Time Periods

Expense or Time > Maintenance > Time Period

Use the Time Period Maintenance page to create a single reporting periodsingle reporting periodIf the reporting period is weekly, then a single week per department will be created for use in WorkPlace time sheet entry. by individual department for use during expense or TimeSheet entry in the WorkPlace Application.  To generate multiple time periods or for multiple or all departments use Mass Generate Time Period.  Time periods must be setup in order to enter a TimeSheet.

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Description

Type in up to 60 alphanumeric characters to identify this period; such as Week 1 or October 2-8, this description is seen by the user when selecting the time period for TimeSheet entry.

Active

By default when creating the time period this field is selected, in order to be selected for TimeSheet entry a period must be active.  To make a time period unavailable for TimeSheet entry, uncheck this box.

Department

Select the Department that this time period should be available for.

Period Begin

Select from the calendar or type in a valid start date for the period.  This value cannot be modified once the Time Period has been selected on an Expense or TimeSheet transaction.

Period End

Select from the calendar or type in a valid end date for the period.  This value cannot be modified once the Time Period has been selected on an Expense or TimeSheet transaction.  When interfaced with the Dynamics GP Project Accounting solution, the Period End is calculated based on the GP period setupGP period setup.

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