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v Basic Approach = Single Category
v Target Period = Month
v Target Offset = -2
v Context Period = Year
v Context Offset = 0
2. You also need a time period for 2006/10, which is two quarters ago, one month
before the month in which the current period occurs in the current quarter. You
specify the following details:
v Current Period = 2007/05/30
v Basic Approach = Single Category
v Target Period = Month
v Target Offset = -1
v Context Period = Quarter
v Context Offset = -2
3. Next, you need a time period that spans all years up to 2007, as well the first
quarter of 2007 and the months April and May, 2007. You specify the following
details:
v Current Period = 2007/05/30
v Basic Approach = Period To-Date Total
v To-date Period = Life
v Target Period = Month
v Target Offset = 0
v Context Period = Quarter
v Context Offset = 0
4. You need a time period that spans the quarters 2006 Q1, 2006 Q2, 2006 Q3, and
the months 2006/10 and 2006/11. This is a Year-to-Date category two quarters
ago, up to the same month in that quarter as the current month is in its quarter
(the second month). You specify the following details:
v Current Period = 2007/05/30
v Basic Approach = Period To-Date Total
v To-date Period = Year
v Target Period = Month
v Target Offset = 0
v Context Period = Quarter
v Context Offset = -2
5. Finally, you need a time period that spans a five-month period ending in July
2006. This is a five-month running total, starting three quarters ago, where the
ending month in that quarter is one month before the position of the current
month in the current quarter. You specify the following details:
v Current Period = 2007/05/30
v Basic Approach = N-Period Running Total
v Number of Periods = 5
v Target Period = Month
v Target Offset = -1
v Context Period = Quarter
v Context Offset = -3
330 IBM Cognos Transformer Version 10.1.1: User Guide

IBM Cognos Specifications

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Brand	IBM
Model	Cognos
Category	Transformer
Language	English