What would happen if I did… in HFM? Session ID# Chris Barbieri
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What would happen if I…
Changed the IsCalculated flag on an account?
Changed an entity’s currency?
Changed the Zero View settings?
Inserted a new entity into a locked hierarchy?
Loaded metadata without integrity check?
Changed number of review levels for a scenario?
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Changed the IsCalculated flag on an account/custom?
IsCalculated does two things: ● ●
Built-in No Input rule HFM automatically clears the values
Sample account “CalculatedAccount”
Not checked = Input-able
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Enter Data
Enter “78” in
Naturally “155” is calculated (Translated)
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What’s Under the Hood?
Kscope_DCE_1_2005 table ●
Stores and data
What’s are these code numbers? Need to convert labels to ItemIDs*
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Dp0_Input & Dp0_InputTransType
Dp*_Input stores YTD number ●
Each “11” record holds 12 months, numbered “0” through
Dp*_InputTransType tells HFM what sort of number it is ● ● ●
Input (16) (32) Calculated Derived (128)
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This is Critical to Understand The InputTransType is the metadata attribute
at the time the number is written to the database! If the IsCalculated attribute changes on the Account, this is not updated in the table! …until a new number is written to that cell
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Extract Data
Type “16” data can be extracted Extract Calculated will include type “32” data
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Change Flag to IsCalculated
Turn on IsCalculated
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Load Metadata Only
Database still shows Input (16)
Grid shows “no input” Data extract shows not calculated
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Consolidate Data
Data remains ●
HFM clears cells with type “32”, not “16” ●
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Despite the IsCalculated flag
Must clear it manually using HS.Clear in rules
Must remove data Prior to changing flag
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Changed an Entity’s Currency?
Data and journals are stored by currency ID UKSales ● ● ●
Originally GBP Change to EUR Parent EastRegion USD
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Classic Mode Metadata Change
Error during load ●
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Metadata Integrity Check
Won’t load Un-post then delete the journal? Copyright ©2013 by Chris Barbieri, Edgewater Ranzal
Successfully Changed?
Before
After load
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Translate
Parent Currency
Translate GBP ●
Is now translated value from EUR to GBP
Time to reload all data and journals!
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Changed the Zero View settings?
Scenario setting
“How should I treat missing data?” ●
Zero YTD ●
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Zero Periodic ●
HFM will derive a periodic value so we arrive at zero on a YTD basis, reversing out the entire YTD balance from prior period HFM adds the periodic zero to prior period YTD, essentially carrying prior period forward
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Sample Sales for UKSales
Notice August Periodic and YTD
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Change Actual Zero View to “Periodic”
Metadata load prevented
Unpost/reject journals and re-load metadata? ●
Re-post same journals
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Notice August Changes?
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Inserted a new entity into a locked hierarchy?
July and August 2005 are consolidated, published, and locked
Insert new parent “West”
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Changes from New Entity to Top
Review status and Calc Status of ancestors change
Consolidate and Publish each period
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Move Europe
Change existing entity structure ●
Looking for NoData status change
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Move an Entity with NoData
No change to Calc status
Review Level stays same
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Loaded metadata without the integrity check enabled?
Has no bearing on data, only journals
Prevents broken journal entries from: ● ●
Deleted / renamed base members Make an intersection invalid ●
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Change Custom 1..4 Top Member Remove IsICP
Promote a base Account / Custom to parent
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Change currency on an entity Change Zero View on scenario
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Rename “Sales” to “Revenue”
Load metadata in “Replace” mode
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Item IDs
Appname_Account_Item Data and journals use ItemID number “133”, not “Sales” ●
Journal records in Appname_JLENT_1_2005
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Integrity Check “On”
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Remove Check Integrity Flag
Don’t try this at home!!!
No metadata load errors … seems too easy
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…now, about that journal
Account is removed It cannot be “looked up” ●
Journal still refers to “133”
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Account_Item table
Replace mode ●
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Removes “Sales” from Appname_Account_Item table Adds “Revenue” ●
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Assigns a new Item ID “177” is the next number available
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Reload Original Metadata?
Try to “bring ‘Sales’ back” by reloading Enable “Check Integrity” No errors this time around “Sales” is assigned a new ID “178” ● ●
Treated like a new member Next ID in sequence
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Delete Invalid Records
HFM deletes any data records or tables for ItemIDs which don’t exist in *_Item tables No way to tell what account “133” was
Leaves journal records though ●
Forever orphaned
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Changed the Maximum Review Level?
September: all entities approved Levels 1- 5
Scenario Settings at default “10” ●
Change to “2”
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MaxReviewLevel = 2
No bearing on existing review levels ●
No change to promote options ●
Still at “5” All “10” levels still available
No error when promoting straight to “10” Placebo
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Disable Process Management for a scenario
Actual: set SupportsProcessManagement = “N” All levels for scenario revert to “Not Supported”
Add it back? SupportsProcessManagement = “Y” Eureka!
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