2967150 - Error Message : Postings in Company, Set of Books, Year Prevent Bal. Carryforward while Reversing Balance Carryforward Run

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1. Go to the General Ledger work center.
2. Go to the Periodic Tasks - Balance Carryforward view.
3. Open the Balance Carryforward Reversal run and click on Log Result.
4. Go to the Messages tab and you can see the error message "Postings in company PQR, set of books XYZ, year YYYY prevent bal. carryforward."

When a reversal of a Balance Carryforward run is executed, it will use the closing step settings of the original run. Company/Set of Books the original run used. If these changed between the orignal run and the reversal then the error appears.

The following settings are recommended to successfully execute the Balance Carryforward run:

Period 012.YYYY:

First Allowed Step: 990- Closing Balance

Last Allowed Step: 991 - Profit and loss calculation of retained earning

Period 001.YYYY+1:

First Allowed Step: 001 - Opening balance
Last Allowed Step: 991 - Profit and loss calculation of retained earning

To execute the Balance carryforward reversal run, first verify the Closing Steps settings that were maintained when the original balance carryforward run was executed:

1. In the application log of the original Balance Carryforward run go to the General tab and take note of the Executed On date and time. 
2. In the General Ledger go to the Sets of Books and Assigned Companies view. 
3. Select Company PQR and the set of books and press Open and Close Periods (Alternatively use the Common task section in the General Ledger work center). 
4. In the new screen go to the Changes tab and press go. 
5. Check for and take note of the closing step for period 012.YYYY and 001.YYYY+1. For example, the first allowed closing step of period 012.YYYY was changed from 990- Closing Balance to 020-Closing Entries after the original balance carryforward run. 
6. Once you have clarified the closing steps that were maintained for the original run change them accordingly, here from 020-Closing Entries back to 990-Closing Balance. 

Now you will be able to execute Balance Carryforward Reversal run without this error message.

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