Reporting to the MAX including Point of Sale and Non-profit Versions Tech Tip

Reporting to the MAX including Point of Sale and Non-profit Versions Module: 
GL - General Ledger

Question:
 

How do I fix my balance forward numbers that are wrong after I closed my year?
 

What's Probably Occurred:

What Needs to Happen:

Probable Solutions:

To resolve, here are the steps

 

1> backup or make a copy of all the GL files

2> make a desktop icon on for the program f:\cmswin\uticms.exe  (change the F to the drive letter on your network)

3> set the properties of this desktop icon to run in separate memory space

4> Double click the UTICMS icon

5> Click on File

6> Click on Open

7> for file name put in f:\cmswin\100\100glper.dbf (change the F to the drive letter on your network)

8> change the amounts to the correct beginning balances  (record numbers 23948 to 24074)

9> Avoid trying to change an amount on the last line of the screen, move screen up before trying to Change number

10> File> Exit

11> Run a Trial balance for period zero to period zero and verify that the dollar amounts are correct and are in balance.

 

 

 

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