Special Functions

Syntax:

SUM(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns an accumulated sum of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 accumulation period. An accumulation period is a level, within which accumulation is made. Accumulation starts over with the start of each accumulation period. If a string is specified as an expression, the function returns 0.

Examples:

SUM[@[1],MONTH,YEAR]

returns the accumulated sum of the fact with the @[1] identifier by the MONTH level within a year.

SUM[@[1],MONTH,ROOT]

returns the accumulated sum of the fact with the @[1] identifier within the whole calendar.

Syntax:

FIRST(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the first element of the F fact by the L1 dimension level within the L2 period.

Example:

FIRST[@[1],QUART,YEAR]

returns the value of the first element of the fact with the @[1] identifier by the QUARTER level within a year.

Syntax:

FILL(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the last non-empty element of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 accumulation period.

Example:

FILL[@[1],QUART,YEAR]

returns the last non-empty value of the fact with the @[1] identifier by the QUARTER level within a year.

Syntax:

DIF(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the difference between the current and the previous values of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 period.

Example:

DIF[@[1],MONTH,YEAR]

returns the difference between the current and the previous values of the fact with the @[1] identifier by the MONTH level within a year.

Syntax:

LAST(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the last element of the F fact by the L1 dimension level within the L2 period.

Example:

LAST[@[1],QUART,YEAR]

returns the value of the last element of the fact with the @[1] identifier by the QUARTER level within a year.

Syntax:

SUM_S(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns an accumulated sum of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 accumulation period. This function works for the selected dimension elements only.

Syntax:

FIRST_S(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the first element of the F fact by the L1 dimension level within the L2 period. This function works for the selected dimension elements only.

Syntax:

FILL_S(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the last non-empty element of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 accumulation period. This function works for the selected dimension elements only.

Syntax:

DIF_S(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the difference between the current and the previous values of the F fact by the L1 level within the L2 period. This function works for the selected dimension elements only.

Syntax:

LAST_S(F, L1, L2)

where

• F. Fact.

• L1 and L2. Level names.

Description:

The function returns the value of the last element of the F fact by the L1 dimension level within the L2 period. This function works for the selected dimension elements only.