How do I close the Posting Periods in SFM?

There are two sets of posting periods in SFM:

- Current Year > Utilities > Posting Dates

- Previous Year > Utilities > Posting Dates

The system will allow posting from the ledgers within the set date ranges from the posting dates options of the respective ledgers. As the dates are set in the screenshot below, the system will allow posting only between 01/02/2022 – 31/12/2022 in all 3 ledgers.  Any postings in January will not be allowed.

The permission (Admin menu > Groups & Permissions) to allow users to change the posting periods is ASETPERIOD:

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