Other Accrued Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

Other Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

14. Other Accrued Liabilities

Other accrued liabilities are summarized in the following table.

	July 31,
	2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Allowance for project disallowances	$	490	$	687
Other		896		695
Total other accrued liabilities	$	1,386	$	1,382

Activity within the allowance for project disallowances is summarized in the following table.

	Fiscal Year Ended July 31,
	2019			2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	687		$	687	$	1,819
Reduction of reserves recorded in prior fiscal years		(197	)		---		(1,132	)
Balance at end of period	$	490		$	687	$	687

The reductions in the allowance for project disallowances during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, which were recorded as additions to gross revenue on the consolidated statements of operations, resulted from final settlements of allowances recorded in prior fiscal years.  The settlements resulted in cash payments of $0.2 million during fiscal year 2019 and less than $0.1 million during fiscal year 2017.