Create Accounting Error "The GL date DD-MMM-YYYY is not in an open or a future enterable period. Please select a valid GL date or open the period." Due to Booking Event Posting in Prior Closed Month (Doc ID 2849616.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

When entering a backdated lease, the booking event attempts to post to the ledger in the prior closed period.
Create Accounting output shows closed period error:

Steps to Reproduce
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Enter a new lease with backdated Commencement Date by navigating to Leases and Documents > Main Lease > Enter Leases and Documents.
2. Click Save to save the lease.
3. Run Create Accounting by navigating to Other > Requests > Run.
    -Choose Create Accounting and enter parameters.
    -Click Submit to run the program.
4. Review the output to see the error message.

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