Symptom
You attempt to manually clear open Customer Invoice XYZ in the Account Monitor.
Immediately an error shows as 'Posting date invalid due to closed accounting period; contact Accounting (KBA: 1956938)'.
You enter a Posting Date referring to an open accounting period in all relevant Sets of Books; for example 31.12.2024.
This, however, does not eliminate the error.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Receivables work center.
- Go to Customers view.
- Go to Customer Accounts object work list.
- Select the desired account.
- Click View button.
- Click Trade Receivables tab.
- Click Invoices / Payments tab.
- Select Invoice XYZ and click Clear Manually.
An error shows as 'Posting date invalid due to closed accounting period; contact Accounting (KBA: 1956938)'.
Cause
Customer Invoice XYZ has a Posting Date referring to a closed financial period; for example 31.10.2023.
Usually you would attempt to clear multiple items. The first selected item (here the only item invoice XYZ) - will default the Posting - and Clearing Date in the clearing object.
Since October 2023 is blocked this error is provoked.
Resolution
- In order to clear Invoice XYZ, first select an AR item referring to an open period.
- Such documents include invoices, credit memos, payments, other receivable/payables.
- You will now be able to effect a clearing with a Posting Date/Clearing Date - earliest consistent with the Posting Date of selected AR item in an open period.
Keywords
KBA , SRD-FIN-ACR , Receivables , Problem