Generate periods for a new financial year

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# Generate periods for a new financial year


## Before you proceed

Make sure the financial year and its periods have been configured in the [Financial year](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/inter-branch-account-mapping-gl101010/) window.

1. Go to the [Financial periods](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/financial-periods-gl201000/) window.
1. In the window toolbar, click **Add new record**.

    The new year will appear in the
    **Financial year** field. Note the information in the **Start date**
    and **Number of periods** info fields.
    These settings, determined in the [Financial year](/visma-net-erp/help/general-ledger/general-ledger-windows/inter-branch-account-mapping-gl101010/) window, are used for the
    generation of new periods.
1. In the window toolbar, click **Generate periods**.
1. In the table, select the **Active** check box for each of the periods to which you are going to post transactions.
1. Click ![icon-save](/media/visma-net-erp/icon-save.png).
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