Relative Time Settings - IBM Cognos User Manual

MDL Save Option Setting
Use the cogtr.xml file to specify the manually maintained MDL save options.
v To set MDL save actions to use verb instead of structured format, type
v To set MDL so that it does not save the object identifiers, type
TransdaPath
This setting applies to the Series 7 IQD Bridge component that enables Cognos
Transformer to continue supporting Series 7 .iqd files.
v For Windows, specify the following value for this setting:
v For UNIX, specify the following value for this setting:

Relative Time Settings

Several types of relative time period are available for use in your models.
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<Preference
Name="VerbOutput" Value="1"/>
<Preference Name="ObjectIdOutput" Value="0"/>
<Preference
Name="TransdaPath" Type="string" Value="..\CS7Gateways\bin\TransDa.exe"/>
<Preference
Name="TransdaPath" Type="string" Value="../CS7Gateways/bin/rsserverda"/>
Relative time setting
None
Current Period
Period To-Date
Period To-Date Grouped
Description
Not a relative time period. Use None to cancel a
previously established relative time period without
deleting the special category and its existing
substructures.
The current time period. For example, if the current
date is 2007/05/30, then the Current Month is 200705.
The period-to-date. For example, if the current date is
2007/05/30
- the Quarter To-Date category is a specially constructed
version of 2006 Q2 that contains only the months of
April and May (assuming a standard calendar year of
four quarters beginning in January).
- the Year To-Date category is a specially constructed
version of the year 2007 that contains 2007 Q1, and a
specially constructed version of Q2 that contains only
the months April and May.
- the Life To-Date category contains all previous years
plus the Year To-Date categories.
A group of relative time periods consisting of a
period-to-date category and a period-to-date, prior
period category. Here are some examples:
- Quarter To-Date Grouped consists of a Quarter
To-Date category and a Quarter To-Date, Prior Quarter
category.
- Year To-Date Grouped consists of a Year To-Date
category and a Year To-Date, Prior Year category.