1. User's Guide
  2. Working with Standard Profitability and Cost Management Applications
  3. Managing Standard Profitability Models
  4. Working with Standard Profitability Points of View

Working with Standard Profitability Points of View

The Point of View (POV) for a model provides a specific view of the model information for a selected time period, such as a year, status and scenario.

Members for POV dimensions are user-defined, and can provide a rich array of POV combinations for modeling and what-if analysis.

You must have at least one POV dimension, and you can have up to four. The user defines the POV dimensions, and the names of those dimensions. Calculations are performed using the specific data, drivers and assignments of that POV for different months or situations.

The names and structure of POV dimensions for the organization can be completely customized. A typical POV includes the Year, Period, and Scenario. The first step for almost every activity in Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management is the selection of a POV.

A model can only be edited if the POV is set to "Draft" status. You can modify the POV to reflect new drivers, criteria, or members, enabling you to create alternative scenarios. By comparing these scenarios, you can evaluate how changes affect the processes or bottom line.

You can also create POV versions that enable you to maintain separate versions of the same POV to monitor the impact of changes to the model, or track different versions of the same model.

See these sections for detailed information about POVs: