This option allows you to change the age type for open Item creditor accounts to the balance brought forward method where the debits (payments made, returns, etc.) will be linked to the oldest outstanding credit (purchases, charge amounts, etc.) transactions.

To Generate Balance Brought Forward Ageing for a selected Creditor Account:
Click on the Input - Open Item Link menu option or on the icon or speed button. You may also press the and keys or press the and and keys on your keyboard. The Open Item Link screen as well as the Debtors search facility will be displayed.
To select a Creditors Account, press the key or click on the Close button of the Debtors search facility to close or exit the screen.
Click on the speed button or icon. The Creditors search facility screen will be displayed. Select the creditor account. All the transactions for the selected creditor account will be displayed.
Click on the icon or speed button. The following Confirmation screen will be displayed:


Click on the button and the Generate Balance BF options screen will be displayed.


Select the following options:

Option	Description
Clear all links	If this field is selected, all links will be cleared. You will then not be able to select the From Date, To Date and Use Start Date fields.
From Date	If the Clear all links field is not selected, you may select the date from which you wish to generate the balance brought forward method.
To Date	If the Clear all links field is not selected, you may select the date until which you wish to generate the balance brought forward method.
Use Start Dates	The Start Date which you have set, will be used generate the balance brought forward method.

Click on the button to convert the selected options for the selected account to the balance brought forward method.