About the Flow dimension

You can use members of the Flow dimension to track periodic changes in Balance Sheet accounts in financial models.

When used with the Account and Time dimensions in a model, the Flow dimension automatically performs predefined tasks. For example, at the close of a period, balances are automatically copied from the CLOSING member of the Flow dimension into the OPENING member for the following period.

Members of the Flow dimension have a single property, FlowTypeMemberID, which specifies the flow type.

In This Section

• Flow dimension members
  Lists the predefined members of the Flow dimension and their associated types

• Flow types
  Lists the flow types that determine Flow member attributes

• User modifications in the Flow dimension
  Describes the ways that you can add dimension members or modify dimension properties in the Flow dimension.

Related Sections

• About the Account dimension
  Describes the properties of the Account dimension, including account classification and account type

• About the TimeDataView dimension
  Provides information about the system-managed TimeDataView dimension, which contains a cumulative summary and summary information for specified periods, such as YTD