Allow Posting Date Formula
Business Central now supports date formulas for allowed posting dates in General Ledger Setup and User Setup, eliminating the common first-of-month panic when users cannot post transactions outside their allowed date range. This feature allows flexible, formula-based date restrictions that adjust automatically based on the current date.
post Olof Simren
"Business Central now has a feature to define Date Formulas for the Allowed Posting From and Allowed Posting To."
Key points
- Date formulas can be set for Allowed Posting From and Allowed Posting To dates
- Feature is available in both General Ledger Setup and User Setup
- Replaces previous workarounds like custom job queue entries or sign-in processes
- Enables scenarios like opening only the current month based on today’s date or allowing specific users to post in prior months
Quotes
- “Business Central now has a feature to define Date Formulas for the Allowed Posting From and Allowed Posting To.” (This is the core feature announcement, explaining that dynamic date formulas replace static date ranges)
- “With this you can set date formulas to open the current month only based on todays date (as an example).” (Demonstrates a practical use case showing how the feature solves the first-of-month posting problem)
AL objects mentioned
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Context
- Features: Allow Posting Date Formulas, Date formula-based posting date restrictions, General Ledger Setup date formulas, User Setup date formulas
Source: Olof Simren, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.