# Reopen a period

Reopen a closed month with a reason and see the history recorded when it opens and closes again.

Canonical: https://demo.qixcount.com/help/period-close-and-audit/reopen-a-period

Who can do this: Owners, or people with *View fiscal periods* and *Manage fiscal periods (close/reopen/lock)*

Where: Books, then Fiscal periods

You'll need: Period close turned on in Features; a closed monthly period

Reopening changes a closed month back to **Open** so ordinary posting can pass its period check. It records who reopened it, when and why. It does not remove the existing checklist marks or reverse transactions.

## Reopen the month

1. Open **Books**, then **Fiscal periods**, and select the month.
2. Select **Reopen Period** under **Actions**.
3. Enter **Reason for Reopening**, between 10 and 1,000 characters.
4. Select **Reopen Period** in the dialog.

![Closed month with Reopen Period and its reopen history](https://demo.qixcount.com/images/help/period-reopen.webp)

## What happens next

The month returns to **Open** and its closing timestamp is cleared. **Reopen History** shows the reopening time, person and reason. A reason longer than the table's display space is shortened in the row.

The history shows **Still Open** until you close the month again. Closing adds the date under **Closed Again**. This workflow does not ask a second person to approve reopening.

Reopening does not bypass other posting checks. A transaction still needs balanced entries, and the business's backdating limit can still prevent an older posting. If overlapping monthly periods cover a date, another closed or locked month can still block it.

Reopening a month and reopening a year-end closing are separate actions. A closed year-end record, or any other closed or locked period covering the date, still blocks ordinary posting. For a General year-end correction, read [reopen and re-close a year](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/period-close-and-audit/reclose-a-year). For Nonprofit, use [Close or reopen a Nonprofit fiscal year](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/nonprofit/nonprofit-year-end-close).

After the correction, [close the month](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/period-close-and-audit/close-a-month) again.

## Who can do this and what you need

You need **View fiscal periods** and **Manage fiscal periods (close/reopen/lock)** permissions. Only a **Closed** period offers this action. A **Locked** period cannot be reopened through this workflow.

If **Fiscal periods** isn't in the sidebar, someone with settings access can turn on **Period close** in [Features](https://demo.qixcount.com/help/setup/features-and-presets).