This macro converts a date column to a column containing the fiscal quarter and year. By default, the fiscal year starts in July.
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Suppose your date column is in C1, and you would like the fiscal quarter-year to be stored in column C2. Your fiscal year starts in October. To run the macro, choose and type:
%FISCAL C1 C2;
START 10.
Click Run.