Menu Bar

This topic reviews PeopleSoft Application Designer menu commands that you use to create analytic model definitions.

Note:

This topic does not review all of PeopleSoft Application Designer menu commands.

See Application Designer Developer’s Guide: Using the PeopleSoft Application Designer User Interface.

The following table shows the analytic model definition specific commands in the Edit menu.

Edit Menu Commands Usage Quick Keys

Paste Function

Select to insert a built-in function and its arguments into a rule.

Ctrl+Shift+F

Paste Cube Name

Select to insert a reference to the data cube into a rule.

Ctrl+Shift+N

Paste Member Ref...

Insert a reference to a dimension into a rule. After Analytic Calculation Engine inserts the dimension reference, complete the syntax for a member reference.

See Inserting a Dimension Member Reference into a Rule.

Ctrl+Shift+M

Paste Dimension

Insert a reference to a dimension into a rule.

None

Paste User Function

Insert a reference to a user function into a rule.

None

The following table lists the analytic model definition specific commands in the View menu.

View Menu Commands Usage

Notes Bar

Active and deactivate the notes bar.

Rule Bar

Active and deactivate the rule bar.

The following table lists the analytic model definition specific commands in the Part menu. You can access the same Part menu commands by right-clicking the part or subbranch that you want to add to or edit.

Part Menu Commands Secondary Menu Commands Usage Quick Keys

New

Cube Collection

Create a new cube collection.

Ctrl+L

New

Data Cube

Create a new data cube.

Ctrl+D

New

Dimension

Create a new dimension.

Ctrl+E

New

User Function

Create a new user function.

Ctrl+U

New

Organizer

Create a new organizer.

None

Attach

Data Cubes...

Attach one or more existing data cubes to the selected cube collection.

Ctrl+S+D

Attach

Dimensions...

Attach one or more existing dimensions to the selected data cube.

Ctrl+Shift+E

Move

Up

Move the selected part one position up in the part browser.

Alt+Up

Move

Down

Move the selected part one position down in the part browser.

Alt+Down

Clone Part

None

Make a copy of the selected part.

None

Detach

Data Cubes...

Detach one or more data cubes from the selected cube collection.

None

Detach

Dimensions...

Detach one or more dimensions from the selected data cube.

None

Delete Part

None

Delete the selected parts.

None

The following table lists the analytic model definition specific commands in the Tools menu.

Tools Menu Commands Secondary Menu Commands Tertiary Menu Commands Usage Quick Keys

Analytic Model

Validate

None

Validate the analytic model.

None

Analytic Model

Find Part...

None

Find where the current part is used by other parts in the analytic model.

None

Analytic Model

Causes and Effects Tool...

None

Launch the Causes and Effects Tool.

None

Analytic Model

Causes

Direct Causes

Display the direct causes of the selected data cubes.

Alt + <

Analytic Model

Causes

All Causes

Display all causes of the selected data cubes.

None

Analytic Model

Causes

All Inputs

Display all of the input data cubes that directly or indirectly affect the selected data cubes.

None

Analytic Model

Effects

Direct Effects

Display the direct effects of the selected data cubes.

Alt + >

Analytic Model

Effects

All Effects

Display all effects of the selected data cubes.

None

Analytic Model

Circular Formulas

Show Circular System

Show the data cubes involved in the circular system.

None