Creating a Data Range Component (Financial Management Users Only)

  To create a data range component:

1. In the System View, expand the Financial Management application type, the application, and the calculation type. Then do one of these tasks, depending on whether you want to create a data range for a rule or a template:

   • If you want to create a data range in a rule, expand Rules, right-click the rule you want to open, and select Open.

   • If you want to create a data range in a template, expand Templates, right-click the template you want to open, and select Open.

2. After you determine where in the flow chart you want to create the data range, from New Objects, drag the Data Range object, and drop it into the flow chart.

   The data range object is displayed as two circles with a connecting line in the flow chart.

3. Optional: If you are creating a data range component for a template, enter design time prompts for it. See Creating Design Time Prompts for a Custom Defined Template (Financial Management, Planning, and Essbase Block Storage Application Users Only).

4. Enter a caption to identify the data range component. The caption is displayed below the component in the flow chart of the rule or template to which it belongs.

5. Select Enable Timer to record the time it takes to process the data range component in the log file when the business rule or template is launched. You can enable the timer for rules, rulesets, and components. The process time is included in the log file for every object whose timer is enabled. For example, if you have a rule whose timer is enabled and the rule contains three member range components whose timers are enabled, the time taken to process the rule, and each member range component in the rule, is recorded.

6. Do one of these tasks:

   • If you are creating the data range for a business rule and want to use a variable to define the data range: select Use Variable, and enter or select a variable. See Working with Variables.

     Note:

     If you select this option, you cannot define a data range for the dimensions in the grid.

   • If you are creating the data range for a template and want to use a design prompt to define the data range: select Use Design Prompt, and enter or select a design prompt.

     Note:

     If you select this option, you cannot define a data range for the dimensions in the grid.

   • If you are creating the data range for either a business rule or a template and want to use variables, members, and functions to define the data range:

     1. For the first dimension for which you want to define a data range, enter members in the Value column, or click in the row to display the Actions icon.

     2. Click the Actions icon, and select one of these options to define the data range:

        • Variable (See Working with Variables.)

        • Member (See Working with Members.)

        • Function (See Working with Functions.)

     3. Enter a launch variable in the Variable column, or click in the row to display the Actions icon. Click the Actions icon, and select Variable to select a launch variable. See Working with Variables.

        Note:

        You cannot include a launch variable for the Scenario, Year, Period, Entity, or Value dimensions.

     4. Click the Comments icon to enter comments for the data range.

     5. Repeat these steps for each dimension for which you want to define a data range.

7. Select File, Save.