1. Ensure that all data entry tasks that update to Accounts Receivable are updated:
- A/R Invoice Data Entry
- A/R Cash Receipts Entry
- S/O Invoice Data Entry
- S/O Shipping Data Entry
2. Ensure that all data files are backed up and that no users are logged on to the affected company.
3. Expand Modules, Accounts Receivable, and Period End. Double-click Period End Processing.
4. Click Full Period End Processing to perform the month-end close, and then click Proceed.
Note: If this is the last period of the fiscal year, click Full Period End and Year End Processing.
5. When the prompt to print period end reports appears, print all relevant reports before proceeding with the period-end close. At a minimum, print the following reports:
Aged Invoice Report
Trial Balance Report
6. After the reports are printed and verified, click Yes at the "Do you want to complete period-end processing?" dialog box.

During month-end close, the program performs the following tasks:

- Prompts the user to print monthly reports
- Sets period-to-date balances to zero in Customer Maintenance
- Removes zero-balance invoices from the A/R open invoice files based on the selection in the Days to Retain Paid Invoices field in Accounts Receivable Options
- Removes temporary customers with zero balances from the Customer Masterfile if the Retain Temporary Customers with Paid Invoices check box is not selected in Accounts Receivable Options
- Increments the Current Period value in Accounts Receivable Options

To view or modify selections in Account Receivable Options, expand Modules, Accounts Receivable, and Setup. Double-click Account Receivable Options.