Cost Center Mid-Term Planning Report

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This report shows financial amounts that are stored in the Cost Center cube. It focuses on planning figures for several years (mid-term planning) and can perform the following planning functions:

Copy the most recent planning version
Increase or decrease figures by self-selected percentage values
Delete existing values on line

Amounts can be shown in local currency or converted into one of the target currencies. The user can also enter comments.

Report Heading

The screenshot below shows the heading area of the Cost Center Mid-Term Planning report.The report heading updates dynamically as various reporting options are selected. The logo can be changed in Administration; see Configuring Design Elements for more on report design.

The heading area of the report displays the following fields:

Field	Description	Implementation
Title	Name of the report	Name of the report in Report Designer
Subtitle	Current PoV selection	Localized subtitle will update as PoV selections are made
Arrow	Show/hide PoV widget	Click on the arrow to display or hide point-of-view selections

Point of View (PoV) Options

The content of the report can be customized using the PoV options, which can be viewed by clicking the blue arrow at the top of the report.

The available options are described below:

PoV Option	Description	Implementation
Version (Combobox)	Select one forecast for comparison.	`Version` dimension, filter for `Stylesheet` attribute equals `FC`
Year (Combobox)	Select a reporting period.	Elements matching the pattern `yyyy` or `FYyyyy` of `Month` dimension and having a value in attributes `PreviousYear` and `NextYear`
Legal Entity (Combobox)	Select one single legal entity or any consolidated element.	`Legal Entity` dimension
Currency (Combobox)	Select local currency or one of the target currencies. The selection of local currency is only available for base elements or consolidated elements of the `Legal Entity` dimension having a common currency.	Elements of `Currency` dimension matching the pattern LC and elements starting with a `>` (e.g. `> EUR`). `LC` is only available if a local currency is stored (not empty) in the `Currency` attribute for the selected element of the `Legal Entity` dimension.
Cost Center (Combobox)	Select one single cost center or any consolidated element.	`Cost Center` dimension
Suppress Zero Lines (checkbox)	Hide accounts not having any value in the current selection.	Data filter factors the following elements: `Previous Year`, `Forecast x+y`, and `Mid-Term-Planning` elements of `Version` dimension in the selected reporting period and the following years of the `Month` dimension Element of `Month` dimension related to settings in Year Combobox Elements of `Legal Entity` dimension related to selected value in Legal Entity Combobox Elements of `Currency` dimension related to selected value in Currency Combobox Value for slice operator 0 or 9999999
Show Percentage Basis (checkbox)	Show input area for percentage value to increase or decrease planning data.	Input field will be locked or unlocked depending on checkbox selection.
Show Cost Type No. (checkbox)	Display the account number along with the account name in the row label column.	Switch between `Name` or `ID_Name` attribute of `Cost Type` dimension

Report Columns and Rows

The columns and rows displayed in the report depend on the selections made in the PoV area. The screenshot below shows a report displaying Forecast 3+9, with the option "Suppress Zero Lines" selected.

Below are descriptions of the columns and rows in the Cost Center Mid-Term Planning Report.

Field	Description	Implementation
Row label	Account shown as localized name	`Cost Type` dimension descendants of a preselected element, implemented with hierarchy and data filters.
Area visualization of version	Fill and border style for version	`Stylesheet` attribute of `Version` dimension
PY	Previous year value	`Previous Year` element of `Version` dimension
FC x+y	Forecast x+y value, the most recent forecast	Element of the `Version` dimension selected in the Version Combobox
Input of cell percentage value	Manual input for percentage value	Input field for self-selected percentage value (planning helper functions). This field is only visible if "Show Percentage Basis" is selected in PoV area.
yyyy	Manual input including planning helper functions	`Input` element of Cost Center`_measure` dimension `yyyy-~` or `FYyyyy-~` element of `Month` dimension related to settings of Year Combobox Data validation with planning helper functions: `Copy-Function`: copy most recent planning versions `Increase/Decrease of values`: increase or decrease by percentage value defined in input cell `Delete Values`
ΔFC x+y%	Percentage change of `Forecast x+y` to `Previous Year`	(`FC x+y` – `Previous Year`) / `Previous Year`
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1 to `FC x+y`	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1 – `FC x+y`) / `FC x+y`
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2 to `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2 – `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1) / `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+1
Δyyyy YOY%	Percentage change `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+3 to `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2	(`Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+3 – `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2) / `Mid-Term Planning` yyyy+2
Comment	Entry of comment	`Comment` element of Cost Center`_measure` dimension

Cell Locking

For all planning reports, data entry is only possible when a single legal entity and a single cost center are selected. Cell locking prevents the entry of data in fields that draw on multiple sources.

In the Cost Center Model, data entry is generally possible when no other Jedox Models are installed. However, if other Jedox models (such as Human Resources) are installed, then cell locking logic will be activated, as the data fields are linked across the models.

Every account in the Cost Type dimension contains both the PCalculation attribute, which defines the rule that is implemented on the element, and PCalculationDependencies attribute, which defines the source cube of the transferred data. When information is deposited in these attributes, cell locking is activated in the planning reports and data cannot be entered.

For example, in the first screenshot below, element 311070 – Salaries & Wages contains information for PCalculation and PCalculationDependencies. Thus, the planning report will NOT allow values to be written to the database.

In the Cost Center Mid-Term Planning report, it is possible to input data in years that are indicated with a horizontal striped pattern: The area where data entry is possible is indicated by a gray box as shown in the screenshot below:

Updated November 4, 2024