How to enable weekly reporting periods
Overview
BudgetLink Ultimate Edition can report up to 52 or 53 weeks into the past and future but is usually configured to report on 3 for performance reasons. These years are based on your current financial year in your accounting software.
Note that BudgetLink Free Edition do not have . You will need to Upgrade to BudgetLink Ultimate Edition to be able to configure this setting.
How to change the numbers of financial years available in BudgetLink
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Year options in the Options dialogue
To change the number of financial years you can report on, follow these steps.
- From the BudgetLink main menu, click on 30. Settings;
- Click on Options and Administration;
- Click on the Set User Options button;
- From the options dialogue, select the Periods item in the left-hand list;
- Untick the “Disable Weekly Periods” option
- Choose which day the weeks start on.
- Choose whether “weekly periods do not overlap financial years”, “The Start Date determines the financial year” or “The End Date determines the financial year”
- Enable/Disable Four-Weekly Periods
- If Enabled, then enter the number of weeks for each period. Ensure all are Allocated.
Notes
- When using Four Weekly Periods, a total of 53 weeks need to be allocated to account for partial weeks.
- When using Four Weekly Periods, a 13th period may get created if required.
- When using Four Weekly Periods, the traditional Monthly Periods will no longer apply and be available.