Creating Dynamic Dimension Templates

Use the Dynamic Dimension Templates page (CUB_TEMPLATES) to create Essbase dynamic dimension templates.

Image: Dynamic Dimension Templates page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Dynamic Dimension Templates page. Definitions for the fields and controls appear following the example.

Dynamic Dimension Templates page

Field or Control

Definition

Object Owner ID

Select the owner of the template.

The owner ID helps to determine the product, feature, or application team that last made changes to this template.

Consolidation Property

Define the mathematical operator used for rolling up members. Most often, you expect that data is added (using the + operator) when rolled up. However, you might occasionally need to specify another operator.

See Defining an Essbase Dimension.

Expense Report

Essbase has built-in formulas that take advantage of the knowledge that an item is an expense. To pass this knowledge on to Essbase, select this check box .

Time Balance

Time balance affects how the parent time value is calculated. Select from these values:

  • 0: none

  • 1: first

  • 2: last

  • 3: average

Skip Option

If the Time Balance value is first, last, or average, then select a skip option that Essbase will use when it encounters missing values or 0 values.

Available options are:

  • Missing

  • Missing and Zero

  • None

  • Zeros