Dynamic Time Series in Essbase

Hello All,
I am new to Hyperion planning and Essbase development. I would like to implement Dynamic Time Series in Essbase. I could not find any materials where I can understand the concepts of DTS.
So I know I have an Essbase application created in EAS console with Period and Year dimension. How can I implement the DTS for PTD, QTD and YTD?
It would be really helpful If someone could help in understanding and implementing the DTS.
Thanks in Advance
rdineshkumar

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26232_01/doc.11122/esb_dbag/frameset.htm?dcatimse.html

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Dynamic Time Series in Essbase =/= Workspace

Hi all, I have a question regarding DTS.
I was trying to make changes to Dynamic Time Series to Period dimension in Workspace. I enabled DTS, assigned a generation #, and gave default an alias. After making the changes, I deployed as usual from Application Manager. 100% completed, no errors, all clear in the log.
When I try to retrieve, the change did not take effect. I also checked in EAS, the change wasn't taken place.
I suspected that DTS wasn't installed properly between Workspace and EAS. So to prove that, I went directly into EAS and made the change to DTS. Guess what? It worked!
So in conclusion, does that mean DTS wasn't installed properly? Was my suspicion correct?

I'm assuming that it is an EPMA application.
I've seen DTS not working (was that you?) for an EPMA application earlier.
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How to use Dynamic Time Series YTD on a calc script / member formula?

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I activated Dynamic Time Series on Essbase and would like to use the YTD function of a measure for a certain month.
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Edited by: Icebergue on 10/Ago/2011 11:07

I could be wrong, but I don't think you can use DTS members in calc scripts or member formulas. As you probably know, they can be used in Financial Reports, SmartView and Excel Add-in.
You can create an alternate hierarchy in your Time dimension though:
Jan (YTD): Jan ->Jan is being a shared member
Feb (YTD): Feb+Jan (YTD) ->Both Feb and Jan (YTD) are being a shared members
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I imported my Essbase cube metadata into the BI Server repository. I'm using Essbase 11.1.2.1 and OBIEE 11.1.1.5.
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I have Time dimension with active Dynamic Time Series for Y-T-D.
I'd like to use it in member formula - e.g. IF (@ISMBR("Y-T-D(Aug)")) - but this doesn't work as I get error message Unknown variable or member name.
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As Glenn mentioned, I also don't believe you can reference a DTS member in a formula, you would have to calc the YTD. Take a look at the @PTD function to calc Period to date numbers, I believe this function was available in v6.
Having said that, we're assuming you want to calc a ptd number, but your example was based on an IF @ISMBR(). So the question becomes what are you trying to do? Given what I assume your time dim looks like, what would be the difference between @ISMBR("Y-T-D(Aug)") and @ISMBR("Aug")

Using PeriodToDate MDX function in an ASO cube (Dynamic Time Series)

Hyperion Essbase 7.1.2
Since ASO doesn't support Dynamic Time Series (DTS), I am trying to use the "PeriodToDate" MDX function to get MTD and YTD totals. Below is my Time dimension:
Time (Time - Stored)
...I---> 2007
......l---> Q1-2007
.........l---> Jan-2007
............l---> 2007-01-01
............l---> 2007-01-02
............l---> 2007-01-03
.........l---> Feb-2007
.........l---> Mar-2007
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......l---> Q3-2007
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ASO does not have Dynamic Time Series at all (unless something just recently changed)
Period to date functionality has to be managed via MDX formulas and/or alternate roll ups in your time dimension.
Time Balancing does have to be a stored hierarchy, which is what you generally want anyway. The issue you have with Time balancing is that some times if you have an alternate roll up in your time dimension, it can cause problems with Time balancing.
If you want to use Time balancing, I would sugest a single stored time heriarchy and use an anakytic view dimension for the period to date functionality.
You can see a post I have on my blog that talks about this: garycris.blogspot.com
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Has anyone figured out a way to rename a dynamic time series member?

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I think the option is probably to use an alias, you shouldn't really be trying to hack the planning tables as it is essbase that controls DTS.
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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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I have just tried to activate dynamic time series members in the outline.
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4- When you retrieve a Dynamic Time Series member, you need to tell Essbase the time period up to which you want to calculate the period-to-date value. This time period is known as the latest time period and must be a level 0 member on the time dimension. For. Ex - For example, Q-T-D(May) returns the quarter-to-date value by adding values for April and May.
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I am trying to look for dynamic time series option in planning web and i m not able to locate it. I am on planning 9.2. .
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John
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Regards,
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John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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I am planning to build dynamic time series using rule file instead of manually.Please let me know if there is any property need to assign to enable DTS property for TIME dimension.
Edited by: 844104 on Mar 14, 2011 3:37 AM

In the load rule in the dimension build settings you would need to go to the tab dimension definition, choose the time dimension and right click on it. Select Edit properties. If you have not done so, set the dimension to be the time dimension. Then go to the generations/levels tab and set the generation names you need. For example if you want YTD, you would set the generation name to Year, if you want QTD set it to Quarter. You would set the number to the generation number that coorisponds to the generation. The DBAG has the list of names for all of the DTS members.

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Hi Revati,
Yes u r right, I also tried with same scenario as you mentioned.
Y-T-D values are not fetching with Twopass,but in that case Twopass is not required because of that member already having "Dynamic calc".
so you can proceed with Dynamiccalc without twopass.
               Actual
               Sales     COGS     Margin     Margin %     Margin1 %
New York     Cola     Jan     6000     5500     500     8.333333333     8.333333333
          Feb     5500     5000     500     9.090909091     9.090909091
          Mar     7000     6500     500     7.142857143     7.142857143
          Qtr1     18500     17000     1500     8.108108108     8.108108108
With twopass          Q-T-D(Mar)     18500     17000     1500     8.108108108     #missing
with out twopass          Q-T-D(Mar)     18500     17000     1500     8.108108108     7.142857143
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