This model dimension represents the accounting periods in Fiancials is based on the IFS Cloud dimension DIM_ACCOUNTING_PERIOD. All models that refer to this dimension will have the attributes and hierarchies as described below.
Natural parent is company, i.e. each company has its on set of accounting periods.
| Attribute | Description (where applicable) |
| Acc Period End Date | Represents the end date (END_DATE) of an accounting period |
| Acc Period Start Date | Represents the start date (START_DATE) of an accounting period |
| Accounting Period | Represents the CODE of the dimension, i.e. 'YYYYPP' where YYYY is the accounting year and PP is the accounting period. |
| Accounting Period Desc | Represents the DESCRIPTION of an accounting period. |
| Accounting Period No | Represents the period part, i.e. ACCOUNTING_PERIOD |
| Accounting Period Type | Represents the description of the period type (PERIOD_TYPE_DESC) |
| Accounting Year | Represents the year part, i.e. ACCOUNTING_YEAR |
| Accounting Year Period | Represents the CODE of the dimension, i.e. i.e. 'YYYYPP' where YYYY is the accounting year and PP is the accounting period. |
| Company | Represents the natural parent COMPANY |
| Hierarchy | Level |
| AccountingYear-PeriodHy | |
| Company | |
| Accounting Year | |
| Accounting Period | |
| AccountingYearHy | |
| Company | |
| Accounting Year | |
| AccountingYearPeriodHy | |
| Company | |
| Accounting Year Period |
| Model Name |
| Sales |
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 |
| ACCOUNTING PERIOD | DIM_ACCOUNTING_PERIOD_BI | DIM_ACCOUNTING_PERIOD_BI | DIM_ACCOUNTING_PERIOD | On Line |