Print quarterly reports from a prior year
This topic describes how to print quarterly reports for a client that is closed forward to a new year.
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This process requires you to remove current year data. It's very important to follow these steps in order to save a copy of the current year data in a copy of the client.
- Open the client.
- SelectFile, thenSave As, enter a unique name such as COPY[Client ID], and selectSave.
- SelectFile, thenClose Client.
- SelectHelp, thenRepair.
- Select the copied client.
- SelectDecompress Client.
- SelectDelete most recent year end files, then selectYesto delete the most recent year-end files. (For example, deleting all .L21 files deletes the 2021 year end.)
- If necessary, repeat the previous step until you’ve deleted all files for years following the period for which you want to print quarterly reports. (For example, if you want to print quarterly reports for 2019, you need to delete year-end files for 2021 and 2020.)
- SelectDonetwice.
- Open the copied client to print quarterly reports for.
- If the client isn't currently set for a quarterly calculation period, selectFile, thenClient Properties, select theQuarterlyoption in the Calc period tab, and selectOK.
- SelectFile, thenperiod to process.
- Select the first quarter of the year from the list and selectMove to Selected Period.
- SelectFile, thenperiod to process.
- Select the quarter you need the report for and selectMove to Selected Period.
- SelectFile, thenPrintand print the reports.
- When you're finished printing reports, close the client, then selectFile, thenDeleteand delete the copied client.