Default Settings

Use this article to manage the default financial and reporting behavior used across Yarken.

The Default Settings page allows administrators to define the baseline financial year formatting, current reporting year, and financial year start month across the environment.


Access Default Settings

To open Default Settings:

  1. Go to Admin.

  2. Select Settings.

  3. Under Platform, select Default Settings.


What Default Settings control

Default Settings establish system-wide baseline values used across dashboards, analytics, data loading, and reporting filters.

Setting

Description

Example / Values

Year Name Format

Defines the financial year naming convention displayed across dashboards and data management screens.

2000, FY2000, 2000-01

Current Financial Year

Sets the default financial year displayed across the application. When users open dashboards or reports, data loads for this year by default (unless overridden by page/user filters).

Current active year (e.g., 2026)

Financial Year Start Month

Defines the starting month of every financial year configured in Yarken.

January, April, July, October, etc.


Save or cancel changes

  • To save an updated value, select the green check mark next to the field.

  • To discard changes, select the red cross / cancel icon next to the field.

Cube refresh required

After updating the Year Name Format, Current Financial Year, or Financial Year Start Month, trigger a Cube Refresh to ensure dashboard filters and pre-aggregated dataset views load properly with the new format.


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