Query on Cube Property.

Question

Hi All,
As per reporting requirement, most of the reports are daily reports and it is based on status. For each service Order they will be changing of different status.As per BW, only the finalized data can upload it into the cube. Most of reports in BW is keep on changing the status and this requirement can achieve only with ODS level. Compared to Info Cube, ODS will have less performance in reporting side. But this reporting requirement can achieve only in ODS.
With this requirements, can we able to use info cube ? 
I have analysed and got some inputs from my friend.
Can you suggest whether this will workout in the cube or not.
If i am loading data at Service_order level into infocube, Create a KYF and use it as a flag (1 or -1). Then for every new status, load data with the KYF as 1, then on change make the old status as -1 and the new status as 1.
When Status A,
        Status = "A", KYF = 1.
When Status B,
        Status = "A", KYF = -1.
        Status = "B", KYF = 1.
and so on .....
So at any point of time, the Status whose sum(KYF) = 1 is the active status, that you can manage at the report level through a global Calc KYF.
My query is how can i set (1 and -1) for each record and how the record will update in the cube.
Pls suggest on this..
Thanks,
Ram.
Edited by: Ram Siva on Mar 5, 2009 6:39 AM

Answer 1

Hi Ram,
As your friend suggested you can work out that way, But Before loading directly into the Infocube , Just load it to DSO, then from there populate into the Infocube, Add a Keyfigure in the Infocube. For the First time load it into the Infocube , make the KF as 1 . then in the second load or the delta load, check the record modes if a status is changed, if you are getting after image and before image then you can always multiply the before image with -1 for the same KF. In this way you can nullify the value 1 for the old record and your new record always comes with 1 giving you the latest record.
Thanks,
VSK