Month End in COSTAR

Month End in COSTAR

Running the Month End in COSTAR is a simple process.

After your normal Day End process on the last trading day of the month, the Month End process will need to be completed to ensure your documents and sales are captured into the correct period.

Step 1: Balance Your Banking

  • Click on Day End
  • Click on Day End Reports
  • Click on Cash Reconciliation
  • Click on the Daily Banking report icon and then click on Prepare
  • Check that the values balance. Click on the down arrows next to each tender type and make sure they balance. If they do you can move to Step 2; if they don’t you need to check why and fix the errors (call the support desk if you need help Aust 1800-819-984, NZ 0800-100-913)
  • Click on Back
  • Click on Back

Step 2: Run Day End

  • From the Day End menu
  • Click on Day End
  • You will be presented with a screen that shows you the accounting period the day end batch/es will be posted to. NB: If you have variances in your banking untick the ‘Post Batch’ box. You will manually post so the variance can be accounted for.
  • Click on Perform Dayend!
  • Click on OK to confirm you want to run the Day End
  • Click on OK to confirm the batches to be posted
  • A snapshot (internal backup) will run automatically

Step 3: Bank Deposit Slip/Printing Cash Reconciliation

  • From the Day End menu
  • Click on Day End Reports
  • Click on Cash Reconciliation
  • Click on the last report icon on the screen (should have today’s date) and then click on Prepare
  • Enter the value of Cash to be banked either by break down or total in the Net Cash to Bank field
  • Click on Print Deposit Slip and print 2 copies
  • Click on the (X) to close the report
  • Click on Print Cash Rec and print 1 copy
  • Click on the (X) to close the report
  • Click on Back
  • Click on Back

Step 4: Backup

  • Insert the backup media e.g. Memory Stick
  • From the desktop double click on SQLBackupandFTP and click Run Now

Step 5: Monthend

If it is the last day of trading for the month the monthend needs to be completed by doing the following:

(Note: If you are part of a multi-branched company Monthend only needs to be run from one location.)

  • Click on the Monthendmenu
  • Click on Monthend Procedures
  • Click on Do it!
  • Click on Yes to confirm
  • Click OK

The video below shows how to run Step 5: Monthend in COSTAR.



If you have any queries or require assistance, then please contact us on 1800 819 984
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