How to apply current credit to an older invoice - where the period is already locked

How to apply current credit to an older invoice - where the period is already locked

When a period is locked we won't be able to do any changes prior to the date. For example resetting an invoice to draft, reversing the transaction to a prior date to the dock date etc.

In order to create a credit note for an old invoice ,

 1. Go to the older dated invoice and click on Add credit note button

2. Create credit note window will pop in, fill up the following details  

• Credit Method: Partial Refund/ Full Refund/ Full Refund and Draft Invoice
• Reason
• Reversal Date: Specific/ Journal entry date ( In this case select Specific date and specify the refund date as a date after the locked period date)

3. Then click on Reverse.

4. Now the credit note for the older dated invoice is created