The Custom Detail dimension offers the capability of saving data with an additional level of granularity for specific purposes.
For example you want to detail some P&L Data by Country or Top Customer, for Statement purposes. Country codes are members of the Custom Detail dimension.
Additionally you want to provide some head-count statistic by Reporting Unit and Divisions ; Divisions codes are also members of the Custom Detail dimension.
The members of the Custom dimensions are heterogeneous, therefore they must be grouped in categories (the Custom Detail Type) which indicate the nature of the members.
Conso Values that do not require this level of additional granularity are being by default assigned the member Not Applicable (_).
Custom Dimensions Editor
Use the Insert New member icon to add new item . Not Available is provided by default.
Custom Dimensions Account Group
To facilitate grouping and selections of Custom Dimension items related to given Accounts it is possible to related given custom dimensions item with Account Group (by default Not available only is provided).
For each Custom Dimension Item check the corresponding Account Group you want the Custom Dimension to be related with.
This step is not mandatory but depends from the business scenario you have to deal with.
Two Custom Dimensions are available.
It could also be necessary to create additional Parent-Child relationships on the top of the Custom Dimensions to facilitate slicing and dicing especially if they have a lot of items.
When
completed click on the Confirm Button. A process is executed to spread
the attributes from Custom 1/2 Account Group Level at Account Level.