Sales Time Series

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This report shows financial amounts that are stored in the Sales cube. It focuses on comparison of data via charts. Figures can be analyzed based on years, quarters, and months. Amounts can be shown in local currency or converted into one of the target currencies.

Report Heading

The screenshot below shows the heading area of the Profit and Loss Time Series 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 time format to display data (yearly or monthly). The quarterly time format can be added via the Time Editor.	Elements matching the pattern yyyy, FYyyyy, FYyyyy-MM, yyyy-MM, or yyyy-QQ of `Month` dimension
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.
Article	Select one single article or any consolidated element.	`Article` dimension
Customer	Select one single customer or any consolidated element.	`Customer` dimension
Selection	Select a time format to display data (yearly or monthly). The quarterly time format can be added via the Time Editor.	Elements matching the pattern yyyy, FYyyyy, FYyyyy-MM, yyyy-MM, or yyyy-QQ of `Month` dimension

Report Columns

The columns displayed in the report depend on the selections made in the PoV area. The screenshot below shows a report displaying the yearly selection.

The columns are described below:

Field	Description	Implementation
Row Label	Account shown as localized name	`Sales Planning_measure` dimension of a preselected global Subset `SalesPlanningCalculationScheme`, implemented with hierarchy filter and data filter.
Area visualization of version	Fill and border style for version	`Stylesheet` attribute of `Version` dimension
Time	Selection of time period	Elements matching several patterns: `Yearly`: Elements of Month dimension matching a pattern that starts with a selected year in the `Month` checkbox `Quarterly`: Elements of `Month` dimension matching the pattern of starting with a selected year and ends with an array of a letter and repertoire of numbers. `Monthly`: Elements of `Month` dimension matching the pattern of starting with selected year and ends and with a repertoire of numbers (only previous years, budget, and forecast are displayed).

Updated November 4, 2024