Receive requisition with a receipt date that belongs to an earlier closed Purchasing period

When the user tries to receive a requisition in iProcurement with a receipt date that belongs to the prior Purchasing period, which is now closed, then he gets the below error.

"The Purchasing Accounting Period in which you are trying to create this receiving transaction is not open for the following item(s). Please contact your administrator."

 

Since we cannot open the already closed Purchasing period, the only option seems to be to put today's date as the receipt date, which is the incorrect date. We also monitor vendor's performance based upon PO date and receipt date. Now since the receipt date will incorrect in this scenario so we will not be able to evaluate the vendor's performance correctly.