Model Table NEED DATE

This model dimension represents a time dimension supporting need date and is based on the IFS Cloud dimension DIM_BI_TIME. All models that refers 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.

Attributes

Attribute Description (where applicable)
Current Month FlagRepresents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the current month, Else the value is 0.
Current Year FlagRepresents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the current year, Else the value is 0.
Last 12 Months FlagRepresents 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.
Last 24 Months FlagRepresents 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.
Need DateThe date converted to string according to the format 'YYYY-MM-DD'
Need Date StringDate as string, fixed format, not NLS dependent
Need MonthRepresents the name of the month with respect to Need Date.
Need Month NoRepresents the month of the year with respect to Need Date.
Need Month ShortRepresents the short name of the month (MMM) of the year with respect to Need Date.
Need QuarterRepresents the quarter of the year with respect to Need Date.
Need Week NoRepresents the ISO week number with respect to Need Date.
Need WeekdayRepresents the name of the day with respect to Need Date.
Need Weekday NoRepresents the number of a day in a the week with respect to Need Date.
Need YearRepresents the year with respect to Need Date.
Need Year MonthRepresents a combination of YEAR and MONTH_OF_YEAR in the format "YYYYMM"
Previous Month FlagRepresents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the previous month, Else the value is 0.
Previous Year FlagRepresents a flag that is set to 1 if the date represents the previous year, Else the value is 0.
Year (Week based)Year, NLS dependent

Hierarchies

Hierarchy Level
NeedDateMFHy
Need Year
Need Quarter
Need Month
Need Date
NeedDateMSHy
Need Year
Need Quarter
Need Month
NeedDateWFHy
Year (Week based)
Need Week No
Need Date
NeedDateWSHy
Year (Week based)
Need Week No

USED BY MODEL(S)

Model Name
Production Performance

Data source Information

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
NEED DATE DIM_BI_TIME_BI DIM_BI_TIME_BI DIM_BI_TIME_BIOn Line