Advice needed: join fact to time dimension with between clause

Hi All,
I've got 1 dimension and two fact tables. The 1 dimension could serve as a time dimension.(not specifically marked as this is a time dimension)
My Tables look like this (simplified)
Dim1:
date_pk (unique identifier)
date
month
year
fact1:
iid_date (foreign key to date_pk)
fact1_amount
Fact2:
begin_date
end_date
fact2_amount
In the physical layer i have a complex join between fact 1 and dim1 (date_pk = idd_date) and a complex join between fact2 and dim1 (dim1.date between fact2.begin_date and fact2.end_date and dim1.date <= CURRENT_DATE). In the business model i have complex joins between fact1 and dim1 and a complex join between fact2 and dim1 without further specification.
What I would like to achieve in Answers is that I select a Year and a Month from dim1 and add fact1_amount and fact2_amount to the same report and that the report shows both amounts. I would like some advice on how to set this up. Further more how to add a drill from year to month to date and what should I do when I'm willing to add more facts joined to the same Dim1
Any Advice is greatly appreciated
Gilles

Hello MMA1709,
You're right, this setup works!
But...
When you add an hierarchy and mark it as a time dimension it doesn't work anymore. It gives the following error in the consistency checker:
[38086] Physical table Dim1 in the time dimenison table source Dim1 is part of a complex join condition
And that means you cannot use any timebased calculations (AGO and TODATE). When I just create an hierarchy and do not mark it as a time dimension the hierarchy works well.
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