15.2 Defining Behavior Pattern Rule

The definition of a Behavior Pattern rule is part of the Create or Edit Behavior Pattern rule process. When you click Save in the Create Behavior Pattern Rule process, the rule is saved and the Behavior Pattern Rule Summary page is displayed.

However, Behavior Pattern assumptions have not yet been defined for any of your products atthis point. Typically, you would start defining your Behavior Pattern assumptions for product-currency combinations before clicking Save.

Defining Behavior Pattern Rule Using Node Level Assumptions

Node Level Assumptions allow you to define assumptions at any level of the Product dimension Hierarchy. The Product dimension supports a hierarchical representation of your chart of accounts, so you can take advantage of the parent-child relationships defined for the various nodes of your product hierarchies while defining rules. Children of parent nodes on a hierarchy automatically inherit the assumptions defined for the parent nodes. However, assumptions explicitly defined for a child take precedence over those at the parent level.

Prerequisites

Performing basic steps for creating or editing a Behavior Pattern rule

Procedure

From the Assumption Browser screen, select the product or products and the currency for which you want to define a Behavior Pattern or Patterns and select Add to launch the Behavior Pattern Details window.

Note:

Using the default currency to setup assumptions can save data input time. At run time, the calculation engine uses assumptions explicitly defined for a product currency combination. If assumptions are not defined for a currency, the engine uses the assumptions defined for the product and the default currency. If the assumptions are the same across some or all currencies for a specific product, you can input assumptions for the default currency. Be careful using this option on screens where an Interest Rate.