Cumulative Value Calculation

Question

Dear Experts,
I extracted data with the standard datasource 0CO_OM_OPA_1. Cost from this datasource is costs by month. However, I need to have another key figure for cumulative cost.
1) How can I get cumulative values through the transformation? (I need to display data on Xcelsius, and I am not sure this cumulative value can be achieved in the report)
2) I heard that we can calculate the cumulative value by Non Cumulative Key Figure. However, I don't know how it works. I try to create Non Cumulative Key Figure based on 0AMOUNT from the datasource, but it requires me to add 0CALDAY into my infocube. (The finest level in time dimension in my infocube is 0CALMONTH) Is it true that I can use Non Cumulative value to calculate cumulative value. If yes, how can I do that?

Answer 1

Hi.
Use a bex query to do the cumulative calculation of the monthly values. Hook that query up to a universe and retrieve it in Xcelsius.
You can set the key figure property to "cumulative" in the query designer. That should get over to the BO Universe... if not, then you can cumulate it either straight in Xcelsius (you have to know the structure anyway, in order to build the graphs...) or use a web-i report.
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Jacob