For reports that compare the data of two periods of time, such as the Income Statement Analysis report, you will need to specify which dates the report should span.

This period

Select the first period for the report. Fixed period choices available are the today, this month or last month, this quarter or last quarter, this year or last year, this fiscal year or last fiscal year. Or you can choose Select from the drop menu, and then enter a Start Date and End Date in the fields for the first period of the report.

Start date:

Enter the date (inclusive) that the period will start from. Click the down arrow to display a calendar from which the start date can be selected.

End date:

Enter the date (inclusive) that the period will end on. Click the down arrow to display a calendar from which the end date can be selected.

Previous period

Select the second period for the report. Fixed period choices available are the today, this month or last month, this quarter or last quarter, this year or last year, this fiscal year or last fiscal year. Or you can choose Select from the drop menu, and then enter a Start Date and End Date in the fields for the first period of the report.

Start date:

Enter the date (inclusive) that the period will start from. Click the down arrow to display a calendar from which the start date can be selected.

End date:

Enter the date (inclusive) that the period will end on. Click the down arrow to display a calendar from which the end date can be selected.