AccountingPeriod

An accounting period [AccountingPeriod] defines a custom accounting date for transactions which can then be used instead of the transaction date for reporting purposes.

Review the Usage Guidelines for the AccountingPeriod object.

For more information about accounting periods, see Accounting Periods.

—	XML	SOAP	REST	Database table
Object	AccountingPeriod	oaAccountingPeriod	—	accounting_period
Supported Commands	Add, Read, Modify, Delete	add(), read(), modify(), upsert(), delete()	—	—

The AccountingPeriod object has the following standard properties:

XML / SOAP	Database	Description
active	active	A "1/0" field indicating whether this period is open or closed.
created	created	[Read-only] The date the accounting period record was created. See Date Fields
current_period	current_period	A "1/0" field indicating whether this is the current period.
default_period	default_period	A "1/0" field indicating whether this is the default period.
end_date	end_date	[Required] The ending date of the period. See Date Fields
id	id	[Read-only] Unique ID. Automatically assigned by OpenAir.
name	name	[Required] The name of the accounting period.
notes	notes	Notes.
period_date	period_date	The custom date to use for this period. See Date Fields
period_date_how	period_date_how	What date should be used when marking transactions to this period: S – Start date E – End date P – Period date
start_date	start_date	[Required] The starting date of the period. See Date Fields
updated	updated	[Read-only] Time the record was last updated or modified. See Date Fields

Usage Guidelines

Review the following guidelines:

• The date range defined by start_date and end_date must be valid. start_date must be before end_date.

• The date range must not be overlapping with that of another