Order: Meta_Dates

What this view is for Order.meta_dates provides the key lifecycle and delivery timing dates for customer orders. Where: meta_dates explains when important order events occurred or are expected to occur. This view is central to understanding order flow, conversion timing, and delivery expectations. Level of detail (grain) This view is intentionally long and thin.An order … Read more

Order: Meta_Codes

What this view is for Order.meta_codes provides the categorisation, classification and relationship context for customer orders. If Order.core_details defines what the order is, meta_codes explains how the order should be interpreted, grouped and related within reporting. This includes order state, customer context, sales ownership and cross-domain link keys. Level of detail (grain) This view is … Read more

Order: Core_Details

What this view is for Order.core_details is the starting point for all order-based reporting. Where Busopp represents sales intent, Orders represent contracted commitments.This view defines the order as a business object and provides the identity and links needed to connect it back to opportunities and forward to invoicing. If you’re asking “what work has been … Read more

Busopp: Item_Values_Lines

What this view is for Busopp.item_values_lines provides the numeric values associated with business opportunities. If: then item_values_lines tells you how much. This is the view where pipeline value lives. A note on “lines” in the CDM For convinience, in the Common Data Model (CDM), the term lines is used as a version indicator. For opportunities, … Read more

BusOpp: Meta_Dates

What this view is for Busopp.meta_dates provides the key lifecycle and timing dates for business opportunities. If core_details tells you what the opportunity is and meta_codes tells you how it should be categorised, meta_dates tells you when important things happened (or are expected to happen). This view is essential for understanding pipeline flow, forecasting, and … Read more

BusOpp: Meta_Codes

What this view is for Busopp.meta_codes provides the categorisation and contextual labels for business opportunities. If core_details tells you what the opportunity is, meta_codes tells you how it should be grouped, classified or interpreted. This is where things like type, category, region, ownership and other descriptive attributes live. Level of detail (grain) This view is … Read more

BusOpp: Core_Details

What this view is for Busopp.core_details is the starting point for all sales pipeline reporting. It represents a single business opportunity in its simplest, most recognisable form and provides the identity and linkage needed to explore the rest of the pipeline. If you’re asking “what opportunities do we have, and how do they connect to … Read more

GeneralLedger.Item_Codes_Balance

Purpose This view supports financial control and transparency by standardising balance-level data for consistent reporting and reconciliation. It helps finance and business leaders understand balance movements, inter-company positions, and the relationship between projects, programmes, and cost centres. Use Case Suggested dashboard insights: Source Integration with Dimension / Reference Tables Joins used (per SQL): (none in … Read more

GeneralLedger.Item_Codes_Transaction

Purpose This view provides a clear and consistent way to analyse individual General Ledger transactions across the organisation. It breaks each posting down into structured attributes — such as journal, project, programme, or inter-company activity — so that financial movements can be explored, reconciled, and connected to operational detail. Use Case Suggested dashboard insights: Source … Read more

GeneralLedger.Meta_Codes_Details

Purpose This view provides a consistent and detailed picture of General Ledger activity across the organisation. By standardising ledger attributes and dimensional codes, it enables reliable analysis of financial movements, balances, and reconciliations — all within a single, governed structure. This view supports finance and audit teams in maintaining clarity and confidence in financial data. … Read more