Start a New Sheet
Security:
Model includes: sheets, accounts, dimensions, and formulas
permission. Build sheets to import actuals and plan data and to let team members view and change data. Starting sheets is the first step. You can build 3 types of sheets:
- Standard: Basic grid of accounts, levels, and time.
- Modeled: List of records that can automate calculations in other accounts.
- Cube: Complex grid with dimensionalized data.
- From the nav menu, clickModeling.
- From theSheetsmenu, click the sheet type. As you complete the task, consider:
Opción Descripción Level Assigned SheetTeam members can open the sheet if they have access to the levels you assign to the sheet.User Assigned SheetTeam members can open the sheet if you assign the sheet to them. - ClickNew Sheetfrom at the end of the sheet list.
- Enter a unique name in theSheet namefield.Avoid using emojis in names.
- As you complete the remaining fields, consider:
Opción Descripción Create new sheetStarts the sheet. From the drop-down prompt, select:- Standard
- Modeled
- Capital: Use prebuilt template.
- Personnel: Use prebuilt template.
- Sales: Use prebuilt template.
- Blank modeled sheet (advanced): design your own modeled sheet.
- Cube
Clone existing sheetStarts a copy of a modeled sheet only. Select an existing modeled sheet from the drop-down prompt.You can only clone modeled sheets.Sheet codeDisplays when you create modeled or cube sheets.Best practice: Enter a code that's close to the sheet name. The code is the first part of all the account codes you add to the sheet. When you add formulas or import account updates, you reference the account codes, including the sheet code as a prefix.Create as Merged CubeAvailable when you create new cube sheets.Merged cube sheets combine the dimensions and use the data of up to 3 other cube or modeled sheets. - ClickNext.
- For standard sheets: The wizard takes you to the next step.
- For cube or modeled sheet, the sheet summary displays with links to next steps. You build and change the components of the sheet from the sheet summary.
For standard sheets, you can:
- Add accounts and account groups.
- ClickCancelto save your work for later.
For cube sheets, you can click:
- Cube Accountsto add accounts.
- Dimensions, Attributes, and Levelsto add columns, custom dimensions and attributes, manage the sheet settings, and manage the availability of levels and dimension values.
- Restrictionsto add restrictions based on the dimension intersections.Example: Hide certain accounts for certain levels or versions. This option isn't available for merged cube sheets.
- Accessibilityto add users who can view and change the sheet data.This option is available for user-assigned sheets only.
- Doneto save your work for later.
For modeled sheets, you can click:
- Modeled Accountsto add assumption and calculated accounts, including settings, formulas, names, and codes.
- Columns and Levelsto add columns, dimensions and attributes, assign levels, create lookups per column, and change the sheet settings.
- Accessibilityto assign users who can view and edit the data of the sheet.Available for user-assigned sheets only.
- Validation Rulesto create data requirements for the columns.
- Doneto save your work for later.
Incomplete sheets display red in the sheet list. To complete the sheet, or make changes to the sheet, click the
Edit
link next to the name of the sheet.