Transfer Preliminary Balances
Explanation
Use this activity to transfer the closing balance of a selected ledger from one accounting
year to the opening balance for the next accounting year. A preliminary opening balance
can be transferred to the next accounting year an unlimited number of times. When a
balance amount is 0, it is not transferred to the new balance.
No vouchers are created with this activity.
Prerequisites
N/A
System Effects
As a result of this activity, the preliminary transfer updates period 0 with opening balances for the new
accounting year for the selected ledger.
Window
Preliminary Year End
Related Window Descriptions
Preliminary Year End
Procedure
- Open the Preliminary Year End window.
- Enter the ledger ID for which you want to transfer the preliminary
balances. The List of Values can be used to select the required ledger ID.
- Enter the accounting year from which you want to transfer the closing balances.
- Enter the accounting year to which you want to transfer the balances.
- To start the transfer, click OK. A message is displayed when the transfer is complete.
- Click Print to print the report to verify the transfer. You can also view the report by
clicking Preview. The report can also be found in File/Info Service /Report Archive.