SECTIONSExamples of Combination Rules
Below are three examples. Each illustrate an example setup and the combination rules that setup creates. The examples increase in complexity, the first example being the most basic. The examples which follow add complexity to the previous example.
Example 1
This table contains an example setup:
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Mandatory Dimensions |
Dimension Combinations |
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Companies |
GLAs |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
| My Company Ltd | AP - EUR | Yes | UK, USA | ||||||
| AP - GBP | |||||||||
| AP - USD | |||||||||
The result of this setup are the following combination rules:
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Companies |
GLAs |
Combination Rule |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
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| My Company Ltd | AP - EUR | CR-0001 | UK | |||
| CR-0001 | USA | |||||
| AP - GBP | CR-0002 | UK | ||||
| CR-0002 | USA | |||||
| AP - USD | CR-0003 | UK | ||||
| CR-0003 | USA |
Example 2
In this example a second company is added:
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Mandatory Dimensions |
Dimension Combinations |
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Companies |
GLAs |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
| My Company Ltd, My Other Company Ltd | AP - EUR | Yes | UK, USA | ||||||
| AP - GBP | |||||||||
| AP - USD | |||||||||
The result of this setup are the following combination rules:
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Companies |
GLAs |
Combination Rule |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Company Ltd | AP - EUR | CR-0001 | UK | |||
| CR-0001 | USA | |||||
| AP - GBP | CR-0002 | UK | ||||
| CR-0002 | USA | |||||
| AP - USD | CR-0003 | UK | ||||
| CR-0003 | USA | |||||
| My Other Company Ltd | AP - EUR | CR-0004 | UK | |||
| CR-0004 | USA | |||||
| AP - USD | CR-0005 | UK | ||||
| CR-0005 | USA | |||||
| AP - GBP | CR-0006 | UK | ||||
| CR-0006 | USA |
Example 3
In this example a second dimension is added:
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Mandatory Dimensions |
Dimension Combinations |
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Companies |
GLAs |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
| My Company Ltd, My Other Company Ltd | AP - EUR | Yes | Yes | UK, USA | Rent, Marketing | ||||
| AP - GBP | |||||||||
| AP - USD | |||||||||
The result of this setup are the following combination rules:
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Companies |
GLAs |
Combination Rule |
Dim 1 |
Dim 2 |
Dim 3 |
Dim 4 |
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| My Company Ltd | AP - EUR | CR-0001 | UK | Rent | ||
| CR-0001 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0001 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0001 | USA | Marketing | ||||
| AP - GBP | CR-0002 | UK | Rent | |||
| CR-0002 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0002 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0002 | USA | Marketing | ||||
| AP - USD | CR-0003 | UK | Rent | |||
| CR-0003 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0003 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0003 | USA | Marketing | ||||
| My Other Company Ltd | AP - EUR | CR-0004 | UK | Rent | ||
| CR-0004 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0004 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0004 | USA | Marketing | ||||
| AP - USD | CR-0005 | UK | Rent | |||
| CR-0005 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0005 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0005 | USA | Marketing | ||||
| AP - GBP | CR-0006 | UK | Rent | |||
| CR-0006 | USA | Rent | ||||
| CR-0006 | UK | Marketing | ||||
| CR-0006 | USA | Marketing |