MDX Script for Caluclate total year

Hi ,
I need to calculate total year for actual and forecast data in essbae aso cube .Already we have MDX script for calculate actual and forecast .and now we need to calculate total year .
Kindly any one can help me on this .
Script we used :
Case
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY06] Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY07] Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY08] Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY09] Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Jan]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Feb]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Mar]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Apr]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [May]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Jun]) Then ([Scenario].[Actual],[Version].[Final])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Jul]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Aug]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Sep]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Oct]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Nov]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When (CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY10] AND CurrentMember ([Period]) is [Dec]) Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY11] Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
When CurrentMember ([Years]) is [FY12] Then ([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])
Else
Missing
End
In above script Jan to June is actual data and Jul to Dec is forecast data .now we need write MDX script for calculate total years .
We have substitute veritable is Endmost for actual and startMo for forecast .can we use these variables in script?
i am trying below script but i am getting some errors :
case
when (currentmember([Years]) is [FY10]) then
sum(crossjoin{(([Scenario].[Actual]),([Version].[Final])),([jan],[Feb],[Mar],[Apr],[May],[june])}+
sum(crossjoin{(([Scenario].[Current Forecast],[Version].[Working])),([July],[Aug],[Sept],[Oct],[Nov],[Dec]))}
end
is this script is correct and also let me know how we can use substitute veritable in FASO MD scripts.
Thanks,
vi

Yes. That makes sense to craete a calculated member( say FYF) and apllying the logic you have told.
Can see the required result at the total year level.
And it is always better not to change the actulas and forecast cosolidation at the total year level.

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