Purpose of Analytic Type Definitions

You create analytic type definitions for use with PeopleSoft Optimization Framework and Analytic Calculation Engine. In PeopleSoft Optimization Framework, you create analytic type definitions to group optimization records, optimization transactions, and optimization plug-ins together as one entity.

See Optimization Framework: Creating Analytic Type Definitions.

In Analytic Calculation Engine, you create analytic type definitions to group records and an analytic model together as one entity. You follow the same procedure to create analytic type definitions for both PeopleSoft Optimization Framework and Analytic Calculation Engine.

When creating a new analytic model definition, you create the analytic type definition in this developmental sequence:

  1. Create and save an analytic model definition.

    See Understanding the Analytic Model Definition Creation Process.

  2. Create an analytic type definition and define records.

    See Example: Working with an Analytic Type and an Analytic Model, Application Designer Developer’s Guide: Viewing Record Definitions, Application Designer Developer’s Guide: Saving Record Definitions, Application Designer Developer’s Guide: Creating New Record Definitions, Application Designer Developer’s Guide: Setting Record Properties.

  3. Associate the analytic model with the analytic type.

    See Optimization Framework: Creating Analytic Type Definitions.

  4. In the cube collection properties, map a main record in the analytic type to the cube collection.

    You can also map an aggregate record in the analytic type to the cube collection.

    See Mapping a Cube Collection to Main and Aggregate Records.

  5. In the cube collection properties, map the fields in the record to data cubes and dimensions.

    See Mapping Data Cubes and Dimensions to Fields.

When updating an analytic model definition, create an analytic type definition during this developmental sequence:

  1. Update the records in the analytic type definition.

    See Optimization Framework: Configuring Analytic Type Records.

  2. Create a new cube collection in the analytic model definition.

    See Understanding Cube Collections, Understanding Types of Cube Collections, Creating Cube Collections, Defining Cube Collection Properties.

  3. In the cube collection properties, map one of the updated records to the cube collection.

    See Mapping a Cube Collection to Main and Aggregate Records.

  4. In the cube collection properties, map fields of the updated record to data cubes and dimensions.

    See Mapping Data Cubes and Dimensions to Fields.