Accounting Period
An accounting period record exposes an accounting period to REST web services. This record has the following subrecords:
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fiscalcalendars
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perbookperiodclosing
Accounting periods support general ledger management. When accounting periods are enabled, users can select a past or future posting period for each transaction, and accounting personnel can more effectively monitor and control the status of accounts.
To access this record in NetSuite, go to Setup > Accounting > Manage G/L > Manage Accounting Periods.
For more information about managing accounting periods in NetSuite, see Manage Accounting Periods Page.
The REST API Browser includes information about the field names and field types of the accounting period record and about the HTTP methods, request parameters, and operations available to this record. For details, see the REST API Browser’s accountingPeriod reference page.
For information about using the REST API Browser, see The REST API Browser.
Record ID
The record ID for an accounting period REST record is accountingperiod.
Inaccessible Elements
The following sublist is not accessible through REST web services:
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User Notes
Elements with Different Functionality
The following fields only appear in the base accounting period type:
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allowNonGLChanges
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isAdjust
The following sublist only appears in the base accounting period type:
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fiscalCalendars
The accounting period is a base period if isYear = "false" and isQuarter = "false".
The following field only appears in the quarter and base accounting period types:
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parent
The accounting period is a quarter period if isQuarter = "True" and isYear = "false".
Additional Details
You must have a parent period to set up a new quarter or base period.
Code Sample
This sample shows how to create a new base accounting period:
POST /services/rest/record/v1/accountingperiod { "allLocked": false, "allowNonGLChanges": false, "apLocked": false, "arLocked": false, "closed": false, "endDate": "2051-01-31", "parent": "546", "isAdjust": false, "isInactive": false, "isPosting": true, "isQuarter": false, "isYear": false, "payrollLocked": false, "periodName": "January 2051 1692277896", "startDate": "2051-01-01"
}