Open MM Period with different time zone via job

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I'm getting a bit confused with posting date and times and time zones.

I read note 968050 and it states that all the posting date are stored in the MKPF with the server date for consistencies reason.

My problem is that my company has two company code one in Europe (sever time as well) and one in US. I would like to schedule a job to open the MM period (MMPV) every first of the month at 12:00 US time. (let say EU time)

two questions:

- Should i schedule it at 6 Server time?

- will I be able to make postings in the last day of the month in the evening when in Europe (and on the server) it's already a new month? In other words can i make an entry in MKPF with posting date new month but still in the old period???

[Former Member]

Timing: You need to be sure that the period has been moved on Day 1, before an office starts work.

We have companies in Australia, Europe and United States. We run three separate jobs for each of these areas (ver5.0).

If you were to move the period on Oct 30, the result on the 31st would be:

1- Material could no longer be moved in September (usually not a problem because FI stopped postings to Sept earlier in the period)

2 - Material could be moved with posting dates of November, (if FI has opened the FI Accounting periods.)

Material movements made October 31st are just like movementes made on Oct 30.

Althea