Global Period Selector

The Global Period Selector feature enables you to manage periods displayed in all plansheets, using a single selection. This option is displayed on the main plansheet toolbar as a period label in the start period – end period format (for example, FY25 W13 – FY25 W50).

Changes to the global display range are saved within the context of the planning engine cycle. The specified range applies to all applicable plansheets when loaded, reducing the requirement to configure each plansheet individually.

Note: 
  • The global period range is saved for each user in the context of each planning engine cycle.
  • The start point of the range is saved as a relative position in the planning engine horizon. This ensures that when the planning horizon moves to the next period, the selected range moves accordingly.
  • If the global period range is not defined for the user and cycle, the application uses the planning engine start and end periods.
  • For planning engines that are not part of a cycle, the details are stored for each planning engine.

The Global Period Range window is displayed if you click the global display range option. You can specify this information:

Start Period
The first period in the global display range.
End Period
The last period in the global display range.

You can adjust the start and end periods using the slider. The Start Period and End Period field values are updated based on the slider actions.

Note: If you previously updated the global period selection for the selected planning engine cycle, the Global Period Range window displays the last saved range. Else, displays the first and last periods in the planning engine horizon.

The new start and end periods are saved upon clicking Apply. The plansheet is refreshed with the new period range.

Note: 
  • The start period is saved as a relative position in the planning engine horizon. For example, if the start period is the second period in the horizon, the value is two.
  • The end period is saved as a relative position to the start period. For example, if the end period is five periods after the start period, the value is five, therefore, six periods are displayed.
  • The start and end periods are saved even if you change only one value.

The global period range applies to all plansheets where the rv_period_passed parameter is not defined or when the %periodcontextstart% and %periodcontextcount% parameter variables are used. These variables substitute for the start period index and to view the number of additional periods. You can use these variables with standard period context to view multiple ranges or sum values. For example:

If the planning engine horizon is FY25 W12 to FY25 W23, the range is stored as start = 1 and count = 11. If you modify the range to FY25 W14 to FY25 W20, the values are start = 3 and count = 6.