DELTA_ABS

AVAILABLE FROM 6.13

Description	Calculates the absolute difference between consecutive values within the selected dimension.
Syntax	DELTA_ABS('Node', [“Dimension”, [“FirstValueBehavior”]])
Parameter	Node: Input node, specified using the node name in single quotes (e.g. 'Profit') Dimension: The dimension along which consecutive values are compared. Optional parameter, default value: “Time” at the nodes finest level. FirstValueBehavior: How the first value per unique level combination apart from “Dimension” is handled. Optional parameter, default value: “SKIP_FIRST”. Valid values: “SKIP_FIRST”, “FIRST_AS_ZERO” and “FIRST_VALUE”. SKIP_FIRST: The first level combination per group will not be present in the result. FIRST_AS_ZERO: The value of the first level combination will be set to zero. FIRST_VALUE: The value of the first level combination stays as it is.
Limitations	The growth will always be calculated on the lowest available level of the specified dimension. The function compares only entries that actually exist in the input. Missing values are skipped. To calculate the growth with filled missing values use YOY_ABS The function ensures that the links from the levels of the specified dimension match those in the dimension management. Do not use this function if you want the node to have different level links as the dimensions.

Example

The function subtracts the value of the previous available entry from the current one, based on the order of the specified dimension “Time”. The missing entries in “Month” are skipped. There is no interpolation or implicit zero.

Input node =

Year	Month	Product	Measure
2025	2025-11	A	1
2025	2025-11	B	2
2026	2026-04	A	20
2026	2026-05	B	-10

DELTA_ABS(‘Input node’) = DELTA_ABS(‘Input node’, "Time" , "SKIP_FIRST") =

Year	Month	Product	Measure
2026	2026-04	A	19 (= 20 - 1)
2026	2026-05	B	-12 (= -10 - 2)

DELTA_ABS(‘Input node’, "Time" , "FIRST_AS_ZERO") =

Year	Month	Product	Measure
2025	2025-11	A	0
2025	2025-11	B	0
2026	2026-04	A	19
2026	2026-05	B	-12

DELTA_ABS(‘Input node’, "Time" , "FIRST_VALUE") =

Year	Month	Product	Measure
2025	2025-11	A	1
2025	2025-11	B	2
2026	2026-04	A	19
2026	2026-05	B	-12