GL Posting Options - Override Posting Periods

• GL Posting Options - Override Posting Periods is grayed out

• Cant override posting period

• How to override the GL posting date and period

• Batch header is outside of the allowable GL posting periods and results in this error message: 

Unable to Post/Print AR Invoices/<Exception Type="InvalidOperation" Message="gljnlpst_jnl_prep: Journal year outside of Last Year to Next Year range

• Payments Journal

• General Ledger Posting Period

• In specific scenarios users will want to override the GL posting period during Payments Journal postings. The GL Posting Options - Override Posting Periods is grayed out an inaccessible to override the posting period if needed. This can be a combination of issues which includes General Ledger Permissions but can usually be attributed to the Accounts Receivable Setting - Set General Ledger effective date equal to receipt posting date. When this is checked, Munis will make the current posting date as the GL effective date. When this is unchecked, Munis will allow a user to enable the GL Posting Option to Override Posting Periods if needed.

• General Ledger will only allow posting to Last Year 1, Current Year and Next Year.

The setting to Override posting periods will allow users to specify a date on the batch header to allow posting:

1. Navigate to General Revenues>Accounts Receivable>Setup>Accounts Receivable Settings. 

2. Set General Ledger effective date equal to receipt posting date option will be visible right in the Site Options tab that opens.

   1. If needed, uncheck this setting to enable the GL Posting Option to Override Posting Period in Payments Journal.

   2. If this is already disabled, the users General Ledger permissions may need to be reviewed and most times can be related to the override accounting period permission. 

This setting is universal and will impact all users with permission to post.