Modifying Model Stages

Model stages can be easily modified; however, if you modify any of the following items after the model has been deployed, the model must be redeployed:

  To modify model stages:

  1. Optional: Modify metadata, such as dimension members, in Performance Management Architect, and deploy the modifications to Profitability and Cost Management before you modify the stages.

  2. From Task Areas, select Manage Model, then Stages.

    The Stages screen is displayed.

  3. Select the stage to be modified, and click the Modify button Modify button.

  4. On Stage, modify any or all of these items:

    • Name

    • Description

    • Prefix

    • Intrastage Setting

    • Scripts

  5. Optional: Under Dimension, modify the selected dimensions as required.

  6. Optional: Under Order, use the Up Up Arrow Button or Down Down Arrow Button buttons to reposition the dimensions in the correct sequence.

  7. Optional: Under Driver, select a different driver dimension for the stage.

  8. Click OK.

  9. Optional: On Stages, select a stage and use the Up Up Arrow Button or Down Down Arrow Button buttons to reorder the stages, and thus, to reorder the calculation.

  10. Redeploy the model if any of these items are modified:

    • Name

    • Prefix

    • Intrastage setting

    • Dimension selection

    • Order of the dimensions in a stage