Open the 
Create Fiscal Year window.
Sets up a new fiscal year automatically so that you can enter transactions for the new year. For the batch job to work correctly, you must define the number and length of the accounting periods in the new fiscal year.
Options
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Starting Date | Enter the date on which the fiscal year starts. |
No. of Periods | Specify the number of accounting periods the fiscal year is divided into. There can be from 1 to 365 periods. |
Period Length | Specify how long each accounting period is. For example, 1M = 1 month, 1Q = 1 quarter, and so on. |
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| There must be at least one accounting period, and the shortest possible period is one day. |
Additional Information
An accounting period is the period of time covered by a set of financial statements. A classic example of an accounting period is a calendar year of 12 months.
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For more information about how to work with batch jobs, see How to: Run Batch Jobs and How to: Set Filters. For more information about how to find specific pages, see Search. |