| Generate Periods (tcccp0270m000) |  |
| Use this session to generate periods for one year for a period table. You can generate weekly or monthly periods depending on the settings of the One-Period Duration fields. These periods are then available in the Periods (tcccp0170m000) session. Note If you selected the Check for Date in Year check box for the period table in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session, you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the year that you entered in the Year field. If you cleared the Gaps Allowed between Years check box for the period table in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session, you must ensure that there are no gaps between the periods already generated for a previous year and the periods to be generated. 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. Related topics To set up periods To use a details session
Fields | Description
Period Table Code | The code that identifies the period table for which periods are generated. You can define period tables in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session.
One-Period Duration | These two fields determine the time interval that each generated period will cover. 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.
Period | Number of period unit duration | Periods
1 Month | 1 | month
1 Week | 1 | week (see note below)
- | 7 | day
2 Weeks | 2 | week
1 Quarter | 3 | month
- | 13 | week
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.
One-Period Duration | These two fields determine the time interval that each generated period will cover. 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. 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.
Period | Number of period unit duration | Periods
1 Month | 1 | month
1 Week | 1 | week (see note below)
- | 7 | day
2 Weeks | 2 | week
1 Quarter | 3 | month
- | 13 | week
Possible values
Year | The year for which the periods are generated.
Start Date | The lower limit of the date for which the periods are generated. If you checked the Check for Date in Year check box in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the specified year.
End Date | The upper limit of the date for which the periods are generated. If you checked the Check for Date in Year check box in the Period Tables (tcccp0160m000) session you must enter a start date and an end date that are within the specified year.