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Period commands: close, lock, recognize

The Period Verbs close, lock, recognize as CLI commands, with inputs, result, refusals and an example.

Reference for Period, one group of Period commands.

Period.close

Close ends a month’s books once every Entry in the Period is reconciled, and makes its statements final. Verb page.

Text
npx startup-builder do Period.close --json '<input>' [--try | --send | --do]

Emits Period.closed.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
periodPeriodrequiredThe open Period.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
periodPeriodrequiredThe closed Period.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.
The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused.refusedRead the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry.None.

Example

Terminal
npx startup-builder do Period.close --json '{"period":"period_VEVuYACTsH"}'

Period.lock

Lock seals a closed Period, so any later correction posts to the next open Period. Verb page.

Text
npx startup-builder do Period.lock --json '<input>' [--try | --send | --do]

Emits Period.locked.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
periodPeriodrequiredThe closed Period.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
periodPeriodrequiredThe locked Period.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.
The record is not in a state that allows this Verb, so the call is refused.refusedRead the record, run the Verb that moves it to an allowed state, then retry.None.

Example

Terminal
npx startup-builder do Period.lock --json '{"period":"period_VEVuYACTsH"}'

Period.recognize

Recognize moves the revenue a Period earned out of deferred revenue, by the Startup’s revenue-recognition Policy. Verb page.

Text
npx startup-builder do Period.recognize --json '<input>' [--try | --send | --do]

Emits Period.recognized.

Inputs

InputTypeRequiredDescription
periodPeriodrequiredThe open Period to recognize.

Returns

OutputTypeRequiredDescription
entrieslist of EntryrequiredThe recognition Entries it posted.
periodPeriodrequiredThe Period whose revenue was recognized.

Refuses when

CheckErrorFixThen call
The key is valid, but its scopes do not allow this operation.forbiddenUse a key whose scopes cover the operation, or ask an owner of the namespace to grant them.None.

Example

Terminal
npx startup-builder do Period.recognize --json '{"period":"period_VEVuYACTsH"}'