The use of both the Prior Period Lock and Reversals will add symbols to some financial reports to help users understand when only financial changes were made.

Such symbols will appear on the following reports:

1. Accounting: Invoices and Receipts over a Period

2. Total Receipts with Providers

3. Total Receipts

4. Unallocated Deposits Report

5. Discount Categories Report

6. GST Report

7. Total Banked in a Period (Bank Slips Tab)

A reversal and/or backdated transaction processed in an open period will not show any symbols.
A reversal and/or backdated transaction processed in a locked period will appear on the report with the following symbols: +P, +A, -P, -A.

Backdated Transactions

+P

Represents a new transaction that has been backdated to a date in a locked period and that date is before the selected reporting period.

For example: Today’s date: 11/08/2021, Prior Period LOCK Date: 30/06/2021.
Treatment entered today with date of 01/06/2021 (backdated), Invoice and Receipt created with date of 01/06/2021.

The report is run for today 11/08/2021, the invoice and receipt is shown on today’s report with a +P against it to represent the transaction was backdated prior to the selected reporting period (today).

+A

Represents a new transaction that has been backdated to a date in a locked period and that date is within the selected reporting period.

For Example: Today’s date: 11/08/2021, Prior Period LOCK Date: 30/06/2021.
Treatment entered today with date of 12/06/2021 (backdated), Invoice and Receipt created with date of 12/06/2021.

The report is run for the year to date, the invoice and receipt is shown on the report with a +A against it to represent the transaction was backdated within the selected reporting period (year to date).

Reversed Transactions

-P

Represents the reversal of a transaction within a locked period, and the date of the transaction is before the selected reporting period.

For example: Today’s date: 11/08/2021, Prior Period LOCK Date: 30/06/2021.
A payment dated the 12/06/2021 is reversed.

The report is run for today 11/08/2021, the reversal will show with a –P to represent the reversal of a transaction dated before the reporting period (today).

-A

Represents the reversal of a transaction within a locked period, and the date of the transaction is within the selected reporting period.

For Example: Today’s date: 10/08/2021, Prior Period LOCK Date: 30/06/2021.
A payment dated the 12/06/2021 is reversed.

The report is run for the year to date, the reversal will show with a –A to represent the reversal of a transaction dated within the reporting period (year to date).