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Create fiscal calendars, years, and periods in Dynamics 365 Finance

Overview

Learn to configure fiscal calendars, differentiate between ledgers, and create date intervals for accurate financial data recording.

Syllabus 10

  1. Introduction 5 minutes
  2. Fiscal calendars, fiscal years, and periods 5 minutes
  3. Create fiscal calendars, years and periods 5 minutes
  4. Select a fiscal calendar 5 minutes
  5. Define budget cycle time spans 5 minutes
  6. Maintain periods for your organization 5 minutes
  7. Create date intervals 5 minutes
  8. Exercise - Work with the fiscal calendar, year, and periods 20 minutes
  9. Module assessment 5 minutes
  10. Summary 5 minutes

Skills you'll practise

Dynamics 365Dynamics Finance

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Free, official and kept up to date by Microsoft.
  • Free sandbox environments for many Azure exercises, no credit card needed.
  • Counts toward Microsoft certification exams (AZ-900, AI-900, PL-300…).
  • From Microsoft, a well-regarded name.
  • Free digital badge you can add to LinkedIn.
  • Completely free.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (10 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Mostly reading, not video.
  • Focused on Microsoft products.
  • Short (1 hour): an overview, not deep coverage.

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