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Bulk Create Periods
Enter 'No of Periods to Add' on the screen and click the Add Periods button. This will automatically create the records in the Period Ends table, beginning at the next Year / Period and having Period End Dates as the month end dates.
If you Period Ends are not calendar end dates then the default dates will need to be edited.
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Control Period Ends
Enter the Year / Period to be used as the default when opening various screens as the default Year / Period for filtering / reporting purposes. It is a default only and can be overridden. 
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