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Add your own defined period

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Add your own defined period

Learn how to add a user defined period from the Period menu by choosing a period type, setting start and end points for the current and previous periods, and naming it. Build a month to date period with special start and end points, or a dynamic calendar year to date period that updates each year. You can edit or delete saved periods later, with the right permissions needed to create them.

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