Open Periods (tfgld1206m100)
Use this session to open periods for administrative reasons. You can open the periods for a number of financial companies of the financial company group.
Opening periods
To open a period:
- Accept the defaulted job reference date or specify a different date.
 - Indicate the year for which you want to open a period.
 - Select the module for which you want to open a period.
 - Specify a range of financial companies.
 - Select the appropriate check boxes to specify the periods you want to open.
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Click the button.
 
           Note: 
           
         - Before you can open the periods for any of the other modules, you must open the periods for the General Ledger.
 - You can only specify reporting period types and period ranges if the Reporting Periods check box in the Group Company Parameters (tfgld0501m000) session is selected.
 
Field Information
- Settings
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- Job Reference Date
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If this session is run in job mode, this date determines the year and periods.
 - Year
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Select or enter the fiscal year to which the financial transactions are linked.
 - Module
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Select the module for which you want to open the periods.
Note: Before you can open the periods for any of the other modules, you must open the periods for the General Ledger . 
 - Selection Range
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- Financial Company
 - Fiscal Period
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If this check box is selected, you can specify a range of fiscal periods.
 - Reporting Period
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If this check box is selected, you can specify a range of reporting periods.
 - Tax Period
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If this check box is selected, you can specify a range of tax periods.