Periods are time and date ranges for the data displayed in the Phocas grid, and are often set to months or years. In Phocas a 'period' is often actually two date ranges: A current period and a comparative previous period. You can select a defined period, set a /wiki/spaces/userdoc/pages/589993 or, if you have permission, save a custom period. 

 

 


 

Custom period dates are fixed, i.e., you can set a date as 'January 2016', for example, but you can't define, say, 'last month''.

If you want a dynamic date range you can use offset dates, which are available when you add your own defined period. This option allows you to set a date (or date range) based on today's date, so that the data updates.



The Period button automatically displays the default period for the selected database. For example, in the image below the button shows the default as 'Rolling 12 months'. Different modes will display different columns.

 

The Period button displays the selected period for the database. If you have not selected a period, the default period for that database is displayed (in the image below, it's 'Rolling 12 months').