounting year does not close the previous year. You must use General Ledger Year Close to close an accounting year.

Button	Description
Exit	Click this button to close the General Ledger Year Update window.
OK	Click this button to save the new current year.

Field or Button	Description
Current Year	This field displays the current general ledger accounting year.
New Current Year	Click the Lookup button to select the new current accounting year.
Ledger ID	Enter a ledger ID for which to change the default accounting year, or click the Lookup button to select a ledger ID. Note This field is only available if at least one consolidation ledger is set up.