Unable to create a billing document , have to change the posting date

Question

Dear All,
                  I have performed the following steps:
                 1. I have created Customer
                 2. Created a material.
                 3. Linked the customer to the material
                 4. Post initial stock for the material.
                 5. Create a Sales/Order.
                 6. Displayed the sales order and recorded the scheduled delivery date.
                 7. Created the delivery for the sales order.
                 8. Transfer the stock from the warehouse management
                 9. And update the order.
While updating the order I selected post goods issue and it would not go ahead because the posting date is not there in the posting period. Where do I change the posting date. I could not find it anywhere. I did not enter the date anywhere.
Thank you,
Sandhya

Answer 1

Hello Sandhya
Here is how MMPV works.
Lets say I am at the end of the May month 05.31.2009 so lets say period corrresponding to this is 05/2009.
Now if you want to post data in June perios 06/2009 should be opened.
Here is what I will do in MMPV
Enter my company code
Instead of using periods I will use date which will be 06/01/2009 (mm/dd/yy format in my example)
Check radio button check and close period
Click on remaining checkboxes.
Execute
The effect of this will be that the previous periods will be closed and June will be opened.
In your case since no one has opened periods after 2006 so may be you will have to repeat this step for each month until you reach current period if that is the one in which you want to post goods issue.
Thanks
Vikas