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You can assign a default period to a database The default period is the timeframe you see first when you open a database. This period is initially selected by an administrator to give you access to the database. If the selected default period does not meet your needs, you can change it (for your own account only), so that a particular date range displays each displays every time you open that database.

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  • Use one of these methods to access the Default Period window, either:

    • Click the Phocas menu > Databases > Manage databases and click the icon Image Removed for the database.

    • Go to your homepage and click the Databases tab, then click the menu button (blue star)for the database and click Set Default Period.

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  • You can have a different default period for each database. The default period is selected automatically for you in the Period menu when you open the database. For example, in the following images, you can see that in the Sales database (which opens in the Analytics module), the default period is Rolling 12 months, and in the Financials database (which opens in the Financial Statements module), the default period is FYTD (financial year to date).

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    While you can change the period temporarily during your analysis, you might prefer to set your default period as follows:

    1. On your Phocas homepage, locate the database and click its menu button (on the far right side).

    2. Select Set Default Period.

    3. Select the required period and click Save.

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    Change the default period for a database

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