HFM Rule Basics - 1

Rules gives the wings to HFM application and are incredibly powerful & flexible way to add calculations to the applications. Rule file extension is .RLE

What is a Rule?

Ans: Rules are Combination of Objects & Functions/Methods 

Hs is the namespace, Entity is the object, DefCurrency is the function, and E#SpecificEntity is the argument, to define the dimension in the argument, HFM requires the dimension label and a number sign (#).

# We load all rules in single file as there is only replace option available and No merge option.

# Rules start with "SUB" and ends with "ENDSUB"

9 Rules are:

1. Calculation -------------------HS.Exp

2. Translation -------------------HS.Trans

3. Consolidation -------------------Call HS.Con

4. Allocation -------------------Call HS.Alloc

5. Input -------------------HS.Input

6. NoInput -------------------HS.NoInput

7. DynamicCalculation -------------------HS.Dynamic

8. TransactionsICP -------------------HS.SupportTran

9. EquityPickup ------------------- HS.PEPU

What is HS. ?

HS. = Hyperion Solution

HFM Rules

There are 2 main Functions

1. Load to the Database ---- HS.Exp

2. Retrieve from the Database-------HS.GetCell

List of Dimensions Valid on both the sides of the equation.

Data is written only to the base level elements for the following dimensions:

- Account

- ICP

- Custom1

- Custom2

- Custom3

- Custom4    So only base members on the left hand side

Formatting the rules also means using the underscore (_) and colon (:) symbols. When using the underscore, you are telling the script that the line ending with an underscore is continuing on the next line. For example:

StrAccount = HS.GetCell ("A#7999.C1#Sales") + _

HS.GetCell ("A#7999.C1#Marketing")

The colon allows you to combine two lines. For example:

strSalesAccount = "A#7999.C1#Sales" : strMktAccount = "A#7999.C1#Marketing"

             HS.Exp "A#Account3.C1#Chips = A#Account4"

HS.Exp "A#Account3.C1#Olap = A#Account4"

Same formulae Reversed

HS.Exp "A#Account3 = A#Account4.C1#Chips"

HS.Exp "A#Account3 = A#Account4.C1#Olap"

To be Continued in HFM Rule Basics part 2....