Road Map: Accounting Period Maintenance

Use the Accounting Period Maintenance (GDM) program to add and change the period-ending dates for accounting periods and years. See Background for more information.

Before you run this program each time

You should run these programs: None required

Before you run this program the first time

You should run these programs:

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (General Ledger Options) to set the 13th period adjustment only? option.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Statistics Period Descriptions) to set the periods 1-13 descriptions and abbreviations.

  • System Options Maintenance (XM) (Enterprise Options) to select a date display format for your enterprise, Branch Maintenance (TBM) to select a date display format for your branch, or User Maintenance (UIM) to select a date display format for an individual user.

  • Output Device Maintenance (XDM) to set up the output devices that you plan to use.

  • Date-Output Device Maintenance (ZE) to select your default output device and set whether you can override that device.

After you run this program

You will most likely run these programs:

  • GL Account Maintenance (GMM) to set up GL organizations and GL accounts.

  • GL Budget Maintenance (GBM) to add budget information for an organization, account, and year.

  • Posting Criteria Maintenance (XPC) to set up posting criteria and accounts that programs use to post to the general ledger.

  • GL Trial Balance (GTB) to print trial balances in detail, summary, or worksheet format for an accounting period.

  • GL Activity Report (GAR) to print a report that shows debits, credits, net change, current balance, and profit for a period.

  • GL Period-End Closing (GME) to close an accounting period and print period-end financial statements. For the last period in the accounting year, the program also closes the year.