Contains a period formula that specifies the accounting periods that you want to use to calculate the amount in this column. An accounting period does not have to match the calendar, but each fiscal year must have the same number of accounting periods, even though each period can be different in length.

The program uses the period formula to calculate the amount from the comparison period in relation to the period represented by the date filter on the report request. The abbreviations for period specifications are:

P

Period

LP

Last period of a fiscal year, half-year or quarter.

CP

Current period of a fiscal year, half-year or quarter.

FY

Fiscal year. For example, FY[1..3] denotes first quarter of the current fiscal year

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