Extending M3 Analytics Hierarchies with Custom Fields

M3 Analytics enables customers to extend Infor-delivered hierarchies by adding additional attributes. Customers can do this in two ways, by leveraging M3 customer-defined fields stored in CUGEX1 table, or by uploading external data into the Model Extensions space where you can import and merge the data into the hierarchies.

Customers can use both approaches together and the hierarchy can simultaneously extend through CUGEX1 and the Extension Dimension imported from the Model Extensions space. Extension fields appear as hierarchy attributes in the Default Subject Area and are not delivered as part of the Custom Subject Areas (CSA). Users may add and rename these fields in the CSAs as needed.

This feature is optional. The publishing groups are separated to keep it independent from the overall solution. Customers can add it if needed, either through a separate workflow or by incorporating it into the main workflow. See KB2114690.