# Year setting for future and past

**URL:** <https://pug.phocassoftware.com/t/year-setting-for-future-and-past/2771>\
**Category:** Ask the Community\
**Tags:** financial-statements\
**Created:** [August 7, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/t/year-setting-for-future-and-past/2771 "2024-08-07T22:45:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leila.Lu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Leila.Lu](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/u/Leila.Lu)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2024, 10:45pm UTC](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/t/year-setting-for-future-and-past/2771/1 "2024-08-07T22:45:14Z")

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Hi, when we set up reports, we need to compare with the third most recent year (2022) and next first year (2025) , is that possible to add these 2 choices in the year list? this will be very helpful.  
thanks  
Leila

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/pug.phocassoftware.com/jack/32/1434_2.png) [@Jack](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 10:12am UTC](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/t/year-setting-for-future-and-past/2771/2 "2024-08-14T10:12:26Z")

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Hi Lelia!

Currently, there isn’t an option for the Third most recent within the dynamic month option but I can see that we do have a suggestion ticket currently for this.

If you are using this via Financial statements the prior previous option in the columns menu may help with this issue:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/phocassoftware/original/2X/c/ce7a2d13c1930522876da363138e8b04a4f648ee.png)

For more information on Defined periods please see here: [https://helpphocassoftware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/userdoc/pages/590379/Set+defined+periods+for+a+database](https://helpphocassoftware.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/userdoc/pages/590379/Set+defined+periods+for+a+database)

Thanks!  
Jack

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**Author:** ![Leila.Lu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Leila.Lu](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/u/Leila.Lu)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://pug.phocassoftware.com/t/year-setting-for-future-and-past/2771/3 "2024-08-14T23:49:19Z")

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Hi Jack,  
thanks for the reply, but we need the period to keep rolling each month in dashboard and favourite reports, it is hard to go back to manually update the format each month. It will be great if your team can add the 2 periods directly. thanks  
Leila