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Version 4.0.25.14 (latest)
Datatype
Description
(object)
object
based_on
lock
string
Specifies the measure that will be calculated over the different periods.
based_on_time
lock
string
Specifies the time dimension that this measure will operate over.
period
lock
string
Specifies the time frame for the comparison. Valid values are: "year", "fiscal_year", "quarter", "fiscal_quarter", "month", "week", "date".
kind
lock
string
The type of calculation for the period_over_period measure. Valid values are: "previous", "difference", "relative_change".
value_to_date
lock
boolean
specifies whether to compare the current partially completed period to an equivalent part of the previous period, or to use the entire previous period.
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