Why does PPM have two accounting periods?

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I would like to know why PPM has two accounting periods.

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There are two PPMs: “Manage Accounting Periods for Project Financial” and “Manage Project Accounting Periods”. Both must be open to capture costs.
Why are there two calendars? I can only assume they are the same, but can you tell me why there are two?

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