thanks for the input. Is it necessary to completely remove the fiscal periods and reset them all up or can I follow kb 871647 and simply change the fiscal periods like described:
To change the fiscal period setup in General Ledger in Microsoft Dynamics GP, follow these steps:
Open the Fiscal Periods Setup window. To do this, use the appropriate method:
In Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Setup, point to Company, and then click Fiscal Periods.
In Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 and in Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains 8.0, point to Setup on the Tools menu, point to Company, and then click Fiscal Periods.
To set up the current fiscal year, follow these steps:
In the Fiscal Periods Setup window, click the current year in the Year list.
In the Number of Periods field, type the number of periods for the fiscal year.
In the First Day field, type the first day of the fiscal year.
In the Last Day field, type the last day of the fiscal year.
Click Calculate. If it is necessary, adjust the beginning dates of specific periods. Or, change the period names.
To set up the new fiscal year, follow these steps:
In the Year field, type the year.
In the Number of Periods field, type the number of periods for the fiscal year.
In the First Day field, type the first day of the fiscal year.
In the Last Day field, type the last day of the fiscal year. If it is necessary, adjust the beginning dates of specific periods. Or, change the period names.
Click OK.
Click OK when you receive the following message:
These changes will cause period balances to be incorrect. You must reconcile General Ledger files.
Reconcile the General Ledger files. To do this, follow these steps:
Use the appropriate method:
In Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0, point to Tools on the Microsoft Dynamics GP menu, point to Utilities, point to Financial, and then click Reconcile.
In Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 and in Microsoft Business Solutions - Great Plains 8.0, point to Utilities on the Tools menu, point to Financial, and then click Reconcile.
Click to select the Year check box, and then click the earliest year in the list.
Click Reconcile.
Notes:
When you click Reconcile when the Year check box is selected, no report is printed. Additionally, no message appears that states that the reconciliation process is complete. The reconciliation process recalculates the summary information based on the detailed transactions in the General Ledger files. The reconciliation process usually takes several seconds.
Make sure that consecutive fiscal periods are set up so that no days are excluded from the open fiscal periods. If days are missing from the fiscal periods, you receive the following error message when you try to reconcile the fiscal periods:
A transaction does not fall within an existing fiscal year. Use the Fiscal Period Setup window to enter consecutive years. Then reconcile again.
If you need more than one open year, make sure that you change the most recent fiscal period first. If you change a different fiscal period first, you receive the following error message:
The date cannot be part of a different fiscal year.
