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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES  
Schedule of reconciliation of the changes in warranty reserve A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty reserve for each of the last three fiscal years is as follows (in thousands):

2023

2022

2021

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,426

  

$

1,516

$

1,200

Provision for warranties during the period

 

2,629

 

2,915

 

2,948

Charges to the reserve

 

(2,792)

 

(2,877)

 

(2,643)

Impact of foreign currency translation

 

31

 

(128)

 

11

Balance, end of period

$

1,294

  

$

1,426

$

1,516