Where two line items each have a different timescale, and one refers to the other in a formula, then days will aggregate into months, months aggregate into quarters, and quarters aggregate into years. You can choose to skip levels: days could aggregate directly into years if required. For more see Time Aggregation.
Remember! When you use any of the time functions, the value returned depends on the Summary Method set for the source line item.
Functions and time ranges
All non-time series functions can read data from line items that use different time ranges or the Model Calendar. Time series functions must use the same time range for the line item holding the function, and any line items that provide arguments.
The time series functions are:
| Time Series Functions | ||
|---|---|---|
| PREVIOUS | NEXT | PROFILE |
| POST | MOVINGSUM | DECUMULATE |
| LEAD | SPREAD | OFFSET |
| LAG | CUMULATE | |
Behavior of time series functions
When you restrict a line item by applying a time range, you also restrict the periods from which a time series function can retrieve data. A time series function passes arguments that specify the value to return, and a point in a series of time periods to return it from. Some functions, such as MOVINGSUM, then perform an additional calculation on the returned value.
Assign a different time range to a result in a time series function
Anaplan prevents you entering a calculation that uses different time ranges for the line items that provide arguments and the result line item for any of the time series functions. If you enter a function that conflicts with this rule, it will be rejected.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ADDMONTHS | Add a specified number of months to a date. |
| ADDYEARS | Add a specified number of years to a date. |
| CUMULATE | Cumulative sum from the first period of the timescale. |
| CURRENTPERIODEND | The end date of the Current Period. |
| CURRENTPERIODSTART | The start date of the Current Period. |
| DATE | Converts numbers yyyy, mm, and dd to a date. Date format depends on your locale. |
| DAY | Converts a date to a day in number format. Date format depends on your locale. |
| DAYS | Number of days in a time period. |
| DAYSINMONTH | Number of days in a specified calendar month. |
| DAYSINYEAR | Number of days in a specified year where year is formatted as a four digit number, YYYY. |
| DECUMULATE | Calculates the difference in a value between the result period and the previous period. |
| END | Result is the last date in the period. |
| HALFYEARTODATE | Takes a single numeric parameter and returns a cumulative sums across a Half-Year time range and then resets. |
| HALFYEARVALUE | Returns the Half-Year value of the source line item, according to the Time Summary method set for the source. |
| INPERIOD | Tests whether a date falls within the period specified on the time dimension or falls within a time period (result is Boolean-formatted). |
| LAG | Take the value from n periods in the past. If this is before the start of the timescale, use z instead as the fill value. |
| LEAD | Take the value from n periods in the future. If this is beyond the end of the timescale, use z instead as the fill value. |
| MONTH | Converts a date or a time period to a calendar month as number. |
| MONTHTODATE | Takes a single numeric parameter and returns a cumulative sums across a month time range and then resets. |
| MONTHVALUE | Returns the month value of the source line item, according to the Time Summary method set for the source. |
| MOVINGSUM | Calculates moving values, such as a moving sum or moving average. |
| NEXT | Returns a value from the next period. |
| OFFSET | Returns a value from a specified number of periods in advance. |
| PERIOD | Take a date as parameter and returns a time period as result. |
| POST | Post a value to a specified number of periods in the future. |
| PREVIOUS | Takes a value from the previous period. |
| PROFILE | Allocates a value over the next few periods based on a table containing % current period, % next period, % pd+2 etc. |
| QUARTERTODATE | Takes a single numeric parameter and returns a cumulative sums across a quarter time range and then resets. |
| QUARTERVALUE | Returns the Quarter value of the source line item, according to the Time Summary method set for the source. |
| SPREAD | Spreads a value evenly over a number of periods. |
| START | Result is the first date in the period. |
| TIMESUM | Aggregates between the from and to time periods. These can be absolute time periods, or relative to the latest actual time period. |
| WEEKDAY | Takes a date and returns a number 1 to 7 for the day-of-week number. An optional Type parameter can be used to set the start day for the day-of-week count. |
| WEEKTODATE | Takes a single numeric parameter and returns a cumulative sums across a week time range and then resets. |
| WEEKVALUE | Returns the week value of the source line item, according to the Time Summary method set for the source. |
| YEAR | Converts a date or a time period to a year in number format. |
| YEARTODATE | Takes a single numeric parameter and returns a cumulative sums across a year time range and then resets. |
| YEARVALUE | Returns the year value of the source line item, according to the time summary method set for the source. |