Financial Management Organization by Period functionality allows an organization’s latest consolidation structure to coexist with past structures in one application.
Dimension member hierarchies can be consolidated differently during different periods. Organizational structures can change for m reasons, including acquisitions, disposals, mergers, and reorganizations.
Web Analysis Studio users can access Org by Period functionality when Org by Period is configured and set on the Financial Management server.
When querying Financial Management database connections configured with Org by Period, the Data Layout Options button displays an Org by Period menu item. The Org by Period dialog box offers you an interface for enabling Org by Period and selecting three corresponding dimension members.
See "Managing Metadata" in the Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Administrator's Guide.