AccountingPeriod

AccountingPeriod DocType definition.

Attributes:
    name: Unique identifier for this AccountingPeriod.

Source: doctype.py

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description	Validators
name	str		Period Name (e.g., Q1 2026)	-
fiscal_year	str		Linked Fiscal Year	-
start_date	datetime		Period Start (timezone-aware)	-
end_date	datetime		Period End (timezone-aware)	-
is_closed	bool		Is Accounting Period Closed?	-

Configuration

Setting	Value
Submittable	False
Track Changes	True

Controller

Controller hooks are implemented in *_controller.py files. Available lifecycle hooks:

• validate() - Called before save, raise exceptions for validation errors
• before_insert() - Called before inserting a new document
• after_insert() - Called after successfully inserting
• before_save() - Called before saving (insert or update)
• after_save() - Called after saving
• before_delete() - Called before deleting
• after_delete() - Called after deleting