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<Session ID="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld1206m100" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Open Periods (tfgld1206m100)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph> 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.</Paragraph>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <SectionTitle>Opening periods</SectionTitle>
         <ProcedureList>
            <ListIntro>To open a period:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Accept the defaulted job reference date or specify a
			 different date.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Indicate the year for which you want to open a
			 period.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Select the module for which you want to open a
			 period.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Specify a range of financial companies.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>Select the appropriate check boxes to specify the periods
			 you want to open.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>
               <Paragraph>Click the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld1206m100#exec.cont.process" role="manual">Open Periods</GUIRef> button.</Paragraph>
               <Paragraph/>
            </ListItem>
         </ProcedureList>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle> Note</SectionTitle>
            <List>
               <ListItem>Before you can open the periods for any of the other
				modules, you must open the periods for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld" role="module">General Ledger</GUIRef>.</ListItem>
               <ListItem>You can only specify reporting period types and period
				ranges if the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000#tfgld003.rper" role="manual">Reporting Periods</GUIRef> check box in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0501m000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0501m000)</GUIRef> session is selected.</ListItem>
            </List>
         </Note>
      </GeneralSection>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle> Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000014" role="manual">Using periods</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000481" role="manual">Year end processing</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title>Settings</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="f.job.date">
            <Header>
               <Title>Job Reference Date</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>If this session is run in job mode, this date determines the
			 year and periods.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="year.f" OtherIDs="tfgld006.ydsc">
            <Header>
               <Title>Year</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Select or enter the fiscal year to which the financial
			 transactions are linked.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="module.select">
            <Header>
               <Title>Module</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>Select the module for which you want to open the periods.</FuncDesc>
            <Note>
               <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
               <Paragraph>Before you can open the periods for any of the other
				modules, you must open the periods for the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld" role="module">General Ledger</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
            </Note>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
      <FieldGroup>
         <Title>Selection Range</Title>
         <FieldHelp ID="ncmp.f" OtherIDs="ncmp.t">
            <Header>
               <Title>Financial Company</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc>A company that is used for posting financial data in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>. You can link one
		or more enterprise units from multiple logistic companies to one financial
		company.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="check.fiscal">
            <Header>
               <Title>Fiscal Period</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, you can specify a range
			 of fiscal periods.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="check.report">
            <Header>
               <Title>Reporting Period</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, you can specify a range
			 of reporting periods.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
         <FieldHelp ID="check.tax">
            <Header>
               <Title>Tax Period</Title>
            </Header>
            <FuncDesc> If this check box is selected, you can specify a range
			 of tax periods.</FuncDesc>
         </FieldHelp>
      </FieldGroup>
   </Fields>
</Session>