Period selection

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The number of periods in your financial year depend on how you have defined them. The following table lists the options for Period Selection. To provide an example for each period selection, the current year is yyyy, it has 13 periods, and the current period is 009.

Period

Description

Example From Period

Example To Period

Offset Available

P

Specify Period

Same or earlier than To Period

Same or later than From Period

No

PF

First Period of Current Year

yyyy/001

yyyy/001

Yes

PA

This Period

yyyy/009

yyyy/009

Yes

PE

This Period Last Year

2011/009

2011/009

No

PH

Last Period

yyyy/008

yyyy/008

No

PN

Next Period

yyyy/010

yyyy/010

No

QA

This Quarter

yyyy/007

yyyy/009

No

QE

This Quarter Last Year

2011/007

2011/009

No

QH

Last Quarter

yyyy/004

yyyy/007

No

QN

Next Quarter

yyyy/010

yyyy/012

No

YA

Year-to-Date

yyyy/001

yyyy/009

Yes

YF

YTD First Period of Current Year

yyyy/001

yyyy/001

Yes

YE

Year-to-Date Last Year

2011/001

2011/009

Yes

YH

Last Year End

2011/001

2011/013

No

YK

Year Balance to End of Year

yyyy/001

yyyy/013

Yes

YR

Periods Remaining for Current Year

yyyy/010

yyyy/013

No

B

Specify Balance

yyyy/009

yyyy/009

Yes

BA

Balance

1990/001

yyyy/009

Yes

BE

Balance this Period Last Year

1990/001

2011/009

No

BF

Balance First Period of Current Year

1990/001

yyyy/001

Yes

BH

Balance Last Period

1990/001

yyyy/008

No

BK

Balance at Year End

1990/001

yyyy/013

Yes

BS

Balance at Start of Year

1990/001

2011/013

No

Note: The Q&ADataLink can alter how the Balance-Period settings are implemented during reporting.