Cycle periods overview

Cycle periods are used to define the calendar date range for which a cycle definition is applicable, and the related reviewed plans. The system generates these cycle periods.

You can also manually create the cycle periods on the Cycles Period page.

A cycle period comprises of these tabs:

  • Cycle Period Details tab
  • Previous Cycle Period tab
  • Scenarios tab

The Cycle Period Details tab displays this information:

  • Cycle Name: The name of the cycle based on the cycle definition from which the cycle period is created.
  • Current Cycle Period: The user defined name of the cycle period.
  • Current Planning Period: The label of the calendar period representing the first future planning bucket (in the cycle period) at the Calendar level, to store scenario values.
  • Horizon Start: The label of the calendar period that represents the first (oldest) planning bucket (within the cycle period) at the Calendar level to store scenario values.
  • Horizon End: The label of the calendar period that represents the last (newest) planning bucket (within the cycle period) at the Calendar level to store scenario values.
  • Cycle Periodicity: The frequency of the cycle.
  • Status: The current status of the cycle period.
  • Available: Indicates the availability status of the Cycle Period. Possible values:
    • Available
    • Unavailable
    • Processing or archived
  • Process definition: The process definition used by the cycle.
  • Cycle Calendar Period: The period label of the cycle period defaulted from the calendar.

The Previous Cycle Period Details tab displays this data related to the previous cycle period, if defined:

  • Cycle Period: The name of the previous cycle period.
  • Cycle Status: The status of the previous cycle period.
  • Demand Scenario: The name of the Demand Scenario applicable to the previous cycle period.
  • Finance Scenario: The name of the Finance Scenario applicable to the previous cycle period.
  • Supply Scenario: The name of the Supply Scenario applicable to the previous cycle period.
  • Integration Scenario: The name of the Integration Scenario applicable to the previous cycle period.

The Scenario tab displays this information related to the scenarios linked to the cycle period:

  • Scenario name: The name of the scenario.
  • Module: The module to which the scenario is associated.
  • Available: Indicates the availability status of the scenario. Possible values:
    • Available & Editable
    • Available & Read-only
    • Unavailable (No entry)
    • Processing
    • Archived
  • Status: The status of the scenario. Possible values:
    • WIP
    • Review
    • Approved
    • Rejected
    • Published
    • Stopped
Note: For each level of a cycle period's item, location, and period hierarchy, a dimension set is generated on the OLAP Server. These dimension sets can be referred to, and used for calculation rules. The set name consists of the Set_ and the hierarchy level name. For example, Set_Brands, Set_Divisions, Set_Groups, and so on.