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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Reference: Period Statuses and Permitted Transactions

Reference: Period Statuses and Permitted Transactions

Period statuses control what you can process in your accounting period and by which source.
You can set up different statuses for ledger periods that will affect the activities that you can perform during that period.
This table lists permitted transactions during each period status:
Period Status
Operational Journal
Reversal Journal
Accounting Journals, Depreciations, and Receipt Accruals
Adjustment Journal
Created
No
Yes
No
No
*
Not Available
No
Yes
No
No
Open
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
**Close in Progress
Depends on the individual status of your activity groups.
Configurable
Configurable
Configurable
Yes
Adjustment Only
No
No
No
Yes
Closed
No
No
No
No
Reversals
: For reversals of accounting journals, Workday creates reversal journals in
Created
status but doesn't post them.
*Not Available Status
: You can set periods you open in error to a
Not Available
status.
**Close in Progress Status
You can close activity groups independently giving you flexibility to close some groups and leave others open.