[GNC] Best Practice - Year-End

Michael or Penny Novack stepbystepfarm at comcast.net
Mon Nov 17 13:55:04 EST 2025


On 11/17/2025 10:39 AM, R Losey wrote:
> I am thankful for this list... I learn about capabilities here -- this
> time, it's the "Total (Period)" column in the accounts pane. Thanks for
> mentioning it!
>
> Can the "Period" be set? It appears to default to the current fiscal year;
> perhaps current calendar year (those are the same for my situation)

Yes can be set. BUT I strongly recommend that for all reports you 
specify explicit dates. If you specify explicit dates, then you know for 
certain the dates used. If you rely on things like current period, 
previous period, etc. then there is a chance of error, because NOW the 
real time date (the date on which you run the report) comes into play. 
With explicit dates, no real time dependency.

Michael D Novack




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