Change a General Journal Entry for a Closed Period

Use the Closed Period Adjustments (GIC) program to enter a general journal adjustment or correction to a closed period, optionally using short format, change an existing journal entry, and print the Journal Adjustments Register. See Background and Road Map for more information.

Select the name of the journal you want to change and click Select.

Click Detail to display transactions for this journal.
Select the transaction you want to change and click Select.
Enter the correct data. See Enter an Adjustment to a Closed Period for field descriptions.
Choose the appropriate options:

To	Do This
Change a field	Move to the field, enter correct information and click Apply.
Delete this transaction	Click Delete. See Delete.
Exit without creating this journal entry	Click Cancel.
Accept the data and exit	Click OK. If the program displays the message Journal includes postings to accounts with different currencies, click OK.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another transaction	Click Add.
Delete the selected transaction	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected transaction	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected transaction	Click Select.
Print the transaction listing	Click Print. See Print.
Use Qic-Entry mode when you click Add to enter the next transaction	Click Short form.
Use full-screen mode when you click Add to enter the next transaction	Click Long form.
Exit this entry	Click Exit.

Click Register to print the Journal Adjustments Register or choose the appropriate options when you click Exit:

To	Do This
Change a field	Click Modify.
Delete this journal	Click Delete. See Delete.
Exit without updating the journal	Click Cancel. The program prompts Exit without updating? Click Yes to exit without saving the record or click No to retain the record with the data you entered.
Display or enter additional transactions	Click Detail.
Print the Journal Adjustments Register	Click Register. See Print the Journal Adjustments Register.
Accept the data and exit	Click OK. The program prompts Journal name. Enter another journal name or leave blank to exit add mode. If the program displays the message Journal includes postings to accounts with different currencies, click OK.

Choose the appropriate options when you click OK or Cancel:

To	Do This
Add another journal	Click Add.
Delete the selected journal	Click Delete. See Delete.
Copy the selected journal	Click Copy. See Copy.
Display the selected journal	Click Select.
Print the journal listing	Click Print. See Print.
Set short or long entry format	Click Prog opts. See Set Closed Period Adjustments Options.
Exit the program	Click Exit.