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The PEL Allocate statement can sometimes throw unexpected error messages, especially when you're setting up a pull or push cross model allocation rule. I've been keeping track of a few of the more obscure ones, which I've listed in the table...
You need to give really careful consideration to procedural business rules in PerformancePoint Planning. This is where multi-dimensional knowledge and experience helps, as you need to know whether its best to use a SQL or MDX implementation for your rules...
PerformancePoint gives you the flexibility to have multiple assumption models to use as you please in your main models. Although this is great, I've found a problem when the two assumption models have different member sets for the same dimension,...
As I mentioned in my post a few weeks a ago, the PEL Allocate statement is a powerful method of moving data between PerformancePoint models. Although it's powerful, the end result of an Allocate statement is simply that the destination model will...
PerformancePoint assumption models are very useful if you want the data in one model to drive and affect another model. However, if you’ve been using assumption models, then the chances are that you may have noticed that they can sometimes be a...
Useful post on Norm's PerformancePoint Server Blog showing a short video on how to do intercompany eliminations in PerformancePoint. The video is actually by Forrest Dermid, who sets the scene by explaining why you would actually want to do an intercompany...
A PerformancePoint Planning white paper has recently been published that documents the performance and scalability of Planning Server. Included are some very interesting test results that will come in handy when planning the deployment of PPS for a large...
PerformancePoint provides you with a few options when you want to move data between models, the most obvious of which is Associations. However, there is also the powerful PEL Allocate statement.... So which method should you use to move data? Associations...
PerformancePoint 2007 Management Reporter was launched recently, with the specific intention of providing financial users with the ability to easily create financial reports that can be distributed across the organisation. Management Reporter can connect...
I'm a big fan of schemas in SQL 2005, and like to use them for both organisation and security. However, I've found that PerformancePoint Planning Business Modeller doesn't appear to like schemas as much as I do.... It seems that if you try...