To access the Cougar Dtails Preferences window, select Options > Cougar Dtails Preferences from the Cougar Dtails menu bar. In this window, you can set the current date for Cougar Dtails. If you want to use the computer system date as the current date, check the Use Today’s Date check box. Otherwise, use the date selector to set the date you want to use as the current date. The financial indicators of the Financial Dashboard and data graphs of both dashboards use this date to determine the data that is displayed. For example, if you select This Fiscal Year to Date as the date range to view, the date set in this window is used as the ending date.

In the Financial Dashboard, if you want to see financial indicators from a previous year, you must set the date in this window for the year you want to view. For more information about financial indicators, see Viewing Financial Indicators.