Error — Currency Value is Null when creating a new accounting period in Accounts Production

Scenario

You may get the following error message when creating a new accounting period in Accounts Production.
Error message
Currency Value is Null.

Solution

You'll need to edit each of the Journals within the current period.
  1. Select the
    Posting
    tab.
  2. Select a Journal.
  3. Select the
    Configuration
    tab on the
    Posting Sheet
    .
  4. Mark the
    Foreign
    checkbox.
    The Posting Sheet window with the Configuration tab selected. This tab has 6 sections. In the 5th section, Columns, there is a Foreign checkbox, which is marked.
  5. Repeat this for all the Posting Sheets where the
    Foreign
    checkbox appears.
  6. Go to the
    Summary
    tab of the client.
  7. Create the new accounting period.
  8. Return to the prior period.
  9. Clear the
    Foreign
    checkboxes that you marked earlier.