How can I define a column to be for a specific or constant period, such as January of the current year, or dynamically change the period?
This functionality is not available. FSG uses the period Offset, and the runtime period you enter, to determine which periods to report on. Use a negative number to report on periods prior to your runtime period, and a positive number to report on periods after your runtime period. For example, a column with an offset of 0 will contain amounts for the period you entered at runtime. A column with a -1 offset will contain amounts for the prior period, a -2 will contain amounts for a period 2 earlier than the runtime period. An offset of 1 will give you amounts for the period following the runtime period (providing that period has been opened before).