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failover
The ability to switch over automatically to a redundant standby system when the main database, server, or network either fails or shuts down.
failuse confirmation rules
Logic configured on workflow profiles to run verification checks on data that will prevent a user from completing workflow tasks until errors are resolved.
favorites gadget
A gadget holding links to reporting and analysis documents and URLs. See also gadget.
file explorer
A repository used to store files on the Application database, the System database, or a File Share structure. A client/server-based tool that delivers query, analysis, and reporting capabilities for power users who need to access data sources or to explore the information organized in prebuilt data models stored in the repository.
filter
A constraint on data sets that withholds values to specific criteria.
financial statements
Public-facing reports meant to show a company's financial performance.
fiscal year
A one-year period that may vary from a calendar year structure that is used by an organization for accounting purposes and preparing financial statements.
fixed file
Data files with a standard, repeatable, consistent format with fields being mapped by designated column ranges based on the number of characters within the source file.
flow
A configurable dimension typically used to store and create data associated with financial statements. Standard usage includes beginning and ending balance amounts that are both loaded and derived, currency overrides, multicurrency inputs and conversions, changes in balances for cash flow presentation, and similar functionalities.
flow account
An unsigned account type holding periodic and year-to-date data.
flow dimensions
A dimension that provides greater visibility into account movements and details how an account changed from one period to the next. Flow dimensions vary based on each company’s needs.
flow processing type
A member property on the flow that allows this member to override the natural translation of the entity member.
format
Used to define applicable formatting for cube view explorer, Excel, and report views.
forms
An artifact, created through the Application tab, used to interact with cube views, spreadsheets, and dashboards, with the ability to add functionality to interactions, such as parameters.
forms profile
An Input Child workflow profile used to set up data entry tasks in either a base input profile or a parent input profile.
formula
A set of calculation instructions that tell the OneStream Analytic Engine how to compute numbers.
frequency
A setting on the form and journal templates that controls how often a template is required, such as quarterly, monthly, or annually.
function
A predefined routine that returns a value, a range of values, a boolean value, or one or more database members.