Connect Several User Groups to Periods

Explanation

Use this activity to connect several user groups to one or more accounting periods within a company. This mandatory task is to be performed by a system administrator or equivalent person.

Prerequisites

This activity has the following prerequisites:

System Effects

As a result of this activity:

Window

Accounting Periods

Related Window Descriptions

User Groups per Period, Create Periods for User Groups

Procedure

To perform this activity, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Accounting Periods window.
  2. Query for the accounting year. All accounting periods for the year are displayed.
  3. Select one or more accounting periods, and right-click and then click User Groups per Period. The User Groups per Period window opens.
  4. In the Year list, select the period in the year.
  5. Create a new record.
  6. In the User Group field, select the group to connect, using the List of Values.
  7. In the Period Status lists, click either Open or Closed.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Save the changes.
  10. Repeat steps 49 for each period.