Use FI Posting date as a filter value, can I get YTD for current year?

Question

Dear Expert,
I work on a BI report which calculate the YTD key figure (restricted by 0CYEAR and =< 0CMONTH).
One of the requirement for the report is to allow user to enter a value for a date using FI Posting date (although this is optional).
Without entering the value for FI Posting date, my report works fine.
But once FI Posting date is entered, no data found.
I expect that when the value for the FI Posting date is entered, the YTD value will be calcuated starting from the Jan 1 of that FI Posting year to the FI Posting date entered.
But this seems not happen.
Could you help me to resolve this problem?
If there is a better solution, please let me know.
Very appreciated.
Arthur

Answer 1

Hi Dipika,
Thanks for your reply.
In my report, FI Posting date is a free characteristic, which user can optionally select it and fiter it for a specific FI Posting Date. Do you consider it as a global filter?
my query structure is as below:
rows: profit center, department, manager
columns: YTD for current year, YTD for Previous year, the difference betwwen the two
The requirement is when user enter a FI Posting date, use it  to restrict the KF shown above.
For example, if the FI posting date is March 15, 2008, then YTD for current year should be restricted by the period between Jan 1, 2008 and March 15, 2008 and YTD for previous year should be restricted by Jan 1, 2007 and March 15, 2007.
Do you have any idea how to implement this requirement in term of FI Posting date?
Thanks and appreciated.
Arthur