That is, changing from period 1/2018 to 4/2018 and then preforming period end processing.

It's best to do proper Period End one at a time.  You can skip the reports to make it faster, as it should be possible to run them anytime.

Ok thanks Kevin, I appreciate the help!

Surya, It is recommended NOT to manually change the Period/Year in any Module (PR, AP, etc) Setup Options window but rather perform from the Period/Year End Processing menus which moves the period/year forward.   There is also a knowledge article kb# 19506.  This is to insure transactions are posted to other modules before closing them.  Lastly, the most current versions of Sage 100 2018 with Payroll 2.x do not require closing modules as the legacy versions required.  

I had to do the same thing with the current company that I work for. Every day for about 2 weeks, I had to kick everyone in the office out of Sage for the last hour of the day while I closed the periods for each active module. It's a long and mundane process to get caught up, but from what I heard from Sage IT it is the best way to do it. 

Hi Linda,

You indicated that the Sage 100 2018 modules on the new framework do not require period and year end closing.  For example, A/R, A/P, G/L, I/M, S/O, and P/O in version 2018 do not require period and year end closing?