Either of the two solutions—restoring a backup or just deleting the bank reconciliation on each of your transactions—can easily fix this mistake.

Sage 50 Accounts – ‘Your transaction date is set before the current lock date’

Sage 50 Accounts – ‘Your transaction date is set before the current lock date’

When posting a transaction in Sage 50 Accounts, the following message may appear:

‘Your transaction date is set before the current lock date of dd/mm/yyyy.’

This occurs when a lock date has been set on your data and you try to post a transaction dated before the lock date.

Users with the ability to change a lock date

If you have the ability to change a lock date, you will be informed as follows:

The transaction date you entered is earlier than the lock date of dd/mm/yyyy.
You want to move on and post to a locked date, right?
Note that posting on a different date can have an impact on your statutory returns.