Period variance mode

Note that stream period variance mode is not always enabled and can only be turned on by an advanced administrator with permission  .

How the grid appears in this mode

The grid displays a column for all active properties in the current dimension, plus a column for current period and previous period. Variance and percentage variance columns are also displayed. 

Learn about how the variance is calculated

• The values in the Variance column = (Current - Previous)

• The values in the % Variance column = ((Current - Previous) / Previous) *100

• The totals at the top of the Current, Previous and Variance columns are the sum of all the cells in their respective columns

• The total at the top of the % Variance column = ((Total Current - Total Previous) / Total Previous) *100

Example

In this example we want to look at a customer's spending for the current month, compared with the previous month. We want to see the sales figures and also view the variance as a percentage.

1. From the 'Sales' database select 'Ship to' dimension and select a customer (in this example, we have selected 'Autograph Advertising'). Focus on that customer.
2. Select Period > Current month. 
3. Select Mode > Period variance, as shown below.
   
   
    
   The grid will update, as shown below, and you can now compare Autograph Advertising's results for the current month (March 2015) with the previous month (February 2015). The % variance between the months is displayed as a column.