Tech Tip: How Purge Dates Work in Period Closings

Entering a purge date when you close fiscal periods in the subsidiary modules or a purge year when you close the fiscal year in the General Ledger module is not a requirement. If a date or year is entered in the Purge fields, completed transactions that are dated on or before the purge date/year will be deleted from AccountMate during the closing process. These deleted records cannot be restored; thus, before you perform the closing, review the date/year entered in Purge fields. If you do not want to delete records in AccountMate, leave the Purge fields blank.