Fiscal Periods

Overview

Fiscal Period is sub-segments of a Fiscal Year which may be segregated either quarterly, six monthly or monthly. 

 

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Fiscal Periods screen Fields

Field

Description

Code

Unique identifier, assigned by the user.

Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year to which the fiscal period belongs to.

Period Level

Reference to the respective Period Level such as Monthly, Quarterly, etc.

Sequence Order

Entered by the user and it represents the order of the Fiscal Period.

Period TypeWhether the period type is 'Regular' (default) or 'Adjustments' is mentioned.
Status'New' (default),'Open','Closed for Regular Transactions','Closed' are the status of Fiscal period. Only one Fiscal Period can be in Status 'Open' per Period Level at all times.
Parent Fiscal PeriodReference to a single parent Fiscal Period. Mandatory for Fiscal Periods that are not at the highest level. System should allow to select only applicable Parent Fiscal Period, according to the Period Level and it's hierarchy.
ActiveIf false, the Fiscal Period cannot be used anymore and it would be there for reference purposes.
NameIt to enter the name of the Fiscal Period.
Start DateDate when the Fiscal Period will start.
End DateDate when the Fiscal Period will end.