[GL] Re-Opening a GL Month that has been Closed

Details 

There are transactions to be entered in the system that needs to hit the sub ledgers and General Ledger in a month that is closed in GL Month End Close 

In summary, to reopen a closed month, you have to reclose the month prior to the one you are reopening.

To open a closed GL period you will need to do the following:

1.   Open the GL Month End Close program in GL > Programs

2.   Select "Close General Ledger" button in the middle of the screen, as this normally defaults to Sub Ledgers.

3.   Enter the "Close Through Month" as the month prior to the month you are reopening and tab out of this field. You may get a messaged stating "Last month closed will be rolled back to XX/XX." e.g. 11/24. Click "Yes".

4.   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." Then click OK.

5.   A confirmation box displays stating that you will be reopening the General ledger. Click "Yes" on this message.

6.   A final message displays indicating that the month has been reopened. The GL Month End Close form will close once you close this message.

7.   To reopen the Sub Ledgers, repeat the above process with the "Close Sub Ledgers" button checked instead of "Close General Ledger"

 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.