This model dimension represents a time dimension supporting created date and is based on the IFS Cloud dimension DIM_BI_TIME. All models that refer to this dimension will have the attributes and hierarchies as described below.
NOTE that current year and month are defined by the date when the transfer was done to the data warehouse.
| Attribute | Description (where applicable) |
| Created Current Month Flag | Represents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the current month. Else the value is 0. |
| Created Current Year Flag | Represents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the current year. Else the value is 0. |
| Created Date | Created Date |
| Created Date String | Created Date converted to string according to the format 'YYYY-MM-DD' |
| Created Last 12 Months Flag | Represents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents one of the last completed 12 months. Else the value is 0. If transfer date is 15 Nov 2012, then last 12 months means the range Nov 2011 until Oct 2012. |
| Created Last 24 Months Flag | Represents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents one of the last completed 24 months. Else the value is 0. If transfer date is 15 Nov 2012, then last 24 months means the range Nov 2010 until Oct 2012. |
| Created Month | Represents the name of the month with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Month No | Represents the month of the year with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Month Short | Represents the short name of the month (MMM) of the year with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Quarter | Represents the quarter of the year with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Week No | Represents the ISO week number with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Weekday | Represents the name of the day with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Weekday No | Represents the number of a day in a the week with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Year | Represents the year with respect to Created Date. |
| Created Year Month | Represents a combination of YEAR and MONTH_OF_YEAR in the format "YYYYMM" |
| Year (Week based) | Year based on ISO Year and ISO Week |
| Hierarchy | Level |
| CreDateMFHy | |
| Created Year | |
| Created Quarter | |
| Created Month | |
| Created Date | |
| CreDateMSHy | |
| Created Year | |
| Created Quarter | |
| Created Month | |
| CreDateWFHy | |
| Year (Week based) | |
| Created Week No | |
| Created Date | |
| CreDateWSHy | |
| Year (Week based) | |
| Created Week No |
| Model Name |
| Procurement |
The data source for this object is defined using IFS Developer Tool. The data source contains a number of transformations where the model reads data from the last step, i.e. the Data source view name (DW Source View Name).
| Model Table | DW Source view (SQL Server) | BI Access View | Referenced Information Source | Recommended Access Type |
| CREATED DATE | DIM_BI_TIME_BI | DIM_BI_TIME_BI | DIM_BI_TIME | On Line |