Users may set accounting dates in advance

NEWS.rst

+13.0.1.1.0
+----------
+
+* Users may set accounting dates in advance.
+
 13.0.1.0.0
 ----------
 

README.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
     :alt: coverage report
 
 Per-period accounting concept. Periods can be individually closed.
+Periods are filled based on an accounting date this module adds which users
+may however set in advance.
 
 This module also adds a transaction date in accounting documents.
 

__manifest__.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "name": "Accounting Periods",
     "license": "AGPL-3",
     "summary": "Add period accounting concept",
-    "version": "13.0.1.0.0",
+    "version": "13.0.1.1.0",
     "category": "Accounting/Accounting",
     "author": "XCG Consulting",
     "website": "http://odoo.consulting/",

models/account_move.py

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-import datetime
-
 from odoo import _, api, exceptions, fields, models
 
 
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@
         string="Accounting date",
         copy=False,
         help="Validation date of the accounting document.",
-        readonly=True,
+        states={"posted": [("readonly", True)]},
     )
 
     period_id = fields.Many2one(
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@
         - Only select open periods.
         """
 
-        acc_date = datetime.date.today()
+        today = fields.Date.today()
 
         for accdoc in self:
 
             # Cache some data.
@@ -86,7 +84,8 @@
 
         for accdoc in self:
 
             # Cache some data.
+            acc_date = accdoc.accounting_date or today
             company = accdoc.company_id
 
             # Set the acc_date only if the force_period_on_date

tests/test_account_period.py

@@ -51,6 +51,18 @@
         today = odoo.fields.Date.today()
         period_today = self._getTodayPeriod()
 
+        # Prepare periods for the 2017-01-15 date we use below.
+        fiscalyear_2017 = self.env["account.fiscalyear"].create(
+            {
+                "code": "2017",
+                "company_id": self.env.company.id,
+                "date_stop": odoo.fields.Date.to_date("2017-12-31"),
+                "name": "2017",
+            }
+        )
+        fiscalyear_2017.create_period()
+        period_2017_01 = fiscalyear_2017.period_ids[0]
+
         # Control: Default dates & period around today.
         accdoc = self._makeInvoice()
         self._validateInvoice(accdoc)
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(set(accentries.mapped("transaction_date")), {today})
         self.assertEqual(accentries.mapped("period_id").id, period_today.id)
 
-        # Force a date on the invoice; check its propagation.
+        # Force a transaction date on the invoice; check its propagation.
         forced_date = odoo.fields.Date.to_date("2017-01-15")
         accdoc = self._makeInvoice(invoice_date=forced_date)
         self._validateInvoice(accdoc)
@@ -76,6 +88,20 @@
         )
         self.assertEqual(accentries.mapped("period_id").id, period_today.id)
 
+        # Force an accounting date on the invoice; check its propagation.
+        forced_date = odoo.fields.Date.to_date("2017-01-15")
+        accdoc = self._makeInvoice(accounting_date=forced_date)
+        self._validateInvoice(accdoc)
+        self.assertEqual(accdoc.accounting_date, forced_date)
+        self.assertEqual(accdoc.date, today)  # unchanged odoo field
+        self.assertEqual(accdoc.transaction_date, forced_date)
+        self.assertEqual(accdoc.period_id.id, period_2017_01.id)
+        accentries = accdoc.line_ids
+        self.assertEqual(
+            set(accentries.mapped("transaction_date")), {forced_date}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(accentries.mapped("period_id").id, period_2017_01.id)
+
     def test_close_period(self):
         """Check the "Close period" dialog box.
         """