How to edit an accounting period record

Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

You can edit multiple records simultaneously by selecting them in the grid and updating them in the Preview pane on the right. For more information, see Mass update.

From the main menu, select Run > Financials > Accounting Periods. The Accounting Periods page is displayed.

Click the record identifier in the ID column to display the selected record.

Click the tab you want to view or edit. The General tab is displayed by default.

Tab	Description
General	Displays details of the selected record. For more information, see General tab.
Workflow	Displays the workflow for the selected record. For more information about the workflow, see Accounting period workflow.
Discussions	Displays any relevant conversations about the selected record. For more information about discussions, see Discussions.
History	Displays changes to the selected record. For more information about history, see History.

Save your changes.

General tab

This tab includes the following sections:

Details

Field	Description
Title	External (common) name of the accounting period.
Description	Description that captures the details of the accounting period.
Start date	Specify a date that the accounting period will start.
End date	Specify a date that the accounting period will end.
Fiscal year	Specify a fiscal year in which the accounting period belongs.
Created by	The name of the user who created the accounting period.
Creation Time	The time that the accounting period record was created.