Dynamic reporting, time dependent columns

Hello,
We are trying to make some dynamic reports, for example with the columns: the last six months , quarter, current year, last year etc etc (a half year report). Is it possible to give in a year\period which is the "current period", so that all dynamic (time) columns are relative from this date. This because it is not known in which month the work is done (and the cubes updated) and the reports are run.
Regards.

If so,.....
1)create a variable on Time Char (instead the Business Content Variable) with manual input mandatory
2)insert an 'OFFSET'
For example:
a) create a variable on calmonth
b) create a new selection in column
__b.1) insert your KF in selection
__b.2) insert new variable of calmonth in selection
__b.3) change offset of variable, i.e. for six month write -6
Hope it helps!
C@f
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