Entering Measure and Variable Result Values

You must be a Result Collector to enter result and period-to-date values. To associate yourself with a measure, see Assigning Responsibilities . If you use Essbase as an external data source, period-to-date values that you enter are written to the Essbase database.

Note:

Period-to–date results that you enter override those calculated by formulas.

To enter results and targets at the same time, see Entering Results and Targets Simultaneously .

  To enter results:

  1. From the Browser View, perform a task:

    • Select Reports, and then Result Collection.

    • Select Reports, then Measure Performance, select the measure from the report that is displayed, and then click Results. The following information is displayed:

      • Results Date—Lists the days on which results should be collected or entered. This is determined by the result frequency.

      • Collection Date—Lists the days by which results must be collected or entered. This can be increased by specifying a collection extension.

      • Result—Contains the result entered or calculated.

      • Calculated PTD Results—Contains results generated by a formula or function.

      • Entered PTD Results—Contains period-to-date results that you want to input without using a formula or function.

  2. To view previous result values, click the calendar icon, The image calendar.gif displays the calendar., in To and From to specify a date range.

  3. To only enter missing results, select Only Display Uncollected Measures , click in empty boxes and enter values.

  4. To enter new result value, click the calendar icon, The image calendar.gif displays the calendar., to specify a date range in the To and From fields, and then enter results in the boxes provided.

  5. To enter variable results, select the Variable tab and repeat steps 2 and 3.

  6. Click Save.