Statistical dimension members & Statistical
measure provider template
A statistical dimension and its members are used to register and control non-monitory entries in Cost
accounting. Statistical dimension members can serve two purposes as allocation base in policies like Cost
distribution or Cost allocation or just for reporting non-monitory consumption.
Statistical dimension
A Statistical dimension has a unique Name with a set of unique dimension members. The Statistical dimension
is assigned to a Cost accounting ledger ID in the same way as Cost element dimension.
The relationship ties all corresponding statistical dimension members to the Cost accounting ledger and
Statistical entries will be created in the context of Cost accounting ledger.
Note: A Statistical dimension can be assigned to more than one Cost accounting ledger.
Statistical dimension
Name Data connector for dimension members
Shared Statistical elements Imported dimension members
Cost accounting ledger
Name Accounting currency Exchange rate Fiscal Cost element Statistical
type calendar dimension dimension
Manageria USD Constant currency Fiscal period Shared Cost Shared Statistical
l elements elements
accounting
Statistical dimension members
A statistical dimension member represents an entity for which you want register non-monitory measures for
either to be used as allocation base or purely for reporting non-monitory values
Statistical dimension members can be created manually by the user or imported from a file via Data
management import/export tool.
A statistical dimension member automatically becomes a predefined allocation base and can be used as
allocation base in policies or as input in other types of allocation bases
Learn and read more about. Allocation bases
Examples of a few common Statistical dimension members
Statistical dimension members
Statistical dimension name Statistical elements Unit
Shared Statistical elements FTE Full time employees Ea.
Shared Statistical elements Electricity Electricity consumption kWh
Shared Statistical elements Pack CC Packaging Cost center Hrs.
Statistical measure provider template
Statistical measures can origin from many kinds of sources. Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations is a perfect
source to extract statistical measures and with the feature Statistical measure provider template it is easy to
configure which statistical measures you want to extract.
A Statistical measure provider template definition is generic and can be reused in multiple Statistical
dimension members
Note: All tables in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations that contains financial dimensions can be used as
source for statistical measures.
Example: Count of employees per Cost center
The count of employees per Cost center is a statistical measure that can be used for various purposes in Cost
accounting to provide managerial insights.
A statistical reporting measure by Cost center
Serve as allocation base for various types of expenses
Internal cost rates by Cost center
o Cost by employee
o Revenue by employee
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations the table HcmEmployment holds a list of all employees in the
instance. This table is a global table meaning records are not related to a specific data area ID (Legal entity)
Table HcmEmployment in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations
Name Cost center Worker Type
Anders CC00 HR Employee
1
Bo CC00 FI Employee
2
Matthieu CC00 FI Employee
2
Kacper CC00 IT Employee
3
Davorin CC00 IT Employee
3
Dorte CC00 FI Contractor
2
When creating a Statistical measure provider template record, you must take a decision on which function to
use.
Count
o A count of records per Cost object is transferred
Sum
o A sum over records per Cost object is transferred. (Sum field and Date field are required)
Statistical measure provider templates
Name Function Source table Sum field Date field
FTE’s Count HcmEmployment NA NA
You can also add a range(s) to narrow the measures from the source table.
In this example I only want a count of all FTE’s so I will add a range on the field Worker Type and in the criteria
field, select Employee so I limit the output range
Ranges
Source table Field Criteria
HcmEmployment Worker type Employee
Before you can get Statistical measures, flowing into Cost accounting you need to establish the relation
between the Statistical measure provider template and Statistical dimension member. This relation is created
per Cost accounting ledger and version. The relation consists of a Data connector and Data provider. You can
have several Data connectors and Data providers per Statistical dimension member.
Note: In this example, we will only create a relation for the version Actual
Path: Cost accounting ledger / Actual version / Manage / Statistical measures
In this form, you establish the relation. In this case the data connector Dynamics 365 for Operations –
Statistical measures is selected as we want to extract data from Dynamics 365 for Operations.
Data source
Name Data connector Statistical dimension member
FTE’s D365FO Dynamics 365 for Operations – Statistical measures FTE’s
Data provider configuration
Statistical template name
FTE’s
Having performed the Statistical measure source data processing will result in these statistical entries in Cost
accounting
Journal
Journal Journal type Fiscal calendar period Version Data connector
source entries
00001 Statistical entry transfer journal Fiscal 2017 Period 1 CA ledger USMF FTE’s
Journal entries (Statistical entry transfer journal entries)
Accounting date Magnitude Statistical element Cost center
31-01-2017 1,00 FTE’s Full time employees CC001
31-01-2017 2,00 FTE’s Full time employees CC002
31-01-2017 2,00 FTE’s Full time employees CC003
Statistical entries
Cost object Accounting date Statistical dimension member Magnitude
CC00 HR 31-01-2017 FTE’s Full time employees 1,00
1
CC00 FI 31-01-2017 FTE’s Full time employees 2,00
2
CC00 IT 31-01-2017 FTE’s Full time employees 2,00
3
In case Predefined dimension member allocation basis FTE’s is assigned as allocation base in a Cost distribution
rule. Cost would get distributed by following allocation factor
Cost object Magnitude Allocation factor
CC001 HR 1,00 (1/5) * Amount
CC002 FI 2,00 (2/5) * Amount
CC003 IT 2,00 (2/5) * Amount
Example: Sum of Production hours by Product group
A production cost center CC010 Packaging is responsible for packaging the products before they are shipped to
customers. The direct labor cost is added to the products via the BOM and Route. The indirect cost of running
the cost center also needs to be allocated to the produced products. The best statistical measure for such an
allocation would often be the registered production hours per product within the given period.
In Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations the table ProdRouteTrans holds all production labor transactions per
legal entity (DataAreadID)
Table ProdRouteTrans in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations
Reference Number Operation Type Time Physical date Product group (Financial Legal entity
dimension)
Production order P0001 Packaging Time 8,00 01-01-2017 Orange juice B2B USMF
Production order P0001 Packaging Time 8,00 02-01-2017 Orange juice B2B USMF
Production order P0002 Packaging Time 4,00 03-01-2017 Orange juice Consumer USMF
Production order P0003 Packaging Time 4,00 03-01-2017 Orange juice Consumer USMF
Production order P0004 Reconst. Time 10,00 03-01-2017 Orange juice Consumer USMF
When creating a Statistical measure provider template record, you must take a decision on which function to
use.
Count
o A count of records per Cost object is transferred
Sum
o A sum over records per Cost object is transferred. (Sum field and Date field are required)
Statistical measure provider templates
Name Function Source table Sum field Date field
Pack CC Sum ProdRouteTrans Hours Physical date
You can also add a range(s) to narrow the measures from the source table.
In this example I only want the sum of hours related to the cost center CC010 Packaging. This is done by adding
a range on the field Operation and in the criteria field, select Packaging so I limit the output range
Ranges
Source table Field Criteria
ProdRouteTrans Operation Packaging
Before you can get Statistical measures, flowing into Cost accounting you need to establish the relation
between the Statistical measure provider template and Statistical dimension member. This relation is created
per Cost accounting ledger and version. The relation consists of a Data connector and Data provider. You can
have several Data connectors and Data providers per Statistical dimension member.
Note: In this example, we will only create a relation for the version Actual
Path: Cost accounting ledger / Actual version / Manage / Statistical measures
In this form, you establish the relation. In this case the data connector Dynamics 365 for Operations –
Statistical measures is selected as we want to extract data from Dynamics 365 for Operations.
Data source
Name Data connector Statistical dimension member
Pack CC D365FO Dynamics 365 for Operations – Statistical measures Pack CC
The system recognize that ProdRouteTrans is a table were each record belong to a separate legal entity and
therefore you will be asked to select for which legal entity you want to import transactions from.
Data provider configuration
Statistical template name Legal entity
Pack CC USMF
Having performed the Statistical measure source data processing will result in these statistical entries in Cost
accounting
Journal
Journal Journal type Fiscal calendar period Version Data connector
source entries
00002 Statistical entry transfer journal Fiscal 2017 Period 1 CA ledger USMF Pack CC
Journal entries (Statistical entry transfer journal entries)
Accounting date Magnitude Statistical element Product group
31-01-2017 16,00 Pack CC Packaging Cost center Orange juice B2B
31-01-2017 8,00 Pack CC Packaging Cost center Orange juice Consumer
Statistical entries
Cost object Accounting date Statistical dimension member Magnitude
Orange juice B2B 31-01-2017 Pack CC Packaging Cost center 16,00
Orange juice Consumer 31-01-2017 Pack CC Packaging Cost center 8,00
In case Predefined dimension member allocation basis Pack CC is assigned as allocation base in a Cost
distribution rule. Cost would get distributed by following allocation factor
Cost object Magnitude Allocation factor
Orange juice B2B 16,00 (16/24) * Amount
Orange juice Consumer 8,00 (8/24) * Amount
Imported statistical measures
Statistical measures can be imported into Cost accounting using the Data management import/export tool
The Data entity used for this is called Imported statistical measures
Note: The Data entity is designed to allow a maximum of up to 5 unique dimension values for each entry.
In Microsoft Excel, the consumption of electricity is recorded as follow using the predefined format of the Data
entity
Accounting Dimension Dimension Dimension Magnitude Source identifier
date member name1 member name2 member name5
31-01-2017 CC001 2450,00 Electricity
31-01-2017 CC002 4100,00 Electricity
31-01-2017 CC003 15000,00 Electricity
When you have imported your data via the Data management the data will be stored in a Cost accounting
staging table. This means imported data can be used in multiple cost accounting ledgers without requiring a
reload of data.
Path: Imported data / Data entity / Imported statistical measures
Source identifier Accounting date Magnitude Dimension Dimension Dimension
member name1 member name2 member name5
Electricity 31-01-2017 2450,00 CC001
Electricity 31-01-2017 4100,00 CC002
Electricity 31-01-2017 15000,00 CC003
Before you can get Statistical measures, flowing into Cost accounting you need to establish the relation
between the Source identifier and Statistical dimension member. This relation is created per Cost accounting
ledger and version. The relation consists of a Data connector and Data provider. You can have several Data
connectors and Data providers per Statistical dimension member.
Note: In this example, we will only create a relation for the version Actual
Path: Cost accounting ledger / Actual version / Manage / Statistical measures
In this form, you establish the relation. In this case the data connector Imported statistical measures is selected
as data has been imported into Cost accounting via Excel from a third-party system.
Data source
Name Data connector Statistical dimension member
Electricity Imported statistical measures Electricity
Data provider configuration
Import source identifier Function Dimension1 Dimension2 Dimension5
Electricity Sum Cost centers
Note: When defining the Data provider configuration, you need to specify which cost object dimensions to
match against the imported transactions
Having performed the Statistical measure source data processing will result in these statistical entries in Cost
accounting
Journal
Journal Journal type Fiscal calendar period Version Data connector
source entries
00002 Statistical entry transfer journal Fiscal 2017 Period 1 CA ledger USMF Electricity
Journal entries (Statistical entry transfer journal entries)
Accounting date Magnitude Cost element Cost center
31-01-2017 2450,00 Electricity Electricity consumption CC001
31-01-2017 4100,00 Electricity Electricity consumption CC002
31-01-2017 15000,00 Electricity Electricity consumption CC003
Statistical entries
Cost object Accounting date Statistical dimension member Magnitude
CC001 HR 31-01-2017 Electricity Electricity consumption 2450,00
CC002 FI 31-01-2017 Electricity Electricity consumption 4100,00
CC003 IT 31-01-2017 Electricity Electricity consumption 15000,00
In case Predefined dimension member allocation basis Electricity is assigned as allocation base in a Cost
distribution rule
Cost object Magnitude Allocation factor
CC001 HR 2450,00 (2450/21550) * Amount
CC002 FI 4100,00 (4100/21550) * Amount
CC003 IT 15000,00 (15000/21550) * Amount
