The Measures dimension contains the members required to build, validate and calculate a model.
The Measures dimension is created in Performance Management Architect in one of two ways:
The user creates the Profitability and Cost Management application using the application wizard, and selects the option to Auto Create Local Dimensions. The system automatically creates a Measures type dimension.
The user creates the application manually, by selecting “Create Blank Application” from the application wizard. The user must create their own dimensions and select the Measures dimension type.
In addition to members required for the Measures dimension which should not be modified, users may add user-defined driver measures (or sub-hierarchies) to the hierarchy under the member 'UserDefinedDriverMeasures'. These dimension members can be modified by the user.
Note: | You can give the Measures type dimension a different name, if required. |
Within the Measures dimension, the types of measures can be grouped into these categories:
Driver Measures are used in the creation of driver types and formulas. See Driver Measures
Cost Layer Allocation Measures are used to control allocation of calculated and input costs. See Cost Layer Allocation Measures.
Revenue Layer Allocation Measures are used to control the allocation of calculated and input revenue. See Revenue Layer Allocation Measures.
Reporting Measures are used to generate reports, using the calculated and input values to generate total costs and revenue for the model. All non-level-0 Reporting Measures are calculated. See Reporting Measures.