Business management is the area where you can handle most of the initial system configuration as well as managing the common aspects of the system. In here, you can configure the Fiscal Year Settings window. The fiscal year setting is usually configured at the time of system creation. Rarely in the life of a business will the fiscal year change.

In this area, you can configure the fiscal year's Start Date and Fiscal Period Template as well as the formatting options to be used for display throughout the system.

Chances are that, once you've initially configured these settings, you might not have to touch them again for a very long time, if ever. The following screenshot shows how the Fiscal Year Settings window looks:

The Business Closure section allows you to define the standard holidays for each year in the system as well as certain company-specific closures. Usually, these settings are configured at the beginning of a year. These settings work in conjunction with the service...