Clear Period Information

Explanation

Use this activity to clear the period information for the selected period for the current journal, or for all the journals. As a result of this activity, all information stored for the period in the accounting journal will be cleared. This activity will not be available if the accounting journal vouchers rows are sorted by sequence number.

Prerequisites

• The relevant accounting periods to be cleared in the accounting journal should be in status Generated.
• In the case of accounting periods, the period information for the consecutive period should be in status Empty so that period information for the present period can be cleared.
• The GL period status for the period should not be Finally Closed.

System Effects

• All information regarding vouchers created in the period and included in the accounting journal is cleared.
• The sequence number on the voucher rows are cleared.
• The status of the accounting period changes from Generated to Empty.

Window

Accounting Journals

Related Window Descriptions

Accounting Journals

Procedure

1. Open the Accounting Journals window.
2. Select the accounting period line for which the period information has to be cleared, right-click and then click Clear Period Information. This will clear the period information only for the accounting journal displayed in the Journal Id.
3. To clear the period information for all accounting journals, select the accounting period line, right-click and then click Clear Period Information for all accounting journals. This will clear the period information for the relevant period not only for the accounting journal displayed in the Journal ID but also for all the accounting journals that have been defined for the accounting year.