IT Executive Scorecard Installation and Configuration Guide

Data Warehouse - General Dimensions

This wizard page enables you to define the various dimensions that are used to populate tables with metadata information based on the period between the First year and Last year (inclusive). Yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily period metadata for the range you specify is created.

To access On the Windows taskbar, click Start > All Programs > HP Executive Scorecard > Administration > Configuration Wizard.

Period Dimension area:

UI Element

Description
First Year

The first year in the period dimension is the first year used when automatically populating Data Warehouse tables with yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily records. The default is 2005. Change the First Year value by clicking the up or down arrows.

Note: The First Year can be changed later on in the Executive Scorecard Admin application, followed by running the dw_period_dim_generator utility.

For more information, see Change the Data Warehouse Period dimensions in the Data Warehouse Admin Guide.

Last Year

The last year in the period dimension is the last year used when automatically populating Data Warehouse tables with yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly and daily records.The default is 2025. Change the Last Year value by clicking the up or down arrows.

Note:

  • The Last Year must not be lower than the current year.
  • The Last Year can be changed later on in the Executive Scorecard Admin application, followed by running the dw_period_dim_generator utility.

For more information see Change the Data Warehouse Period dimensions in the Data Warehouse Admin Guide.

First fiscal month of the year

The first fiscal month of the year in your organization.

Currency area:

UI Element

Description
Default Currency

The currency to use as default. You can select $ as a default.

Tip: If you are using the HP Project and Portfolio Management or the HP Asset Manager applications as data sources, make sure that you select the currency corresponding to the currency defined in these applications. For a list of currencies, see "IT Executive Scorecard Installation and Configuration Guide".