Using the Causes and Effects Tool

To use the Causes and Effects Tool option:

Select Start, and then Programs, and then PeopleTools 8.5x, and then Application Designer to access PeopleSoft Application Designer.
After signing in to the PeopleSoft Application Designer, open an analytic model definition.
Select Tools, and then Analytic Model, and then Causes and Effects Tool to browse through the cube collections and data cubes of your analytic model to view the causes, effects, and inputs of data cubes.

This is an example of the Causes and Effects Tool dialog box.

Field or Control	Description
Cube Collection	Select the cube collection to display a list of its data cubes. Note: You can also select <All Cubes> to display a list of all data cubes in the analytic model.
Cubes	Displays the names of the data cubes in the selected cube collection or the analytic model. Select a data cube to view its causes, inputs, or effects. To select several data cubes, hold down the Ctrl key and select the data cubes.

Field or Control

Description

Cube Collection

Select the cube collection to display a list of its data cubes.

Note: You can also select <All Cubes> to display a list of all data cubes in the analytic model.

Cubes

Displays the names of the data cubes in the selected cube collection or the analytic model.

Select a data cube to view its causes, inputs, or effects.

To select several data cubes, hold down the Ctrl key and select the data cubes.

Note:

You can also audit individual data cubes by selecting the data cube, and then selecting Tools, and then Analytic Model and the desired audit option from the menu bar.

See Displaying Causes and Inputs, Displaying Effects.