Extending a Posting Period

[Former Member]

Hi all,

my client has defined a normal 12 month posting period starting from 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. Now he wants to extend the fiscal year from 12 months to 18 months i.e. ending 31st December 2010. The reason being that now he wants to have the fiscal year match the calendar year.

How is this possible in SAP B1? When I try to create the extra 6 months from 1st July 2010 to 31st December 2010 the system is not letting be under the same category.

I would appreciate any help!!

Thanks

[K_Pauquet · Accepted solution]

Hi Marvin,

please have a look at this wiki:

[How to correct Posting Periods|https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/B1/HowtocorrectPostingPeriods]

All the best,

Kerstin

[ashutosh_tomar]

Hi,

You have to create new period for this date range.

Regards

Ashutosh T

[ashutosh_tomar]

Hi ,

Check if system is allowing you to change Posting date 'To' 'field', same in document & due date.

This is allowing me in my version..

If this allows you than there is no need to create new period/

Regards

Ashutosh T

[Former Member]

Hi Ashutosh,

the system allows me to change the Date To field but the client wants to create a posting period for each of the extra months. When I tried to do this for the same category i.e. 2009 the system told me that the values already exist.

Regards

[ashutosh_tomar]

Change The posting period code/Category.

Posting Date - 01/07/10 - 31/12/10

Document-Date 01/07/10 - 31/12/10

Due Date- 01/07/10 - 31/12/10

Divide this period to sub-period-Months.

Take Care.

Regards

Ashutosh t

[Former Member]

Hi Ashutosh,

i did as you suggested but the category came as 2010 and not 2009. What effect does this have?

Thanks all for your help.

Regards

[ashutosh_tomar]

System takes your Period code as category.

If you created your Period Code like FY2010.

Than category will be FY2010.

I don't think there will be any issues in transactions; until unless you have specific reports on the basis of category.

Regards

Ashutosh T

[Former Member]

Hi,

I don;t thing it matter. Almost all your B1 std report can be generated based on date, not period definition.

Cheers