IStandardCubeCalculatedFactBinding.TimeForwardLag

Syntax

TimeForwardLag: Integer;

Description

The TimeForwardLag property determines the value, to which selection is an increase forward (forward lag) for the specified calendar level.

Comments

Selection increase is used to extract additional values, which may be required to calculate formulas. The actual calculation will be made according to the selection specified in the ICubeInstanceDestination.Execute method.

Fore Example

Executing the example requires that the repository contains a standard cube with the STD_CUBE identifier. The cube facts dimension has at least two elements: the first element is linked to the data source field, the second element is not linked. The cube structure has a calendar dimension. Add links to the Cubes, Db, Dimensions and Metabase system assemblies.

Sub UserProc;
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    MObj: IMetabaseObject;
    StdCube: IStandardCube;
    StdCubeDest: IStandardCubeDestination;
    CalcBind: IStandardCubeCalculatedFactBinding;
    Relation: IStandardCubeRelation;
Begin
    MB := MetabaseClass.Active;
    MObj := MB.ItemById("STD_CUBE").Edit;
    StdCube := MObj As IStandardCube;
    StdCubeDest := StdCube.Destinations.Item(0);
    //Create a relation
    Relation := StdCubeDest.Relations.Add;
    Relation.Id := "NEXT_VALUE";
    Relation.Name := "NEXT_VALUE";
    //Relation formula for calendar dimension
    Relation.Relation(StdCubeDest.Dimensions.Calendar).AsString := "T.NEXT";
    //Binding of the second (calculated) fact
    CalcBind := StdCubeDest.CalcBindings.Binding(3) As IStandardCubeCalculatedFactBinding;
    CalcBind.Formula.AsString := "@[1]-NEXT_VALUE[@[1]]";
    //Set lag for calculated factor
    CalcBind.TimeLagLevel := DimCalendarLevel.Year;
    CalcBind.TimeForwardLag := 2;
    MObj.Save;
End Sub UserProc;

On executing the example a relation is created in the cube, and a calculated fact is set up. The relation will extract the next value towards the current calculation point by calendar dimension. The calculation fact, using the relation, will calculate the difference between the current and the next value. The lag will be also set for the calculated fact, according to which selection will increase on extracting values for calculation.

Fore.NET Example

The requirements and result of the Fore.NET example execution match with those in the Fore example.

Imports Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Cubes;
Imports Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Db;
Imports Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Dimensions;
Imports Prognoz.Platform.Interop.Metabase;

Public Shared Sub Main1(Params: StartParams);
Var
    MB: IMetabase;
    MObj: IMetabaseObject;
    StdCube: IStandardCube;
    StdCubeDest: IStandardCubeDestination;
    CalcBind: IStandardCubeCalculatedFactBinding;
    Relation: IStandardCubeRelation;
Begin
    MB := Params.Metabase;
    MObj := MB.ItemById["STD_CUBE"].Edit();
    StdCube := MObj As IStandardCube;
    StdCubeDest := StdCube.Destinations.Item[0];
    //Create a relation
    Relation := StdCubeDest.Relations.Add();
    Relation.Id := "NEXT_VALUE";
    Relation.Name := "NEXT_VALUE";
    //Relation formula for calendar dimension
    Relation.Relation[StdCubeDest.Dimensions.Calendar].AsString := "T.NEXT";
    //Binding of the second (calculated) fact
    CalcBind := StdCubeDest.CalcBindings.Binding[2] As IStandardCubeCalculatedFactBinding;
    CalcBind.Formula.AsString := "@[1]-NEXT_VALUE[@[1]]";
    //Set lag for calculated factor
    CalcBind.TimeLagLevel := DimCalendarLevel.dclYear;
    CalcBind.TimeForwardLag := 2;
    MObj.Save();
End Sub;