3 Ways to Specify Posting Periods in Dynamics 365 Business Central
1. Company-wide posting periods Search for General Ledger Setup and open it. On the General Ledger Setup page, enter the dates in the Allow Posting from and Allow Posting To fields. 📖 Example: If you set: Allow Posting From: 01/07/2025 Allow Posting To: 31/07/2025 Only transactions within July 2025 can be posted. These posting periods apply to the entire company and to all users . 2. User-specific posting periods If you want exceptions for certain users (like accountants who need to post adjustments in earlier periods), you can define posting periods at the user level . Search for User Setup and open it. On the User Setup page, define Allow Posting from and Allow Posting To dates for individual users. These user-specific posting periods override the dates in General Ledger Setup . 📖 Example: If the General Ledger allows posting for July 2025, but you set Allow Posting From: 01/08/2025 for User A, they can’t post in July . 3. Journa...