Use this tab to perform a period close for accounts payable.
        Because eFinancials and ePO can appear on the same menu 
 and are both available to eFinancials users, permission setup must be 
 completed carefully. For more information, refer to Effect 
 of Purchasing. 
        
            The following fields and buttons appear on the tab that 
 displays when you select the menu option. 
            Header 
            Select the PropertiesCompanies you want to close.
            Create recurring POs
            If you have recurring purchase orders set up, 
 select this check box to create recurring purchase orders during the period 
 close process. Refer to Recurring 
 Purchase Orders Tab for more information.
            Create recurring invoices
            If you have recurring invoices 
 set up, select this check box to create recurring invoices during the 
 period close process. Refer to Recurring 
 Invoices Tab for 
 more information.
            Run Soft Close for all selected PropertiesCompanies
            Select this check box if you want to run a soft 
 close instead of a hard close. For more information, refer to Period 
 Close Overview.
            Grid 
            Check boxes
            Select check boxes for the PropertiesCompanies 
 you want to close. Select the top check box to select all PropertiesCompanies 
 in the grid. 
            Property
            
            Company
            
            The PropertyCompany 
 name that appears on lists and in reports. 
            Period to Close
            The display-only period that will be closed when 
 the Hard Close process is run. This column disappears when you click the 
 Run Soft Close for all selected EntitiesCompanies 
 check box, as a Soft Close does not close the period; it rolls the current 
 period to the next period. For more information, refer to Period 
 Close Overview.
            Current Period
            The display-only period to which transactions 
 in the batch are set up to post. 
            Information
            A description of the status of the PropertyCompany, 
 such as Ready to Close or Unapproved 
 Batches. If there are unapproved batches, click the link to go 
 to the Setup Batches tab to approve batches 
 so you can close the period for that PropertyCompany. 
 
            Buttons
            Cancel 
            Select this  
 when you want to stop without saving changes. 
            Run Period Close Button
            Select this button to run the period close process 
 for the selected PropertiesCompanies. 
 
         
        
            If you have batches in the grid that carry the status 
 of Unapproved, the line of text includes links 
 to those batches. Select the link to open the batch in the , 
 where you can approve the batch and print the Batch Audit Report.
         
        
            
                - At Create 
 recurring POs, select this check box if you want to create recurring 
 purchase orders during the period close process. 
- At Create 
 recurring invoices, select this check box if you want to create 
 recurring invoices during the period close process. 
                 Note
Note
            If Create recurring PO's or Create recurring invoices check box is selected during 
 period close, the period close process will be completed for the ending 
 date of the next accounting period for the Entity 
 or PropertyCompany 
 being closed. 
            
                - Select the Run Soft Close for all selected PropertiesCompanies check box if you want to run a Soft 
 Close. Or, if you want to do a Hard Close do not check the check box. 
 For more information, refer to Period 
 Close Overview.
- Select the check 
 boxes for the PropertiesCompanies you want to close. Select the 
 top check box to select all PropertiesCompanies 
 in the grid. 
- Select the Run 
 Period Close button. The AP 
 period close complete message displays. If the message AP 
 ME did not complete successfully 
 displays, refer to the  
 topic, for more information. 
- Select OK. The Dashboard displays. 
- To continue, 
 select an option from the menu. 
                 Note
Note
            After you run this procedure for a PropertyCompany, 
 the  
 displays the period close date and the name of the person who closed the 
 period for that PropertyCompany. 
 The system captures this information automatically.