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<Session ID="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0270m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Generate Periods (tcccp0270m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to generate <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Periods.tc" role="glossary">periods</Link> for one year for a <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PeriodTable.td" role="glossary">period table</Link>.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You can generate weekly or monthly periods depending on the settings of the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0270m000#per.num" role="formfield">One-Period Duration</GUIRef> fields. These periods are then available in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0170m000" role="session">Periods (tcccp0170m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>If you selected the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000#tcccp060.ychk" role="formfield">Check for Date in Year</GUIRef> check box for the period table in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000" role="session">Period Tables (tcccp0160m000)</GUIRef> session, you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the year that you entered in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0270m000#yrno" role="formfield">Year</GUIRef> field.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
			<Paragraph>If you cleared the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000#tcccp060.gchk" role="formfield">Gaps Allowed between Years</GUIRef> check box for the period table in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000" role="session">Period Tables (tcccp0160m000)</GUIRef> session, you must ensure that there are no gaps between the periods already generated for a previous year and the periods to be generated.</Paragraph>
			<Paragraph>The first period and the last period generated can have different lengths. For example, if the first of January is on a Tuesday, the first week period of the year is five days and the last week period of the previous year is two days.</Paragraph>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000124" role="manual">To set up periods</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000005" role="manual">To use a details session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="cpdt.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period Table Code</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The code that identifies the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PeriodTable.td" role="glossary">period table</Link> for which periods are generated.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>You can define period tables in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000" role="session">Period Tables (tcccp0160m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="per.num"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">One-Period Duration</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>These two fields determine the time interval that each generated period will cover.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The following table shows the values that you must enter to create time intervals of 1 month, 1 week (7 days), 2 weeks, and 1 quarter.</Paragraph>
				<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD>Period</TD>
							<TD>Number of period unit duration</TD>
							<TD>Periods</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Month</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>month</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Week</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>week (see note below)</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>-</TD>
							<TD>7</TD>
							<TD>day</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>2 Weeks</TD>
							<TD>2</TD>
							<TD>week</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Quarter</TD>
							<TD>3</TD>
							<TD>month</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>-</TD>
							<TD>13</TD>
							<TD>week</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
				<Paragraph>Note There is a difference between the interval that is defined as 7 days and the interval defined as one week: the first week of the year may be short. For example, when 01 January falls on any day except Monday.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="per.unit"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">One-Period Duration</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>These two fields determine the time interval that each generated period will cover.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The following table shows the values that you must enter to create time intervals of 1 month, 1 week (7 days), 2 weeks, and 1 quarter.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>Note There is a difference between the interval that is defined as 7 days and the interval defined as one week: the first week of the year may be short. For example, when 01 January falls on any day except Monday.</Paragraph>
				<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD>Period</TD>
							<TD>Number of period unit duration</TD>
							<TD>Periods</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Month</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>month</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Week</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>week (see note below)</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>-</TD>
							<TD>7</TD>
							<TD>day</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>2 Weeks</TD>
							<TD>2</TD>
							<TD>week</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>1 Quarter</TD>
							<TD>3</TD>
							<TD>month</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>-</TD>
							<TD>13</TD>
							<TD>week</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
				<Paragraph><Link href="/baanerp/tc/domains/ccp.kyrp" role="domain">Possible values</Link>
				</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="yrno"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Year</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The year for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Periods.tc" role="glossary">periods</Link> are generated.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="date.f"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Start Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The lower limit of the date for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Periods.tc" role="glossary">periods</Link> are generated.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If you checked the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000#tcccp060.ychk" role="formfield">Check for Date in Year</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000" role="session">Period Tables (tcccp0160m000)</GUIRef> session you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the specified year.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="date.t"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">End Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The upper limit of the date for which the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Periods.tc" role="glossary">periods</Link> are generated.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>If you checked the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000#tcccp060.ychk" role="formfield">Check for Date in Year</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tc/ccp/tcccp0160m000" role="session">Period Tables (tcccp0160m000)</GUIRef> session you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the specified year.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
