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In order for the Close Accounting Period wizard to appear on the Process menu, you need to have the Use Accounting Periods? checkbox ticked on the Global Settings.

When the form is opened and the Entity selected, the From and To dates will default to the current Accounting Period. The From date is taken from the last closed off Accounting Period, the To date is calculated using the Entity property 'Number of months in an Accounting Period'. If this is the first Accounting Period the user is required to enter the From date.

Select the Entity

Select the entity to use for closing of the accounting period.

Specify the Accounting Period to close

Date From/To

Enter the Date range required.

An Audit Log is now written when an Accounting Period is closed. This records the User who closed the Accounting Period.
These can be viewed from the Reports menu, Audit Search wizard; select search for '(Activity Log search)' and 'Accounting Period Close' activity.

Enter a code for the Accounting Period

Code

The Code will be defined based upon [EntityCode.Date], e.g. Entity Code (M).20130331 (To Date). This can be amended and updated if applicable.

Notes

Enter any notes to appear in the Close Accounting Period form.