emtec hfm validation.pdf

Things to ConsiderDesigning Cash Flow Process in HFM

Russ Rogers & Jeff Pitts May 8, 2013

Purpose and Definitions

• Purpose  –Provide  – Provide an overview of everything to consider when automating a statement of cash flows in HFM  –Not  – Not teach you all detailed steps surrounding building building of metadata, artifacts and business rules. This would simply take too much time.  –Provide  – Provide some explanation and thought process behind the metadata, artifacts and rules included in this presentation  –There  – There is no such thing as a statement of cash flows that is 100% automated. Some manual intervention will always be required

• Definitions  –Metadata  – Metadata –  – Members  Members and structures defined in HFM Metadata Manager used for the purpose of storing data that is both submitted and calculated (i.e. – (i.e. – scenarios,  scenarios, years, accounts and customs 1-4  –Business  – Business Rules – Rules – A  A form of Visual Basic defined in HFM Rules Editor used for the purpose of calculating results  – Artifacts  Artifacts –  – Data  Data Forms, Data Grids and Reports defined in HFM Web used for submission and validation of data and reporting of results

Metadata Consideration Consideration –  – Create  Create a Custom Dimension Structure Structure for Balance Sheet

• Custom Dimension  –T  – To be used for all Balance Sheet roll forward activity  –Dimension  – Dimension members include: Beg Balance, Additions, Retirements, Transfers  –T  – Top member of Custom Dimension structure is assigned to all Balance Sheet accounts  –Process  – Process creates a “valid intersection” of each Balance Sheet account with each roll forward member 

Business Rule Consideratio Consideration n –  – Calculate  Calculate Beg Balance on all Balance Sheet Accounts Accounts

• Beginning Balance Rule  –Calculates  – Calculates the Beginning Balance on each Balance Sheet account  –Conditional  – Conditional Statement Statement excludes accounts flagged as IsICP

Process (Artifact) Consideration –  – Collect  Collect Supplemental Roll Forward Data by Location

• Task List of Web Data Forms by Location  –Data  – Data forms to capture supplemental information not included in source ERP system  –Data  – Data forms include: Beg Balances (calculated), (calculated), Additions, Retirements, Transfers  –Data  – Data forms include: Validation Check (Scalc) to compare roll for ward balances entered to GL Load

Process Monitor Traffic Light – Validate  – Validate Supplemental Roll Forward Data in Total

• Task List of Web Data Forms by Location  –V  – Very same validation checks in each data form is contained on report  –Cells  – Cells in green confirm all supplemental data is properly submitted  –Cells  – Cells in yellow highlight differences between supplemental data and FDM load

Metadata Consideration – Create a “Changes in Balance Sheet” Account Account Structure

• Account Dimension  – All accounts are defined as “Expense” type  –Purpose  – Purpose is to capture changes on all Balance Sheet accounts  –T  – Total number of accounts in this structure is less than the number of accounts in the Balance Sheet structure  –Lowest  – Lowest level base accounts only go down as far as changes that need to be captured  –Use  – Use naming convention convention of “CHT_” for parents and “CH_” for base members

Metadata Consideration –  – Create  Create a Custom Dimension Structure to Capture Changes

• Custom Dimension  –Includes  – Includes members for changes in Beg Balances, changes in End Balances and changes in Activity for 3 key levels of value dimension (,