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Planning & Consolidation => COGNOS Planning => Topic started by: Rizzy on 02 Aug 2010 05:34:24 AM

Title: Switching between different time dimensions
Post by: Rizzy on 02 Aug 2010 05:34:24 AM
Hello Community,

Is there a way to set up a time dimension that can switch between weekly, monthly periodic and monthly year to date?

I am working in Planning Analyst and our end users would like to see this on the web via the Contributor Admin Console.

Thank you in advance for your help.
Title: Re: Switching between different time dimensions
Post by: Pawel on 04 Aug 2010 04:39:25 AM
HI,

You could either create a hierarchy in your time d-list, or create three different d-lists (and cubes), define the time periods accordingly and match by description.

Ludi
Title: Re: Switching between different time dimensions
Post by: Rob_D on 06 Aug 2010 09:45:17 AM
Hi Riz,

I think you would need to experiment a bit with this but you may be able to use of the "Cumul" BiF to set up a Dlist which enable users to switch between Monthly Periodic & Monthly Year to Date. To get weeks in as well may need a little more thought. Remember one of the Dlists in your cube will need to be denoted as a Time Scale Dlist, although not the one containing the BiF.

There is an example in the IBM Analyst training Student Guide in chapter 4 where this function is used for Gross Margin.