Use the fields on the form to specify the number of periods per year and to set start and end dates for both fiscal years and periods.
| Field | Description |
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| Periods Per Year
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Enter the number of accounting periods that you have each fiscal year. Enter up to 13 accounting periods. Most enterprises use 12 (monthly) accounting periods per year. Use 13 accounting periods in a year if your enterprise has four weeks in each accounting period.
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Accounting Periods Grid
| Field | Description |
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| Accounting Periods Drop-down
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Click the drop-down arrow on a grid header to complete any of the following actions:
- To print grid data, click
Print. On the Print Preview form, click
to send the grid data to your default printer.
- To export grid data to an Excel spreadsheet, click
Export to Excel. When Microsoft Excel opens, use its features to modify, print, or email the grid data, or to save the spreadsheet file locally.
- To turn on grouping for a grid, click
Enable Grouping. When a field displays with the instruction: "Drag a column header here to group by that column," drag and drop column headers into the field, in the sequence that you want them to display.
Not all options are available on all grids.
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 Posting Log Review
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To display the Posting Log Review report for a period, select the period in the grid and click this toolbar option. The report lists all posting logs generated during the selected period. Review this report for any processing run that was not successful. An unsuccessful run could indicate a possible posting interruption, which could, in turn, affect your data integrity.
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| Fiscal Period
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This column displays the period number and year for the accounting period.
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| Period Start / Period End
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These columns display the start and end dates for the accounting period. You can specify new dates.
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| Fiscal Start / Fiscal End
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These columns display the start and end dates for the fiscal year. You can specify new dates.
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| Closed
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Select this check box to close a period. This check box is only available if
DPS is configured for a single company.
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| Active Company Closed
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Select this check box to close a period for the active company only. If this check box is currently selected, clear the check box to open the period for the active company. This check box is only available if
DPS is configured to support multiple companies.
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| All Companies Closed
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Select this check box to close a period for all companies, including the active company. If this check box is currently selected, clear the check box to open the period for all companies. This check box is only available if
DPS is configured to support multiple companies.
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| Purged
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There is currently no Purged Accounting Periods feature. You see checks in these fields only if you converted from Advantage to
DPS and you converted purged files. Otherwise, this column is not displayed.
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