Time Hierarchies Built from DATE Type Metadata Elements

You must have metadata elements of the DATE type in order to build a time hierarchy like the one shown in Figure 13, Time Hierarchy with Year, Quarter, and Month levels. Before you begin, ensure that you have completed the procedure in Creating Date Elements.

Figure 13. Time Hierarchy with Year, Quarter, and Month levels

Example date hierarchy with Year, Quarter and Month levels.

Figure 14, Preview of a time hierarchy shows the sample hierarchy you can view when clicking the Preview button in the hierarchy editor.

Figure 14. Preview of a time hierarchy

Date hierarchy sample shown when clicking Preview.