Help:SM1-Purge Storage Billing Journal
This window titled Purge Storage Billing Journal will remove old historical entries from the Storage Billing Journal. Only those entries which have been posted through to the general ledger files will be removed by this option. Removing historical data is part of maintaining your data. How long you keep historical data active on the computer is up to your specific needs.
IMPORTANT: BEFORE you perform any purging process, you should do a complete backup of all IBS data files. If you happen to make an error in the purging process, then this backup will be the only way you will be able to restore the erroneously purged records.
Cutoff Posting Month/Year: Enter the cutoff posting month/year for this operation. Any entry in the journal with a posting month/year on or before this date will be removed.
[Ö] Pack Files After Purging Operation: Check this box if you wish to rebuild the Storage Billing Journal file after the purging operation. This packing operation requires exclusive use of the file and will preclude any other processing in these files until the packing operation is completed. Point your mouse cursor to this box and left-click your mouse one time to check or un-check this box, as appropriate.
[ Begin ] Press this button to begin the purging operation. The status of the operation is displayed on the window.
[ Cancel ] Press this button to cancel this operation. This button will become disabled after the [Begin] button has been pressed.
Records Read This is an informational field only which displays the total number of records read during this operation. You cannot edit the information in this field.
Records Purged: This is an informational field only which displays the total number of records purged during this operation. You cannot edit the information in this field.
[ OK ] This button will become active after the purging operation is complete. Press this button to close this window and return to the previous window.
[ Help ] Press this button (if available) or the F1 key to view the Help text for this window.
