[GL] How to reopen the Fiscal Year in General Ledger to make adjusting entries

• There is no form to reopen a fiscal year in Vista. The Fiscal Years are added in GL > Programs > GL Fiscal Years and can be seen in the Grid tab. 
• To reopen the Fiscal Year, the ending month for that Fiscal Year has to be reopened.

To open a closed GL period (month) to make adjustments, do the following:

1. Open the GL > Programs > GL Month End Close form
2. Select "Close General Ledger" flag (it defaults to the Subledgers button being checked)
3. Enter the "Close Through Month" as the month prior to the month you are reopening (e.g. if reopening 12/24, set this to 11/24), and tab out of this field.
   • You may get a messaged stating "Last month closed will be rolled back to XX/XX." Click "Yes".
   • Click "Close Check" (If "OK" doesn't light up, click "Close Check" a second time).
   • The box directly below it should display a message saying "No unprocessed items found in this month or earlier. Press OK to close the Month." Note: In essence, you are reclosing the prior month to the one you wish to reopen.
   • A confirmation box displays stating that you will be reopening the General ledger. Click "Yes" on this message.
   • A final message displays indicating that the month has been reopened. The GL Month End Close form will close once you close this message.
4. To reopen the Sub Ledgers, repeat Steps 1-4 above with the "Close Sub Ledgers" flag checked instead of "Close General Ledger"          
5. Make adjusting entries if needed via GL Journal Transaction Entry
6. Then reclose the year-end month (e.g. 12/24) via GL Month End Close, starting with the Sub Ledgers, then the General Ledger, and doing the Close Check for both.
7. Re-run the GL Beg Balance Update to pull any changes from year-end into the next fiscal year (e.g. 12/25).            

  NOTE: The General Ledger will need to be reopened before the Sub Ledgers can be reopened

• If you happen to open more months than the "Max # of Open Months" indicated in GL Company Parameters, then you won't be able to create or post any batches in the more current months that exceed the max number of open months.
• If reopening the fiscal year end month to do adjustments, the sub ledgers and month will have to be reclosed and the GL Beg Balance Update run again to bring those changes forward.