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 2023 was our second full year of operation, and a landmark year for the Pigment Community. Here’s a few numbers to show what we all got up to:🫂 We welcomed over 900 new members✉️ We had over 2,000 posts and replies❓ We answered over 230 of your questions🛠️ 50 Community Ideas were launched in Pigment Needless to say, none of this would’ve been possible without having such fantastic Community members – a sincere thank you to each and every one of you on here. As our Community member @Zane put it in our recent December Community Spotlight interview, “There are no stupid questions!”. Keep them coming

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I have a formula on my data load table, which automatically attributes a ‘clean’ code to an uploaded busline code. For eg. If a country NG uses XXXNOTALLOC , the clean code attributed to it is XXXNOTALOCNGThe formula is the following : if(('Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse' = Busline."LOCCENTRALTN" or 'Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse' = Busline."LOCCENTRAL")and 'Actuals P&L Data Load'.id_company='Legal Entity'."JT_TN",Busline."LOCCENTRALTNSSC", if('Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse' = Busline."LOCCENTRAL" or 'Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse'.'is not alloc',ifblank(item('Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse'.'Original - Busline'& 'Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Company Country - Warehouse'.Code,Busline),'Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse'), 'Actuals P&L Data Load'.'Busline Code - Warehouse'))

We have the Snowflake connector already set up to bring data into Pigment, however we’re now looking to export data from Pigment back into Snowflake for reporting. I’m wondering if this is possible to automate (I didn’t see any Pigment->Snowflake functionality mentioned here) - ideally I can set up a table with a few metrics that is exported to Snowflake monthly. Thanks in advance!

 We’ve just announced findings from a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study, conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Pigment.  The TEI demonstrated Pigment’s substantial ROI for a composite organization representative of interviewed customers, 306%, including over $8.1 million in benefits over a three-year period and more than 1,000 hours saved per year across Finance, Sales and Supply Chain planning. Here’s where you’re making productivity gains:Financial planning and analysis130 hours per analyst yearly, 480 hours per FTE within the payroll team

Hello, I have a dimension list with 1 column where all items are in the following format: XYZ or XY/ABC.  I would like to add now a second column that will have 2 possible values: Product A or Product B (TEXT). -If you detect a “/” in the cell, please say Product A-If not, please say Product BI believe it is a variation of using if contains/mid.. however, I do not find the right formula. Would it be possible to help? Thank you very much! 

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Hello everyone,I have created a metric to retrieve the current version i am working on, and it is based on my dimension Version. But when I try to retrive it in other blocks (like in a transaction list) I have this error : Dimension error: the Dimensions of the formula and the current Metric structure are not compatible. Can't implicitly remove Version Dimension(s) on non numerical Metric. how can I solve this issue?Thanks in advanceNada

Hello everyone,Could you please tell me if we can easily implement parallel hierarchies or not?Thanks 😀

Hello,I have a transaction list with month, employee, role and value like this : Month Employee Role Value oct-23 1000 RA 12 nov-23 1000 RA 23 dec-23 1000 RA 12 oct-23 1001 RB 34 nov-23 1001 RB 32 dec-23

Is there existing functionality to facilitate the filtering of a dimension input metric, say on a Department dimension, whereby subsequent selections would then be filtered based on only valid intersections that apply?  I currently have two input metrics, one by dimension Department and the other by dimension Position.  Is there a way that when the selection is made for Department, say “Accounting”, only the relevant Job Positions are now available within that dimension drop-down, so that something like Job Position “Legal Analyst” isn’t a viable option?

Hi Pigment Community, We have a dimension list that generates unique IDs for potential hires before they go through our formal requisition process. Curious to know:1.  Is there a way to customize unique IDs so they follow a specific nomenclature (i.e. TBH - 001)? Would concatenating them be the best approach? 2.  Is it possible to generate unique IDs based on a dimension? For example, if we created a “to-be-hired” role under Department A, it would generate unique ID #1. If we created a “to-be-hired” role under Department B, it would generate unique ID #2 since unique ID #1 is already in use elsewhere. Currently, both roles are tied to unique ID #1. Ideally, we would want to associate properties to these unique IDs as well.

Dears, I am trying to filter by the current month in each of the metrics, I would use TODAY() function in excel, but since there is no function like that on Pigment. As a workaround I created a metric that I called Current Date (Month Dimension) , which I will update monthly, so that I can filter by that metric and automatically update all the other metrics. IF('MRR Be Churn Analysis'=1,TRUE)[FILTER:'Data Hub'::Month='Current Date'] However, I did not work, do you have any suggestion or guidance? Thank you very much in advance! Jose

Hi!If I have this info in several rows, as a list of transactions:One column with the amount in a local currency One column with the amount in EUR One column which tells me the month of the transactionHow can I calculate the FX rates per month, as a weighted average (not the simple average, but the average taking into account the weight of each transaction in the total amount of that month)?Sorry maybe is so obvious how to do it, but I don’t know, I know how to do it exporting the transaction list and calculating it in the file but...not sure how to calculate it directly in Pigment, which is what I would like to do better. Thank you!

Hi Team,We have been trying to figure out how to visualize and separate actuals and forecast data when sharing rolling forecast scenarios with budget owners and other users, mainly because non-FP&A users are not familiar with the switchover date workflow. We bring this up because the period type is a cross scenario setting, and we set different switchover dates for different scenarios so it won’t help.What’s the best practice? Roy and the rest from Melio :)

I want to make a welcome message for my dashboard but I want it to be big enough to be used on my dashboard.Any help would be appreciated.This is how it looks like right now. 

Hello Pigment Community, I want to have a metric that has clients in lines and months in columns and that is filled with 1 only for the first month the client bought a thing. So in the end, on each line there should be only one 1 in the month of the first buy. For the moment I created a metric with clients in line and months in columns that is filled with 1 for all the months when the client bought a thing. My idea was to use this metric and the firstnonblank modifier but it does not work… Could you help me please ? 

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Hi Pigment Community,I am reaching out to bring attention to an issue I've been encountering with Pigment, particularly in relation to the mathematical output it provides. While Pigment generally performs as expected, I have noticed instances where the results are unexpectedly incorrect.To provide clarity, I have attached screenshots displaying the metrics and their corresponding outcomes. I've highlighted the specific instances where Pigment has generated results that deviate from the anticipated values. It's worth noting that there are occurrences where the formula yields accurate results, but the inconsistency raises concerns about best practices and how formulas work. My hope is that you can help me understand the root cause of this issue and provide insights to correct this issue. I appreciate any assistance you can provide in shedding light on why Pigment might be producing these unexpected results. Additionally, I am keen to learn any best practices or re

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What are the best pratices for intercompany process (Eliminate inter-company transactions )

Hi Pigment Community,I’m currently working on building a conversion rate forecast in pigment and wanted to hear your thoughts on my calendar setup. Context: In our forecast model we are interested only in the current year and previous year. Information older than that is not being included in our forecast, visually and mathematically. Thus, I wanted to have an automated rolling calendar on an annual basis. This way if we are in Oct 2023 my model will show Jan 2022 - Oct 2023, rather than Oct 2022 - Oct 2023.I know that in pigment you can use item variables to easily update variables, such as year, for all views in a model. However, I have opted for a different solution. Instead I have tweaked the ‘Period type’ dimension to include a 3rd item called ‘Actual old’. I then filter my metrics on all data where period type does not equal ‘Actual old’. Additionally, my period type is decided by my switch date, which is automatically chosen based on the max date in my da

Dear All, How to construct a formula for moving multiplication? Similar to MOVINGSUM but with * rather than + ;)The input is a % movement in given month as per below and I need to construct a compound growth rate. I.e. in 2028 it is 0.9438 (1.3*0.6*1.1*1.1) Regards,Adam

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Hi Pigment Community, I am trying to create a KPI that tracks the ratio of blank cells to filled cells for a column in a transaction list. In addition I want this KPI to be dimensioned so that it can be affected by the page filters, however I can’t seem to figure out a solution and was wondering if any of you had a solution for me. So far I have attempted 4 different solutions, however none of them have given me exactly what I am looking for. Below I have provided screenshots of the different parts that contribute to my problem. As I have tried different solutions and none of them have worked I have provided information for each formula, as I don’t understand why each one gives me a different output. My end goal is to have the proper ratio of (all blanks) / (all blank + nonblank) which can be filtered by dimensions using the page option. Specifically: year, deal status, and HB - Deal Owner. Extra info:All deals - total row c