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<Session ID="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0105m000" xml:lang="en">
	<Header>
		<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Periods (tfgld0105m000)</Title>
	</Header>
	<HelpTopic><AimSection><Paragraph>Use this session to maintain the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#000053" role="glossary">periods</Link> that apply during the allocation of amounts in a particular year.</Paragraph>
		</AimSection>
		<GeneralSection><Paragraph>You must create periods in which you have to post transactions.</Paragraph>
			<List><ListIntro>You can define:</ListIntro>
				<ListItem>Fiscal period for all the transaction posting (for example, twelve periods one for each month.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Reporting period. You can use reporting period only if you select the Reporting Periods check box in the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000)</Link> session.</ListItem>
				<ListItem>Tax period which comply with the official tax regulations. The tax amounts from transactions are posted in the tax periods.</ListItem>
			</List>
			<GeneralSection><SectionTitle>Related sessions</SectionTitle>
				<List><ListItem>In the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000)</GUIRef> session you indicate how many periods and what type of period is used.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0106s000" role="session">End Dates by Fiscal Year (tfgld0106s000)</GUIRef> session on the <GUIRef href="" role="menu">Specific</GUIRef> menu, to set the end dates.</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Enter the period for new period status in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0107m000" role="session">Period Status (tfgld0107m000)</GUIRef> session. A new period has no status and no transactions can be booked in this period.</ListItem>
				</List>
			</GeneralSection>
		</GeneralSection>
		<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual">To use periods</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000001" role="manual">To use an overview session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
			<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/basictasks/000035" role="manual">To maintain records in an overview session</Link>
			</RelTopic>
		</RelatedTopics>
	</HelpTopic>
	<Fields><FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.ptyp"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period Type</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Select the purpose of the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#Periods.tc" role="glossary">periods</Link>.</FuncDesc>
			<RelatedTopics><SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
				<RelTopic><Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual">To use periods</Link>
				</RelTopic>
			</RelatedTopics>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="f.nper"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Periods</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The system displays the number of periods that has been defined as the maximum number for the selected period type. These numbers are defined in the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000)</Link> session.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.year"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Year</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>Select the fiscal year for which you want to maintain the periods.</FuncDesc>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.prno"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>You can enter the periods within the selected year. No more periods can be defined than the number shown in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0105m000#f.nper" role="formfield">Periods</GUIRef> field.</FuncDesc>
			<Note><SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
				<Paragraph>Periods must be defined in a sequence: you cannot miss out a period.</Paragraph>
			</Note>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.desc"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Period</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The description of the period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><SectionTitle>Example</SectionTitle>
				<TABLE border="1"><TBODY><TR><TH>Type of period</TH>
							<TH>Period</TH>
							<TH>Description</TH>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>Fiscal</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>January</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD></TD>
							<TD>2</TD>
							<TD>February</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>Reporting</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>Reporting period 1</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD></TD>
							<TD>10</TD>
							<TD>Reporting period 10, etc.</TD>
						</TR>
						<TR><TD>Tax</TD>
							<TD>1</TD>
							<TD>First quarter, etc.</TD>
						</TR>
					</TBODY>
				</TABLE>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.corr"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Correction Period</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, you can use this period for corrections without interfering with the usual periodic transactions.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>For example, you can use the correction period for provisions to be made at the end of a year.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
		<FieldHelp ID="tfgld005.stdt"><Header>
				<Title xmlns:ssa="http://www.ssaglobal.com" xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">Start Date</Title>
			</Header>
			<FuncDesc>The start date is the first date of the period.</FuncDesc>
			<SimpleSection><Paragraph>The start date applies only to normal periods. A correction period has no start date.</Paragraph>
				<Paragraph>The start date of a period must fall after the start date of the previous period. For period 1, the start date must be after the end date of the previous year.</Paragraph>
			</SimpleSection>
		</FieldHelp>
	</Fields>
</Session>
