Release Note: Stock Management > Prevent Stock Period Approval with Pending Transactions

The Change
Introduction of an onscreen warning, preventing users from approving the stock period if there are pending transactions.

This refinement is controlled by a global setting.

Release Date: 18/10/2017

Reason for the Change
The change has been introduced to stop users from overlooking pending transactions that they intend to approve.

Customers Affected
Any customers can chose to switch on this global setting.

Release Notes
The user can trigger the onscreen warning to prevent users from approving the stock period if there are pending transactions.

To switch on the global setting:

Go to Stock > Stock Period Closure and Approval Settings > Prevent stock period approval with pending transactions

If a user tries to close a stock period when there are pending transactions, the warning 'Stock period cannot be approved until all pending transactions are approved' will be displayed.

Fig.1 – New stock period approval warning message

When this warning is shown, the user is unable to approve the stock period until pending transactions are approved.