Calendar Extract (Month, Year and Life To Date patterns) in Jedox
Understanding how to create and use Calendar Extracts in Jedox is crucial for effective time-based analysis. Calendar Extracts are essential for breaking down your data into manageable and meaningful periods, like months, years, or Life to Date (LTD) views. In this guide, we'll walk you through how to set up these patterns in Jedox and explore real-life scenarios where each pattern is most effective.
What is a Calendar Extract in Jedox?
A Calendar Extract in Jedox Integrator is a feature that allows you to filter and segment your data based on time periods such as months, years, or the cumulative period up to the current date (Life to Date). This is particularly useful for generating your Time dimensions and subsequently reports, dashboards, or performing time-series analysis. In this post, we will focus on 3 common use cases:
Month Pattern - MTD captures data from the 1st of the month through to the most recent complete day.:
Use Case: Monthly financial reporting, monitoring sales trends,...