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How to Change Goal Planning Year Settings in Peoplebox

Last updated on Dec 12, 2025

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1. Accessing Goal Configuration Settings

Click on Settings under your profile icon to open the configuration panel for the goal

Accessing Goal Configuration Settings

2. Navigating to the Goals Settings

After clicking on settings, you need to click on goals tab present under products settings

Navigating to the Goals Settings

3. Accessing Goal Planning Year Settings

Click on Settings within the Goals section to change the goal planning year

Accessing Goal Planning Year Settings

4. View and Edit Goal Planning Year Details

After clicking on Settings, the goal planning year details will be displayed. This section shows:

  • The month when the planning year starts

  • The cycle division for each quarter

  • The start and end dates for each month

By default, the planning year begins in January for all accounts. However, these details can be updated based on your organization’s requirements

View and Edit Goal Planning Year Details

5. Changing the Goal Planning Year

To change the goal planning year, select the month from which you want the planning year to begin. Use the dropdown menu to choose the month according to your requirement

Changing the Goal Planning Year

6. Understanding Goal Cycle Division After Changing Planning Year

Once the goal planning year is changed, the cycle division will automatically adjust based on the new start month

In this case, we have selected February as the start month. So, the Annual Cycle will be February – January, and the quarters will be as follows: 1st Quarter: 1st Feb – 30th Apr 2nd Quarter: 1st May – 31st Jul 3rd Quarter: 1st Aug – 31st Oct 4th Quarter: 1st Nov – 31st Jan

The cycle divisions update automatically to reflect the new goal planning year

Understanding Goal Cycle Division After Changing Planning Year

7. Save Your Changes

After changing the goal planning year, click on the Update button to save the changes

Save Your Changes