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Sean R.Newly Minted Pigmenteer

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SCIM and User Creation

Will manual user creation/invitations be made unavailable for users inside the domain when SCIM is enabled?Current security/administration issue we are facing:Security Admin Role is being overly used and assigned for the impersonation feature. This is used for troubleshooting issues with Clients/Users for application/model building. Is it possible to change the level that requires this access in the future? With SSO enabled we still have users attempting to invite or manually create users with internal Domain accounts.We need to confirm that the SCIM security constraints are not circumvented with users being able to create/invite internal domain users.

3 months ago

YaejisNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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# of months in between two dates

Hi Pigment team, Is there a way to get difference of the two dates in # of months?Normally in excel, following is usedDATEDIF(EOMONTH(A date cell,0),EOMONTH(B date cell,0),"M")For example, the # of months in between 1/31/2017 & 2/29/2016 will be “11”. Thanks in advance for looking into it!

3 months ago

DastanSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Trend Line

Hi Pigment Community, Is there a way to insert a Trend Line on a chart similar to Excel? For instance, here I have a chart, which is trending slightly upward.

3 months ago

Cedric LJSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Building a balance sheet in pigment

I am trying to build a balance sheet but I did not find any article about it.So i create a saved search in netsuite that is linked to metric in Pigment by using a transaction list.I’m trying to display data for multiple periods ( ex: dec 21, dec22...) in the same metric but looks like i have to create different transaction lists for different periods and then create a table to aggregate all the periods.Happy to have your insight on the most efficient way to build a balance sheet,thanks

3 months ago

MKohliSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Is there a way to default page selectors in an application?

Would like to default the page selectors in my application to dynamic display as opposed to default. Is there a way to do this without manually adjusting every view?

3 months ago

Dave LNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Google Sheet connector and date format

We are pulling data from a view in Pigment into Sheets via the Pigment Connector and have noticed that the date information that is pulled does not necessarily reflect correctly.The month in Pigment, for instance, shows “Jan 24”. However, when this data is pulled into Sheets via the connector, the actual underlying date comes over as 1/24/2023 (which would be January 2023, and not January 2024). Is there a known way to account for this disconnect in dates between the month in Pigment and the way that gets translated into Sheets? Below are a few screenshots to illustrate the point: January 2024 date in Pigment translates to January 2023 in Sheets via the connectorJanuary 2024 date in Pigment translates to January 2023 in Sheets via the connector

3 months ago

Jacques d. S.Newly Minted Pigmenteer

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Pull a dimension based on a number metric

I everyone,Do you know if there is a way to pull a dimension based on a metric ?Here is what I would like to do :I have a dimension that has :An ID number column from 1 to 1000 (manually filled) A Country dimension column (that I want to fill with a formula) A Month dimension column (that I also want to fill with a formula) An Activity dimension column (that I also want to fill with a formula)On the other hand, I have a number metric with the tree dimensions Month, Country and Activity, with an input based on a formula that gives me numbers from 1 to 1000.So in my dimension I would like to affiliate the month and the country regarding the column number, matching with the number metric. I tried Match and Item functions but it is not working.Do you know if it is even possible with Pigment ? Thank you for your help !

3 months ago

Shane CrinesJust Arrived

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Automatic feed for SOFR Forward Curve

I am looking to find a way to setup an automatic feed for 1-month SOFR future rates in order to better forecast variable interest rates. Does anyone have any experience with this or have any recommendations?

3 months ago

Thu MaiSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Native Scenario

Hi Pigmenteers 🤗I have 2 questions related to Pigment’s native scenarios:1. What are the main benefits of using native scenarios instead of custom scenario list? 2. I also learn that once you enable native scenarios in Pigment, the native scenarios will be applied to all the metrics in the application, is there a way we could remove it out of some specific metrics?

3 months ago

Gali BaramNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Calculating MovingAverage() treating blanks as zero's using ISDEFINED() times out

Hi,I’m trying to calculate a moving average where blanks are counted as zero’s. When trying to leverage the “is defined” formula I get a calculation time-out error. Please advise.

3 months ago

AdamOccasional Observer

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ADD vs BY

Hi Guys, I have a beginner’s question. I am not entirely sure I understand the difference between BY and ADD. I understand both can be used to split the data into additional dimensions but not sure when I should use which. For example - I have data by Period and Account. For the purpose of dimensions alignment with other metrics, I need to add Channel and Country assuming the same values for Channel and Country per Period and Account. I know I can use BY or BY CONSTANT but what if I use ADD? What would be the difference? Regards,Adam

3 months ago

PetterNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Error: Function error: function IF argument 2 and 3 need to have the same type

Hi!I’m having issues with a formula. My formula is currently looking like this:The result I get is the error message Function error: function IF argument 2 and 3 need to have the same type. Any idea of what I need to do to get the dummy name in the CC# column?

3 months ago

Gali BaramNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Dates exported incorrectly through gsheet connector

I’m running into an issue with the dates getting mixed-up when I load data from Pigment to google sheets (see the formula bar in the screenshot, the date ). The issue is that the title which is a text field appears as the header, and gets translated to a date incorrectly. I tried switching the header in Pigment, but the start/end date fields aren’t listed as options. Did anyone else encounter this? Any suggested solutions?

3 months ago

PatMacBudding Pigmenteer

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Conditional Formatting - How do you override specific cells with static formation?

Is there a way to apply conditional formatting to a column/row with the option of removing the formatting on specific cells within that column/row?In the attached example, I would like the bottom row to not be subject to the conditional formatting.

3 months ago

Thu MaiSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Ability to add multiple metrics with same dimensions at the same time

Hi Pigmenteers 🤗I have an input table with 10 input metrics (same dimensions, serve the same purpose). I know how to create them 1 by 1 directly from the table (more convenient), but I’m curious whether there is a way in Pigment we can create them all at the same time? 🤔

3 months ago

dariousFrequent Reader

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Forecast future customers using the average months to convert

Dear Pigment Community,I'm currently tackling a challenge with a modeling project and could really use your expertise.Goal: Forecast future customers using the average months to convert.Issue: I have a metric for my forecasted number of customers, but I'm stuck on how to shift these values forward into the future based on my metric that calculates average months to convert. Desired outcome: My ideal solution would take the forecasted customer values and shift them forward into the future by ‘x’ months based on what the average months to convert value is. Please find images and further explinations bellow.This metric contains the number of custstomers expected.I want to use this metric to push the values in # cust fcst forward into the future by the number of average months.Example using the images above:metric[# Customers FCST]: France, Inbound Nov 23 value will be shifted to Mar 24, 4 months into the future because the metric[Avg months to convert previous year] value is 4. I'm open t

3 months ago

MohanNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Merging dimensions

Hello,In my transactions list, I have a field called “Chain Simulate” which merges the dimensions “Ship Mode”, “Ship Mode Simulate” and “POL (code)” and returns as text property. Is there any way to merge the three dimensions and return in dimension property? The combinations are already created as a dimension in the background. My purpose is to : Based on the combination in the column “Chain Simulate”, it should return a number in the Lead Time column. Besides, the Lead time per combination is added within a dimension & also created a mapping Metric. Issues : I am able to merge & return the value only as a “Text” property so this text property cant perform a lookup to the below dimension or mapping. Kindly let me the know also best way to retrieve the Lead time based on the combination. Dimenison : Mapping Metric : ( This is pulling the data from above chain dimension) Let me know if its clear or not.

3 months ago

Weining BenSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Prorata for overlap period

Hello,We import our sick leave period data into a transaction list in Pigment:Each employee could have several records of different periods.But it's possible to have overlap periods for one person, for exemple: Emp_2 has an overlap period from 03/04/2023 - 03/08/2023. So for this case, I have two needs:1. Create a metric to affiche those employees who have overlap period2. Even it's error and we warn it, we still want to calculate these sick leave period from the earliest start date to the lastest end date. PS: I’m not sure if it’s helpful to create unique ID for all records in the transaction list. We can do it if need. Thanks you in advance for any advice!!

3 months ago

Gabriel OrtizNewly Minted Pigmenteer

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Move the first 12 months of MRR to the next years.

Hello Pigment Community. I am trying to calculate the commission that we have to pay to our partners and it is based on the first year of MRR that each new client signed through a lead from our partners has generated. That means, that if we sign a new client in 2022, on 2024 we will pay a commission for that client based on the MRR that it generated through its first year, in this case 2022 and not the MRR that it is generating now in 2024. At the moment I have this formula; This is showing me only the first 12 month of MRR for each client as you can see in the following screenshot: The problem with this method is that if we have a client that starts in a different month than January for example November, we want that the MRR for December and November for that client next year to be the same as it was on the previous year. Therefore I am looking for a formula that allows me to Move only the first 12 months of MRR to the next years. Than you in advance :)Gabriel.

3 months ago

OumaJust Arrived

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Alternative of group by in Pigment

Hello Pigment!I am having an issue with a formula.I have a dimension called 'MRR-D Invoice '. I want to create the column “latest_suscription_duration” which takes the same value as“subscription_duration” according to the max end date, and that, for each customer. This is similar to a group by function in sql. Anyone knows how to do that ? I tried this but it gave me weird results because I didn’t group by customer reference :'MRR-D Invoice .'Subscription_duration'[BY max 'MRR-D Invoice '.'End_date' ] PS : End_date is a dimension, Subscription_duration is an integerCustomer_reference End_date Subscription_duration Latest _subsciption_duration Customer A 24-Jan 3 3 Customer A 21-Jan 12 3 Customer A 23-Jan 4 3 Customer B 24-Feb 12 12 Customer B 23-Feb 12 12

3 months ago

Weining BenSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Count number of occurrences and mark the last occurrence

Hello,I currently have the following table, in the first column I fill in tickets manually.And now I have two needs:I hope to count the number of corresponding Tickets through the second column. I hope to mark the last ticket in sequence.I tried using the Rank function, but couldn't achieve these two needs accurately. Can you give me some suggestions?Thank you in advance!!

3 months ago

Thu MaiSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Sparse Engine concept

Hi Pigmenteers!While I’m taking Pigment trainings and explore my personal application, I figure out that there is no information about the size of my application or total number of cells, etc.. and the reason behind is that Pigment is a sparse engine.Therefore, can you help explain to me more about the concept of sparse engine - what is a sparse engine, how does it actually work and what is the benefit compared to non-sparse engine?

3 months ago

Weining BenSeasoned Pigmenteer

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Can we swap dimension and data of a metric?

Hi,I currently have two metrics and three dimensions involved (Job position, Employee, Month):Metric Manager_job position, with two dimensions Month and Employee, data type is Job position, where I store the manager’s job position for each employee by monthMetric Employee_job position, with two dimensions Month and Employee, data type is Job position, where I store their own job position for each employee by monthI tried to create a metric with Month and Employee dimension, data type Employee, which shows me the Manager’s Name (dimension Employee) for each employee by month, but I didn’t success to make it. Can you give me some advice?Thanks in advance!

3 months ago

MKSMPBBudding Pigmenteer

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how to pull the amount for the last non-blank month only

The below pulls through monthly costs from an input. 'Cloud Cost Input From Marketing'[by constant: 'Cloud Cost From Marketing Team'."Staging"]I would like to pull through only the latest available month but have tried lastnonblank and either im doing it wrong or its not working. Any help would be appreciated,

3 months ago

CindyJust Arrived

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Show Quarter and Year End Headcount without summing periods

I am trying to show just the quarter end and year end headcount. However, rather than taking the last month in the quarter or the year, the quarter end numbers sums every month. How do I set up headcount so the quarter does not show a sum of the periods but rather the last period? For now, I’ve created a report with just the last months of the quarter but I plan to add headcount to the bottom of a PnL which has accounts summed in the quarter.

3 months ago

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