Understand the calculation
In the example, a rule calculates revenue from quantity and price. The business formula belongs in the rule.
IBM PLANNING ANALYTICS · RULES · SKIPCHECK · FEEDERS
Feeders in IBM Planning Analytics.
The rule calculates. The feeder marks.
A rule calculates revenue, but how does TM1 include that value in a total? When using SKIPCHECK, feeders identify relevant rule-calculated cells. The revenue example shows how these two roles work together.
The short answer
The rule calculates revenue from quantity × price, for example. The feeder marks the revenue cell to be considered. With SKIPCHECK, appropriate feeders help include rule-calculated values correctly in consolidations.
Florian KaiserIBM Planning Analytics consultant
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In the example, a rule calculates revenue from quantity and price. The business formula belongs in the rule. The example feeds revenue from quantity. The feeder does not calculate extra revenue; it marks the target for consolidation. After changes, check individual calculated values and their parent totals. A correct detail value alone does not prove that every required cell is fed.
IN PLANNING ANALYTICS WORKSPACE
Step by step.
Mark the relevant cell
The example feeds revenue from quantity. The feeder does not calculate extra revenue; it marks the target for consolidation.
Check detail and total
After changes, check individual calculated values and their parent totals. A correct detail value alone does not prove that every required cell is fed.
IN PRACTICE
Quantity × price gives revenue.
Simple example: 10 units at 5 euros each give 50 euros in revenue. A feeder marker is not an additional monetary amount.
10 × 5 = 50
The rule supplies the calculated revenue.
Quantity → Revenue
The feeder marks the revenue cell as relevant in this example.
Include the value in the total.
Appropriate feeders prevent required rule values from being skipped during sparse consolidation.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Any questions?
Does a feeder calculate a value?
No. The rule performs the calculation. The feeder marks relevant target cells.
What happens when feeders are missing?
With SKIPCHECK, required rule-calculated values can be missing from consolidations. Check feeders and consolidated results together.
Should I feed everything just in case?
Excessive feeding can consume memory and processing time. Aim for feeders that cover all required values while staying as selective as practical.
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