Create Accounting Period
Explanation
This activity is used to create accounting years, accounting periods, voucher
number series,
user groups per voucher series and user groups per period. When using this
function accounting years and periods will always be created while voucher number
series, user groups per voucher series and user groups per period are optional
to create.
Prerequisites
This activity has the following prerequisites:
- Accounting Year for the company included in the selection must exist.
System Effects
As a result of this activity:
- Accounting Year for chosen years will be created.
- Accounting Periods for chosen years will be created.
- Voucher Number Series for chosen years can be created.
- User Group per Voucher Series for chosen year can be created.
- User Group per Period for chosen year can be created.
Window
Create Accounting Periods
Related Window Descriptions
Create Accounting Periods
Procedure
To perform this activity:
- Open the Create Accounting Periods dialog.
- Select company/companies to create new accounting years and
accounting periodsfor by selecting the checkbox Include.
- Select the Source Year which will be the base
accounting year and used to copy data from. Default year will be the last
existing accounting year for the specific company. The Source
Year can be modified.
- Select From Year. Default year is year after last
existing accounting year. From year can be earlier that source year.
- Select Until Year. Default year is year after last
existing accounting year. Maximum number of years to create is 99 per
company.
- Specify which method to use for creation of voucher number series by
selecting an option in column Voucher Number Series Creation Method:
- Per Year: Voucher number series will be created
starting with the year.
If the checkbox Use Voucher Number Series Per Period is selected
in Company/Accounting Rules/General Data tab it is not possible
to select Per Year.
- Per Period: Voucher number series will be created
starting with year and period.
If the checkbox Use Voucher Number Series Per Period is not
selected in Company/Accounting Rules/General Data tab it is not
possible to select Per Period.
- From Source Year: Voucher number series will be
copied as they are from the source year.
- Exclude: Voucher number series as well as user
groups per voucher series will not be created.
- Select checkbox Exclude User Group per Voucher Series
if user groups per voucher series should be excluded from the
creation. If the Voucher Number Series Creation Method is Exclude,
this option will be selected automatically.
- Select checkbox Exclude User Group per Period if user
group per period should be excluded from the creation.
- Specify in which status the periods should be created by selecting an
option in column Period Status.
- Select OK.