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LESSON 9: CREATING CUSTOM TIME PERIODS

Learning Objectives

Create custom Time Periods and set work hours to manage split periods
• Create a new Time Period to manage partial-week timesheets for end-of
month/quarter/year

Introduction
Occasionally, a fiscal period ends in the middle of a standard period, like a month or
year that ends on a Wednesday in a Unanet system that has been configured on a
Sunday – Saturday weekly time period. To ensure accurate timekeeping and billing, a
custom Time Period should be created to address the “stub” period.

Custom Time Periods must be created BEFORE any timesheets are created
on a date within that period.

Custom Time Periods in Unanet
The process of creating custom Time Periods is two-fold. First, the system must allow
the creation of custom Time Periods. Second, custom Time Periods should be
configured well in advance of the actual period to avoid timesheets being generated
within an unaltered “stub” period.

The Allow Custom Time Periods property setting must be enabled to use this
feature.

Creating Custom Time Periods
A custom Time Period can be created to address a fiscal month that closes in the
middle of a week to prevent time entry from overlapping into the next month.

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