Hierarchy Timeline: Smart Periods do not work correctly if Fiscal Periods do not exist

Products

• Clarity PPM On Premise
• Clarity PPM SaaS

Issue/Introduction

Hierarchy Timeline Smart Periods do not work correctly if Fiscal Periods do not exist for the current period/year in the Default Entity.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE: 

1. Set up Weekly Fiscal Periods in the Default Entity, in Classic, for 2017 only 
2. Go to the Hierarchy timeline
3. Click on View Options and set the following:
   1. For Per-Period Metrics, select one or more per period metrics values (IE Allocation)
   2. Periods = Weeks
   3. Start Period = Current Period
   4. End Period = End of Current Year

Expected Results: Toast error message Fiscal periods of the requested period type for the plan duration do not exist is displayed as you see in modules such as Assignments. 

Actual Results: No error message is displayed, and the periods for 2017 are displayed (which is not expected for the period selected). 

Environment

Release: Clarity 16.0

Component: Hierarchies

Cause

DE63036

Resolution

Fixed in 16.0.1

Workaround: Create appropriate fiscal periods within the Default Entity. The periods do NOT have to be active for them to appear. 

Additional Information

See also: Staffing Smart Periods show wrong periods when fiscal periods are missing