Assigning time dimension in update rule

Hi
I have a fundamental question -
What exactly is meant by creating a time dimension on a cube based on a particular date (eg- Received date)?
We have billing data coming into the cube.. so what exactly happens when you say the billing data should be based on Received date?
Should I assign the billing amount KF to Received date time characteristic in the update rule? What does it do with the data - how does it bucket it?
Also, what does it mean when you say assign calendar month to say, Load date?
Thanks
Riya.

Hi Riya
Let me take your question step by step and club similar questions together
1) what does it mean when you say assign calendar month to say, Load date
Well this means that you need to put a routine for 0CALMONTH.
RESULT = sy-datum+4(2).
sy-datum would internally come as system date in the form of 20080327.So this little routine will pick 03.
2) What exactly is meant by creating a time dimension on a cube based on a particular date (eg- Received date)?
This is similar to saying billing data should be based on Received date .
Well this means that all time charecteristics like 0calday,0calmonth,0calweek etc need to be mapped to Recieved Date.This is how data will get bucketed(vitual bucketing) - for example you use 0calmonth so all orders with recieving date this month will be bucketed today and will show up in ur query if u have a variable for getting data for this month.
Automatic time conversion will be done(in BI 7.0 this happens for both DSO and Cube.Perhaps in 3.5 you need to use a formula for the ODS).
Do not map any key-figure to Received date time characteristic .You should get Received date directly from Data-source.
I hope this helps you to understand this.
Regards
Samarpita

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[http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e0e1096a-e058-2c10-06b7-c66f9a82a9c8?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true]
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=========================
Update Rules for 0PA_DS03 (Part 2)
=========================
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$$ begin of global - insert your declaration only below this line -
TABLES: ...
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$$ end of global - insert your declaration only before this line   -
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$$ end of global - insert your declaration only before this line   -
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