Dynamic Time Dimension

Hi,
I've a problem during the set up of the Time Dimension of my Planning Application.
The structure of this dimension is the following:
Year
Months (grouped in 4 different quartes)
Days (grouped in different weeks per month).
My purpose is in having a dynamic dimension time which cross year dimension and update
days and weeks in relation to the year.
Can anyone help me?

It's been quite awhile since i personally created a planning app. but from what I remember, I believe there were essentially 3 options.
I believe there was a 52 week option, and a monthly app, and also a custom. (I dont remember there being a 'day' selection, someone please correct me if i am wrong).
Create an app with a custom # of periods, and enter 366 (includes leap years)
Your periods are going to be numbered P01-P365. So you will have to rename these.
Go ahead and then add the structure you want (in weeks, months and quarters), by adding members via planning web, You wont be able to move the level 0 members, so you have to create the upper level members and group them manually by specifying what time periods encompass each week/month/quarter.
Its a lot of manual work up front. I could be mistaken in the options which create days/weeks/months/quarters rollup, because its been awhile but even if that doesn;t exist just create a custom time dimension and put the structure around the level 0 members which it creates for you.
keep in mind that with a time dimension 366/367 members large, your block size is going to be massive, and will slow down performance.

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