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IBM Cognos 10 Platform => Cognos 10 BI => Report Studio => Topic started by: suly on 15 Apr 2015 09:29:19 AM

Title: Compare Multiple Periods in a Crosstab and Chart in Cognos Report
Post by: suly on 15 Apr 2015 09:29:19 AM
Hi all,

I need to compare data from several periods. Periods depend on the dates the user enters on the prompt page. Say, user wants to compare the number of items sold between Jan 16 and Mar 31 of the current year, those sold within the same period a year before it,and 2 years before it. The user enters only the current period. The dates can be any dates. Ideally, the user can also enter the number of periods to compare.
I have Time dimension, and date prompt [model].[time_dim].[day].[date] in_range ?startdate? - so I can see the quantity for the current period but I need to compare it for the same range of  time(dd.mm.yyyy) 1 year ago.

I have a relational data model with DMR.

Would appreciate your help,
Title: Re: Compare Multiple Periods in a Crosstab and Chart in Cognos Report
Post by: CognosPaul on 15 Apr 2015 03:46:04 PM
Is this a full DMR model or a mix of DMR and relational?
Title: Re: Compare Multiple Periods in a Crosstab and Chart in Cognos Report
Post by: suly on 21 Apr 2015 07:56:54 AM
Its a mix