1.8.3 Creating Time Bucket Rules
You create Time Bucket Rules to specify the time periods used for storing and reporting ALM results. To create a new Time Bucket Rule, follow these steps:
- Navigate to the Time Buckets Summary page.
- Click Add to create a new Time Bucket Rule.
Figure 1-26 Creating Time Bucket Rule
- Enter the Name and Description of Time Bucket.
- Select the Folder and Access Type.
- Select Time Bucket Convention as Relative to Prior or
Relative to As-of Date option.
- Relative to Prior: This convention means that all time bucket points are relative to the period that preceeded them, with the first time bucket relative to the currently active as-of date. This convention supports the stub-to feature for time buckets.
- Relative to As-of-Date: This convention means that all time bucket points are relative to the curently active As-of Date. This means that each new time bucket point entered must be greater in time than the one preceeding it by at least one day. The stub-to time bucket feature is not available with this convention.
- You must have an Active Time Bucket Rule at all times. If you wish to Activate a particular Time Bucket Rule, then select Relative to As-of- Date option.
- You can Preview As-of Date by using Preview As-of Date option.
- Define the Time Bucket Rule. For more information, see Defining Time Bucket Rules