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  • Add a period type
  • Add a period type to a database
  • Edit or delete the moments in a period type
  • Delete a period type or moment

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Period types

Manage the period types used in your Phocas site.

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User permissions: Administration: Period Types, Databases and Sync

Periods are a core concept in Phocas. Read the to learn more about the Period menu in Phocas and the different types of periods.

See the page for links to related administration pages.

Period types define the core increments of time that allow users to analyze their data, forming the basis of defined periods.

The default period types are Year, Month and Day and you cannot edit or delete these. You can, however, edit and delete other period types, known as custom period types, such as Quarters or Weeks. You can also add more custom period types as required. This difference in period types is explained in the following image:

  • On the left, you can see the Periods Types administration page with the list of the custom period types you can manage. You can add more period types to this list.

  • On the right, you can see the corresponding list of period types in the database setup (Date section in Designer), along with the three default period types (in the green box). It is here in the database setup that you determine the period types that are available in the database.

In the Budgets & Forecasts module, the selected period types for a database become available for selection in the setup of budgets and forecasts.

To manage the period types for your Phocas site, you need the following Administration permissions: Period Types, Databases and Sync.

Add a period type

The process of adding a new period type has two key steps. First, you add the period type, then you define each moment in that period, in other words, add the collection of date ranges that make up the period. You can define the moments in three ways; (A) manually enter the moments, (B) import a file containing the moments or (C) base the period type on synced data.

  1. Click Administration > Period types.

  2. On the Period Types page, click New.

  3. In the Period Types window, enter a name for the new period type, for example, Quarter.

  4. If you want to base the moments on synced data, select the Is Sync Period Type checkbox. Additional options display. Skip to the expandable section (C) below.

  5. Click Save. The new period type displays in the list on the Period Types screen.

  6. Define each moment in the period type using one of the methods outlined below (expand the applicable section).

A. Manually add moments
  1. On the Period Types screen, click the new period type to open its Moments screen.

  2. On the Moments screen, click Add.

  3. Enter a name for the moment (such as Quarter 1) and the date range, then click Save.

    Note that you cannot enter dates that overlap with an existing period type. If you try to do this, you will get a warning message and have to adjust your dates.

  4. Repeat the above two steps to define the other moments (such as Quarter 2, Quarter 3 and Quarter 4) in the period type.

  5. Review all the moments in the period type, then click Close.

  6. Proceed to add the new period type to the database.

B. Import moments
  1. Prepare a file that contains the moments in the new period type.

    • The file must be a .txt file with the columns Name, Start Date, End Date and Year in that order with no headings, as per the image below.

    • The Name must be unique. Although, in reality, there might be a Week 1 every year, you need to name your moments individually. For example, Wk1-2016, Wk1-2017, and so on.

    • Data in the Year column must be 4 numbers only. If your moment spans a change in year, it is recommended you use the year that matches the Start Date.

    • You can download and edit the file used in the example below.

  2. On the Period Types screen, select the new period type and click Import.

  3. Upload the file.

  4. Set the date format to match that of the imported file (in this example it is dd/mm/yyyy) and click Upload.

  5. Review all the moments in the period type, then click Close.

  6. Proceed to add the new period type to the database.

C. Add a sync period type

If you have synced data, you can add a period type based on that data.

Notes about the sync period type:

  • When the sync source is updated, the period type is also updated. The moments are purged and then the sync rows are loaded.

  • The moments within a period type linked to a sync item can only be edited by re-syncing the item.

  • You can import moments from such a sync item against any Period Type that is NOT linked to a sync item. The import overwrites any existing moments against the period type.

Prerequisite: Ensure the synced data item contains the moments in the new period type, organized into four columns in this order:

  • Name (text)

  • Start (date time)

  • End (date time)

  • Year (integer)

Continuing from step 3 above, wherein the Period Types window you select the Is Sync Period checkbox and additional options display:

  1. Select the source from the Sync Source dropdown list.

  2. Select the data item from the Sync Item dropdown list.

  3. Click Save. The moments are added automatically for you.

  4. Click the new period type to review all the moments, then click Close.

  5. Proceed to add the new period type to the database.

Add a period type to a database

Edit or delete the moments in a period type

  1. On the Period Types page, click the period type to open its Moments screen.

  2. Take the applicable action:

    • Edit the moment details: Click the moment (blue link), make your changes, and click Save.

    • Delete a moment: Select the moment row and click Delete > Yes.

  3. Click Close.

Delete a period type or moment

On the Period Types page:

  • To delete a period type, select the period type row and click Delete > Yes.

  • To delete a moment, click the period type to open its Moments screen, then select the moment row and click Delete > Yes.

After you select the period type(s) for a database, you can use them as a foundation for in that database. These are the periods that display in the Period menu in the Analytics and Financial Statements modules.

After you add a period type using the steps above, you need to , then save and rebuild the database.

Periods page
Periods (Administration)
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PeriodTypesExample - Weeks.txt