Using TimeSpans

When you select and retrieve ledger balances for use in allocations, inquiries, and PS/nVision reporting, TimeSpans control the number of periods for which data is extracted and summarized from the ledger table.

To define TimeSpans, use the TimeSpans component (TIME_SPAN).

This topic discusses how to set up TimeSpans.

Page Used to Set Up TimeSpans

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
TimeSpans	TIME_SPAN	Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, Common Definitions, Calendars/Schedules, TimeSpans, TimeSpans	Define TimeSpans for ledger reports or inquiries.

TimeSpans Page

Use the TimeSpans page (TIME_SPAN) to define TimeSpans for ledger reports or inquiries.

Navigation

select Set Up Financials/Supply Chain, then select Common Definitions, then select Calendars/Schedules, then select TimeSpans, then select TimeSpans

Image: TimeSpans page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the TimeSpans page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Start Year and End Year

Specify years based on the value that you select in the adjacent Type field.

Type

Select from the following values:

Absolute Year: Enter any year defined in the calendar that you select for Calendar ID.

Relative to Current Year: Enter 0 to select the current year, –1 to indicate the previous year, 1 to indicate the next year, and so forth.

Start Period and End Period

Specify the period based on the value that you select in the adjacent Type field.

Type

Select from the following values:

Absolute Period: Enter any period defined in the calendar that you select for Calendar ID.

Relative to Current Period: Enter 0 to select the current period, −1 to indicate the previous period, 1 to indicate the next period, and so forth.

Include Balance Forward

Select to include beginning balance amounts when using this TimeSpan. Because TimeSpans represent contiguous periods, if you include balance-forward amounts, you must also select period 1 and Absolute Year (the first period of the year) as the start period.

No Adjustment Period

Select to exclude adjustment amounts from this TimeSpan.

Adjustment Period 998

Select to include adjustment amounts if you have only one adjustment period, the default period 998, defined for the selected calendar.

Specify Adjustment Period

Select to include adjustment amounts if you have created multiple adjustment periods for the calendar selected in Calendar ID.

Start Adjustment Period and End Adjustment Period

Specify the start and end adjustment periods for the TimeSpan. The values that you enter here depend on which values that you select in the adjacent Type fields: Relative to Current Period or Absolute Period.

To include specific adjustment periods such as the first quarter, enter 901 and 903 in these fields, and Absolute in the Type fields.