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# Field descriptions of AccountingPeriod

> This reference lists the description of the fields of the AccountingPeriod object.

This reference lists the description of the fields of the AccountingPeriod object.

All field names are case sensitive. Check enumerated values in descriptions to confirm capitalization and spacing.

<table>
  <tr>
    <th>
      **Name**
    </th>

    <th>
      Required to Create?
    </th>

    <th>
      **Allowed Operations**
    </th>

    <th>
      **Description**
    </th>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      CreatedById
    </td>

    <td>
      Optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Query
    </td>

    <td>
      The identifier of the user who created the accounting code.

      **Type:** string ID

      **Character limit:** N/A

      **Version:** WSDL 50.0+

      **Z-Finance Required** **:** No
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      CreatedDate
    </td>

    <td>
      Optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Query
    </td>

    <td>
      The date when the accounting code was created.

      **Type:** dateTime

      **Character limit:** N/A

      **Version:** WSDL 50.0+

      **Z-Finance Required** **:** No
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      EndDate
    </td>

    <td>
      required
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The end date of the accounting period.

      **Type**:

      * date: Supported as of WSDL version 69+
      * dateTime: Supported through WSDL version 68

      **Character limit**:

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      FiscalQuarter
    </td>

    <td>
      optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The fiscal quarter of the accounting period.

      **Type**: int

      **Character limit**:

      **Version notes**: WSDL 81.0+

      **Values**: The default value is null. Supported values are: 1, 2, 3, and 4.
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      FiscalYear
    </td>

    <td>
      required
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The fiscal year for the accounting period.

      **Type**: int

      **Character limit**:

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance

      **Values**: a valid integer of the form, YYYY
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Id
    </td>

    <td>
      optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Query Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The ID of this object. Upon creation of this object, this field becomes AccountingPeriodId.

      **Type**: zns:ID

      **Character limit**: 32

      **Version notes**: --

      **Values**: automatically generated
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Name
    </td>

    <td>
      required
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The name of the accounting period, which is displayed on the list of accounting periods on the All Accounting Periods page.

      **Type**: string

      **Character limit**:100

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance

      **Values**: a string of 100 characters or fewer
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Notes
    </td>

    <td>
      optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      Use this field to record comments about the accounting period.

      **Type**: string

      **Character limit**: 255

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance

      **Values**: a string of 255 characters or fewer
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      Status
    </td>

    <td>
      required
    </td>

    <td>
      Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The status of the accounting period.

      **Type**: string

      **Character limit**: 6

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance

      **Allowable values**: automatically generated on creattion; one of the following values:

      * Open
      * Closed
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      StartDate
    </td>

    <td>
      required
    </td>

    <td>
      Create Query Update Filter
    </td>

    <td>
      The start date of the accounting period.

      **Type**:

      * date: Supported as of WSDL version 69+
      * dateTime: Supported through WSDL version 68

      **Character limit**: 29

      **Version notes**: Z-Finance

      **Values**: automatically generated after the first accounting period
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      UpdatedById
    </td>

    <td>
      Optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Query
    </td>

    <td>
      The identifier of the user who created the accounting code.

      **Type:** string ID

      **Character limit:** N/A

      **Version:** WSDL 50.0+

      **Z-Finance Required**: No
    </td>
  </tr>

  <tr>
    <td>
      UpdatedDate
    </td>

    <td>
      Optional
    </td>

    <td>
      Query
    </td>

    <td>
      The date when the accounting code was updated.

      **Type:** dateTime

      **Character limit:** N/A

      **Version:** WSDL 50.0+

      **Z-Finance Required** **:** No
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>