Data Warehouse GXL

Use the GXL formula to retrieve account balances for a specific format/reporting period. The following is an overview for the GXL formula for Data Warehouse ledgers:

Syntax

=GXL("Key1","Key2","Year","Format","Period","Profile","Account Segment 1","Account Segment 2","Account Segment 3","Account Segment 4","Account Segment 5"...)

Note: It is common practice to use cell references within GXL formulas to identify parameters.

Parameters

The following are GXL formula parameters for Data Warehouse ledgers:

Key 1

The value entered for the Key 1 parameter varies based on the requirements of the selected Data Warehouse profile (for example, Balance Type).

Key 2

The value entered for the Key 2 parameter varies based on the requirements of the selected Data Warehouse profile (for example, Organization).

Year

Year identifier.

Format

Format options are:

PER: the activity of the selected period.
QTR: the activity for the periods provided in the selected quarter number.
DQTR: the activity for the periods provided in the selected daily quarter number.
YTD: the activity for periods 1 through the designated period number, excluding the opening balance.
LTD: the activity for periods 1 through the designated period number, including the opening balance.
RANGE: the activity for the range of specified periods.

Period

Corresponds to period, quarter number, or range of periods (for example, 1.5 for periods 1 through 5) for the specified format.

Profile

Identifies the Data Warehouse profile.

Account Segment 1-nn

Enter one parameter for each segment in the account string. The number of account segments vary based on the account structure of the selected Data Warehouse profile. May be a single value, mask, range, value list, segment list, hierarchy value, or @ field (see Account Segment Syntax for more information).

Formula Example: Using a Mask

=GXL("Actuals","ABC","2009","PER","1","SS_Sample","ABC","1*","*","*")

Retrieves the actual activity for period 1 of 2009, with a mask for every account beginning with 1.

See Control Panel, GL Reporting, Create or Maintain GL Formulas, and GXL Formula for Account Values for more information.