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Apart from notes and daily surveys/data tools, the date will be set to the first day of the survey/data tool time period, such as January 1, 2023 for an annual survey.  When exporting data from surveys/data tools, the date of the instance will usually be the first day of some month unless it is a daily instance.    | **Time Period / Frequency** | **Description** | **Date Entered** | **Example** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Daily | Each instance is a single day. | The current day. | Today | | Notes (Multiple per day) | Each instance is a single day. There may be multiple instances for the same day. This happens when the same participant/organization has more than one note of the same note type for the same day.  | Date of Note (editable before first save) | Yesterday | | Monthly | Each instance is a calendar month. | First day of the month | December 1, 2022 | | Quarterly | Each instance spans three months. | First day of the quarter | April 1, 2023 | | Annually | Each instance spans a full year. | First day of the year | January 1, 2023 | | Fiscal Year | Each instance spans a year. The Fiscal Year name is represented by the year of the end date. When we create a Fiscal Year survey, if the instance fiscal year start month is July, then the name "FY2022" represents the period from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.  | First day of the fiscal year start month (in Instance Settings) for the first year.  | FY 2021 spans 07/01/2020-06/30/2021 Date Entered:  07/01/2020 | | Fiscal Quarter | Each instance spans three months. The Fiscal Quarter name is usually represented by the year of the end date followed by "FQ#" | First day of each fiscal quarter | 2022 FQ1 spans 07/01/2021-09/30/2021 Date Entered: 7/01/2021 |   ### Compylations In compylations, the calculation time period options are based on the survey/data tool time period. Calculations can summarize the data for the same time period as the survey/data tool frequency or for any longer time periods. However, calculation time periods cannot be shorter than the survey frequency.    | **Survey/Data Instrument Frequency** | **Compylation Calculation Time Periods** | | --- | --- | | Daily | Daily, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year, Fiscal Quarter | | Notes (Multiple Per Day) | Daily, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year, Fiscal Quarter | | Monthly | Monthly, Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year, Fiscal Quarter | | Quarterly | Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year, Fiscal Quarter | | Annually | Annually, Fiscal Year | | Fiscal Quarter | Fiscal Quarter, Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year | | Fiscal Year | Annually, Fiscal Year | | \*Fiscal Half Year | Daily, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Year, Annually, Fiscal Year, Fiscal Half Year, Fiscal Quarter *\*not typical* |   - [Scorecard Documentation](https://support.clearimpact.com/en/scorecard-documentation?hsLang=en#main-content) - 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