Set accounting years and periods

Article • 4/2/2026 • 1 min read

Before you set up the general ledger, set accounting years and periods. You can set as many accounting years as required.

To set accounting years and periods

  1. Open the Accounting Years (AYRS) page.

    1. Select Financial Management > Master Data > Accounting Years.

    Or

    1. Search for AYRS in the Navigation box and then select Accounting Years Accounting Years (AYRS) page appears.

  2. On the toolbar, click New.

  3. In the Description box for this Accounting Year, enter FY, a space, and the year.

  4. If the dates in the From Date and Thru Date fields do not reflect the start and end dates of the Accounting Year, change them.

    » Click the Calendar icon to display the Calendar. Select the required dates.

    Or

    » Enter the date in the fields.

  5. In the No of Periods box, enter the accounting periods number in the accounting year.

  6. Click Save.

    Or click Cancel to exit.