The Last Non Empty Dilemma
The quantity of stock on hand is a common reporting requirement for inventory systems where quantity of stock on hand at aggregate time levels is shown as the last value that was recorded. When time is aggregated, (eg the year as a parent of months), the value shown refers to the last recorded value and not the sum of months. In this post we look at the use of LastNonEmpty aggregation, and the implications that it has.
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