Usage: delbal balfile year
The General Ledger menu has been changed so the command to delete old general ledger balances is incorrect. See your system administrator.
bopen####:
error message
delbal0110: cannot open [master | system] file for
file name
The bopen message describes why the master or system file for file name cannot be opened. This process opens the following files:
Table 19 - 3
Ledger Code File Name
lg ledger system ledger file
gb glbal general ledger balances
Refer to the General Error Messages section for more information on bopen.
delbal0120:
system error message
delbal0120: cannot set [master | system] file field list for
file name
The system error message describes why the field list cannot be set. Refer to Table 19 - 3 for the files opened by this process.
delbal0130:
system error message
delbal0130: cannot lock [master | system] file for
file name
The system error message describes why the file cannot be locked. Refer to Table 19 - 3 above for the files used by this process.
delbal0300: no system file defined for gb
There is no file associated with the ledger code gb in the ledger file. Enter the general ledger balances file, glbal for the ledger code gb through the menu selection Accounting System Files on the System Set Up menu.
delbal0310: gb is not a system file
The general ledger balances file has been entered in the ledger file as either a journal or a ledger file. This is incorrect. Delete this incorrect entry, and re-enter the ledger code, gb and the file glbal through the menu selection Accounting System Files on the System Set Up menu.
delbal0320: year
is not a valid accounting year
The year entered at the beginning of this process, year must be greater than zero.
delbal0410: no journal file defined for gj
The general journal file has not been entered into the ledger file. Enter the following through the menu selection Accounting System Journals on the System Set Up menu.
Table 19 - 4
Ledger Code Master Detail Name
gj genjrnlm genjrnld General Journal
delbal0420: cannot get closing dates for year
year
Enter closing dates for year through menu selection Closing Dates for Accounting Periods on the System Set Up menu, and re-run the process.
delbal0430: period 1 of year year
is not closed
Since the closing processes use the balances from the previous period to calculate current balances, you may not delete the general ledger balances for a year until the first period for the succeeding year is closed.
debal0440:
system error message
debal0440: ledger file in use
Some one else is using the ledger file so the process is unable to access it. Wait a little while, and then try running the process again.