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Introduction

This template is used for reports that give you insight into the variance between two categories for an account. The report shows the variance trend and a breakdown of the account into one analytical dimension. It also gives the ability for a further breakdown of the account by any analytical dimension.

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Settings

The Report Settings define the look & feel and behavior of a report.

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Content Settings

ParameterDescriptionMandatory

Item Selector

A list of items that will be used as a Pick List in the report. Each item can be a combination of members from the dimensions associated with the list. Usually, the Account dimension is used.Yes

Default Selected Item

Indicates the Item from the List that will be selected / highlighted upon opening of the report. If none is selected, the 1st item will be selected.

No

Reference CategoriesA list of items that will be used as Reference Categories in the report. Each item can be a combination of members from the dimensions associated with the list (usually Category, Year and/or Period. Formulas are not allowed.Yes

Extra Line

A selection from the Reference Categories List that is shown as a line in the bar-chart.

No

Time Series 1

List of items that determines the X-axis of the chart; usually a Time-series associated with the Year and the Period dimension.

Yes

Name Time Series 1

Name used for the time-series.

Yes

Time Series 2

List of items that determines the X-axis of the chart; usually a Time-series associated with the Year and the Period dimension.

Yes

Name Time Series 2

Name used for the time-series.

Yes

Breakdown By

With this parameter you can select the dimension for which you want to see the descendants at the right-side or bottom of the report.

Yes

Labels, Formats and Colors

ParameterDescriptionMandatory
PaletteColor Palette allows you to customize colors displayed in a reportYes

Label Base Category

Dynamic Label that can combine the description of dimension-members and free text. The member-description can be obtained by putting the 3-character dimension abbreviation between square brackets (e.g., [CAT] for the Category dimension). Note: When using free text, don't use the "[" or "]" characters as these are reserved for Dynamic Label Expressions.

Yes

ScaleThis defines the scaling used in the report. Options are: Unchanged (no scaling), Thousands, Millions, Billions, Percentage. The last option multiplies the amount by 100 to show for example an amount of 0.75 from the source as '75%' in the CXO-Cockpit. The scale setting is the default for all data in the report, but can be overruled by a specific (non-default) scaling in the Member List.Yes
PrecisionThis defines the number of decimals used for presenting the number. Options are 0-12. Similar to the Scale setting, the Precision setting is the default for all data in the report, but can be overruled by a specific (not -1) precision in the Member list.Yes
Left Footer TextEnter a text that will appear in the lower left part of the report. This is dynamic label where you can use dimension values like [VAL] or one or more of the listed static indicators.Yes

Variance

ParameterDescriptionMandatory

Default Selected Variance

Enter Variance % if you want to open the report with a variance percentage column. Enter Variance if you want the absolute variance as a default view.

Yes

Breakdown Sorting

Allows the control and sort sequence of variances. Select the appropriate option from the pr- defined list.

Yes

Variance Threshold

 Threshold value for the Variance (e.g., Actual vs. Budget). If the Variance is less than the 1st threshold value, then Red (indicating an unfavorable variance) is used. If the Variance is greater than the 2nd threshold value, then Green (favorable variance) is used. And if Variance is between the 2 threshold values, Orange (neutral variance) is used. Use, for example, -200;300 for absolute thresholds or -10%;20% for relative thresholds.

Yes

Other

ParameterDescriptionMandatory
Frequency

This defines the frequency of the report. Options are M (Monthly), Q (Quarterly) , Y (Yearly) or Any (user select). The frequency setting also impacts the options in the Point of View: Upon selecting M, the user can only select the Months. If you select Q, the user can only select Quarters. Selecting Any (user select) will allow the user to select either a Month, Quarter or Year from the Point Of View as required.

Yes
Reference Category PositionSelect the Position of the Reference Category (e.g. "Forecast"). Left or Right of the Base Category (e.g. "Actual").Yes

 

See Also

Functional end-user description of template:Trends