What would happen if i did... in hfm?

What would happen if I did…
in HFM?
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Chris Barbieri

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What would happen if I…
Changed the IsCalculated flag on an account?
Changed an entity’s currency?
Changed the Zero View settings?
Inserted a new entity into a locked hierarchy?
Loaded metadata without integrity check?
Changed number of review levels for a scenario?


Changed the IsCalculated flag
on an account/custom?
IsCalculated does two things:
● Built-in No Input rule
● HFM automatically clears the values

Sample account “CalculatedAccount”

Not checked = Input-able


Enter Data
Enter “78” in <EC>

Naturally “155” is
calculated (Translated)


What’s Under the Hood?
Kscope_DCE_1_2005 table
● Stores <EC> and <PC> data

What’s are these code
numbers?
Need to convert labels to
ItemIDs*


Dp0_Input & Dp0_InputTransType
Dp*_Input stores YTD number
● Each record holds 12 months, numbered “0” through
“11”

Dp*_InputTransType tells HFM what sort of number
it is
● Input (16)
● Calculated (32)
● Derived (128)


This is Critical to Understand
The InputTransType is the metadata attribute

at the time the number is written to
the database!
If the IsCalculated attribute changes on the
Account, this is not updated in the table!
…until a new number is written to that cell


Extract Data
Type “16” data can be
extracted
Extract Calculated will
include type “32” data


Change Flag to IsCalculated
Turn on IsCalculated


Load Metadata Only
Database still shows Input (16)

Grid shows “no
input”
Data extract shows
not calculated


Consolidate Data
Data remains
● HFM clears cells with type “32”, not “16”
●

Despite the IsCalculated flag

● Must clear it manually using HS.Clear in rules

Must remove data Prior to changing flag


Changed an Entity’s Currency?
Data and journals are
stored by currency ID
UKSales
● Originally GBP
● Change to EUR
● Parent EastRegion USD


Classic Mode Metadata Change
Error during load
● Metadata Integrity Check

● Won’t load
● Un-post then delete the journal?

Successfully Changed?
Before

After load


Translate
Parent Currency

Translate GBP
● Is now translated value
from EUR to GBP

Time to
reload all
data and
journals!


Changed the Zero View settings?
Scenario setting
“How should I treat missing data?”
● Zero YTD
●

HFM will derive a periodic value so we arrive at zero on a
YTD basis, reversing out the entire YTD balance from
prior period

● Zero Periodic
●

HFM adds the periodic zero to prior period YTD,
essentially carrying prior period forward

Applies only to Revenue/Expense/Flow

Sample Sales for UKSales

Notice August Periodic and YTD


Change Actual Zero View to “Periodic”
Metadata load prevented

Unpost/reject journals and re-load metadata?
● Re-post same journals


Notice August Changes?


Inserted a new entity into a locked
hierarchy?
July and August 2005 are
consolidated, published,
and locked
Insert new parent “West”


Changes from New Entity to Top
Review status and
Calc Status of
ancestors change
Consolidate and
Publish each period


Move Europe
Change existing entity
structure
● Looking for NoData status
change


Move an Entity with NoData
No change to Calc status
Review Level stays same


Loaded metadata without the
integrity check enabled?
Has no bearing on data, only journals
Prevents broken journal entries from:
● Deleted / renamed base members
● Make an intersection invalid
●
●

Change Custom 1..4 Top Member
Remove IsICP

● Promote a base Account / Custom to parent
● Change currency on an entity
● Change Zero View on scenario


Rename “Sales” to “Revenue”

Load metadata in “Replace” mode


Item IDs
Appname_Account_Item
Data and journals use ItemID
number “133”, not “Sales”
● Journal records in
Appname_JLENT_1_2005


Integrity Check “On”


Remove Check Integrity Flag
Don’t try this at home!!!

No metadata load errors
… seems too easy


…now, about that journal

Account is removed
It cannot be “looked up”
● Journal still refers to “133”


Account_Item table
Replace mode
● Removes “Sales” from
Appname_Account_Item
table
● Adds “Revenue”
●
●

Assigns a new Item ID
“177” is the next number
available


Reload Original Metadata?
Try to “bring ‘Sales’ back” by
reloading
Enable “Check Integrity”
No errors this time around
“Sales” is assigned a new ID
“178”
● Treated like a new member
● Next ID in sequence


Delete Invalid Records
HFM deletes any data records or tables for
ItemIDs which don’t exist in *_Item tables
No way to tell what account “133” was

Leaves journal records though
● Forever orphaned


Changed the Maximum
Review Level?
September: all entities approved Levels 1- 5
Scenario Settings at default “10”
● Change to “2”


MaxReviewLevel = 2
No bearing on
existing review
levels
● Still at “5”

No change to promote options
● All “10” levels still available

No error when promoting
straight to “10”
Placebo


Disable Process Management
for a scenario
Actual: set SupportsProcessManagement = “N”
All levels for scenario revert to “Not Supported”

Add it back? SupportsProcessManagement = “Y”
Eureka!


Chris Barbieri
cbarbieri@ranzal.com
+1.617.480.6173
www.ranzal.com


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