Error Message: "An attempt was made to modify a PurchaseOrder with a date that is on or before the closing date of the company."
Cause: This error occurs when you try to edit a purchase order that has a date on or before the company's closing date in QuickBooks.
Solution:
To fix this issue, you can:
Ask an Admin: Request a user with Admin privileges to remove the password for editing transactions dated on or before the closing date.
Update as Admin: Log in as an Administrator and manually update the purchase order in QuickBooks.
Change Date: Modify the date of the purchase order to be after the closing date.
Reset Closing Date: Remove or reset the closing date in QuickBooks.
Setting a Closing Date and Password in QuickBooks Enterprise:
To set a closing date and password in QuickBooks Desktop, follow these steps:
Open QuickBooks and sign in as the Admin.
Go to Company and select Set Closing Date.
Enter a Closing Date and Closing Date Password.
Select OK.
Note: Setting a closing date helps protect prior year data from being changed. You can also set interim closing dates to prevent unintentional changes to reconciled periods throughout the year.