User experiences the following error when creating the Item Receipt from the return authorization button.
“The transaction date is not within the date range of the selected posting period. Click Go Back, then do one of the following:<li>Enter a transaction date that falls within the date range of the selected posting period.</li><li>Choose a posting period that includes the transaction date.”
Solution
The possible reason for this error is when creating the IR with a posting period different from the transaction date. If so, this error might occur.
The posting period should match the month of the transaction date if the related accounting preference is not enabled.
To resolve this, a user with an Administrator role can mark this to align it with the Allow Transaction Date Outside of Posting Period preference:
- Navigate to Setup > Accounting > Accounting Preferences
- Click General
- Allow Inventory Transactions Dated Outside the Posting Period: Enter Checkmark