P/O Processing Date Change - Field Descriptions

Use the table below for assistance when completing the fields on this screen.

Field/Button

Description

Processing date

The left column displays the current processing information. The information is re-displayed on the calendar on the right. Enter the new processing date by typing over the displayed date, or click the date on the calendar. To leave the processing date as it is displayed, click the Reset button to restore the present setting. Click Cancel to exit the screen without saving the changes.

If the new date is before the Minimum Processing Date or after the Maximum Processing Date established during the Installation procedures, the following error message displays:

DATE ENTERED IS NOT WITHIN THE CURRENT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM DATE RANGE.

To leave the processing date as it is displayed, click Cancel.

Fiscal year

The fiscal year in which the specified processing date is contained displays.

Period

The period number in which the specified processing date is contained (number 1-13) displays.

Period start/end dates

The day after the previous period's end date and the ending date of the period in which the specified processing date is contained displays.

Allowable entry range

The earliest date that a processing date can be changed and the latest date that a processing date can be changed to is displayed in these fields. These dates are set in the Admin > Installation > Processing Date Change screen.