This article covers the GL Reconciliation module, specifically why the 'Period from', 'Period to' and 'Date to' fields sometimes appear greyed out when creating a new GL reconciliation. Which fields are available, and whether they're required, depends on the 'Range' setting on the GL Reconciliation Rule linked to the reconciliation, not on the reconciliation itself.

Why the fields are greyed out

Every GL reconciliation is linked to a GL Reconciliation Rule, and that rule has a 'Range' field. The Range setting decides which fields the GL reconciliation uses, and whether a value is required:

  • If 'Any date / period' is selected on the rule, 'Period from', 'Period to' and 'Date to' are all greyed out. The GL reconciliation runs with no period or date filter at all.
  • If 'To specified tax date' is selected, 'Period from' and 'Period to' stay greyed out, and 'Date to' becomes available and required.
  • If 'From / to specified periods' is selected, 'Period from' and 'Period to' become available and required, and 'Date to' stays greyed out.

Only one of these three states applies at a time, because the Range setting on the rule decides it, not anything on the GL reconciliation screen itself.

How to allow period selection on a GL reconciliation

  1. Navigate to 'GL reconciliation rules'
  2. Open the rule linked to the GL reconciliation, for example 'GL Recon for Expenses'
  3. Select the 'Range' dropdown
  4. Select 'From / to specified periods'
  5. Select 'Save'.

Any new GL reconciliation created using this rule now shows 'Period from' and 'Period to' as active, required fields, with 'Date to' greyed out instead.

Existing GL reconciliations already created under the old rule setting keep the range they were created with.

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