# Weekly Review: System Date on Startup

- URL: https://dynamicaccounting.net/weekly-review-system-date-on-startup/
- Date: 2012-05-17
- Topics: Tips & Hidden Features
- Type: link to an external article
- Source: http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekly-dynamicssystem-date-on-startup.html

A common process at month end is for users to set the system date back to the previous month in Dynamics GP. This helps prevent users from accidently posting into a the current month during the month end close process. A simple way to make this easier is to add a shortcut to the User Date field into the Startup folder. Now, every time a user logs in they will be prompted to set or accept the system date.

Originally Posted by Mark Polino at [7/26/2010 09:00:00 AM](http://msdynamicsgp.blogspot.com/2010/07/weekly-dynamicssystem-date-on-startup.html "permanent link")