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title: "Periods"
description: "Periods are named periods with a fixed start and end, for example a payroll period from the 26th to the 25th of the month. You can then select the period in the period filter in attendance and meal overviews instead of the calendar month."
url: https://navody.aktion.cz/en/articles/119-periods
updated: 2026-10-13
language: en
alternates: [cs]
---

# Periods

Periods are named periods with a fixed start and end, for example a payroll period from the 26th to the 25th of the month. You can then select the period in the period filter in attendance and meal overviews instead of the calendar month.

Periods are named time spans with a fixed start and end, for example, a payroll period from the 26th to the 25th of the month. You can then select a period in the period filter in the attendance and catering overviews instead of a calendar month.  
List of periods

## List of periods

The list shows the **Name**, **Date from**, **Date to**, **Note**, who changed the record and when. Edit a record by clicking its row, delete it using the **⋮** menu on the row, or by selecting rows and clicking the **Delete** button.

![The Periods screen under Administration > General shows a table of four periods with date ranges, notes, editors, and change times, plus a New button. Visible: Period y, Periods, Search table, Layout, Default, New.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/zsBx4I3ppBf2VQeI5u3EQBlwqc6CTfusHWRlaV2QAGF7fCQVmIg8967Vjz2tamLknmKmFKqZwGO.png)

## Creating a period

1.  Click **New**.
    
2.  Fill in **Name**, **Start date**, **End date** and, if applicable, **Note**.
    
3.  Click **Create**.
    

![The Create period dialog shows fields for the period name, start and end dates, a note, and Cancel and Create buttons. Visible: Create period, Name \*, Payroll period 11/2026, Start date \*, 26. 10. 2026, End date \*.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/GNvvI9T3fklSyqKVlyMbAgUVcoeADbOyGaiyWWHQgQ4klPkMSch704Mv7FIPFJU0SiYkYzs2Gu0.png)

Periods must not overlap with another period – the application will not save such a record and will display the message **The specified period overlaps with another period.** **End date** must not be earlier than **Start date**.

![The “Create period” dialog shows fields for a period name, start and end dates, a note, and an overlap warning. Visible: Create period, Name \*, Inventory 2026, Start date \*, 20. 10. 2026, End date \*.](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/HvmpXWNDl7MtlwqYByRqKJecU8xpgbHRWvZt4rap71JQbcsE244P16evepVCq72obIE6JR8jTDN.png)

## Using a period

In reports that support periods (for example, **Attendance Overview** – the **Period**, **Daily**, **Labor Code Warnings**, **Closing**, employee attendance, timesheet, and diner order overview), switch the period type to **Period** and select a period from the list.

![The Mzdové období dropdown is open on the Období tab, with the October 2026 payroll period highlighted among date-range options. Visible: Období, Denní, Varování dle ZP, Uzávěrky, Perioda, Mzdové období 10/2026 (26.09.2026 - 25.10.2026).](https://staticfiles.gleap.io/ghelparticle/lWao326gOUh967mukbTuLgtujPiSsBbUPShZzIljhZMBI3459CTu7pvHcZFFD42tzDPlsMbZoNl.png)