For SPA, and other systems including PowerFAIDs, to have the appropriate terms available, four years of terms into the future need to be set up.

Reporting Years and Terms (RYAT)

1. Go to RYAT (Reporting Years and Terms)
2. At the Enter Reporting Year prompt, enter the reporting year ex: 2023
3. For each individual term, fill in the following fields:
   • Terms - enter the term in the YY/TT format (ex: 24/SP)
   • Description - enter the description in the Term Year format (ex: Spring 2024)
   • Start Date - enter the start date (enter an approximate date if the actual date is not yet available)
   • End Date - enter the end date (enter an approximate date if the actual date is not yet available)
   • Report Term - enter the reporting term (ex: 24/SP)
   • Act Seq - automatically calculated, no entry required
4. Click Save and Update

Academic Term (ACTM)

1. Go to RYAT (Reporting Years and Terms)
2. At the Enter Reporting Year prompt, enter the reporting year ex: 2023
3. For each individual term, fill in the following fields:
   • Terms - enter the term in the YY/TT format (ex: 24/SP)
   • Description - enter the description in the Term Year format (ex: Spring 2024)
   • Start Date - enter the start date (enter an approximate date if the actual date is not yet available)
   • End Date - enter the end date (enter an approximate date if the actual date is not yet available)
   • Report Term - enter the reporting term (ex: 24/SP)
   • Act Seq - automatically calculated, no entry required
4. Click Save and Update