Creating a target using business rules

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Use dynamic business rules to create conditional target scenarios that reflect real-world constraints and dependencies. This approach enables rapid iteration to model customized reduction pathways beyond simple linear reductions.

About this task

Business rules apply conditional logic across cubes and automate scenario creation or perform complex calculations, such as applying growth rates. This approach enables you to create custom target scenarios based on growth rates or cost assumptions, such as:

  • Activity-based emissions that are linked to production quantities
  • Custom emissions factors
  • Freight calculations
  • Integrated financial and emissions reporting

These business rules are usually created using the rules editor and access to this feature is restricted to administrators and data modelers. For more information, see the IBM® Planning Analytics documentation.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Scenario Modelling > Business Rules worksheet.
  2. Locate the grid, which is the SBTi Targets cube.
    This cube captures percentage changes of the BAU forecast by year and location for any data type, including emissions, costs, or other metrics.
  3. Enter the desired reduction percentage for each year in the SBTi Targets cube.
    For example, enter 10% for 2026 and 20% for 2027.
  4. Verify that the target scenario SBTi Targets in the forecast cube updates immediately and that the visualization graph reflects the changes.
  5. Adjust percentages to simulate different pathways, such as aggressive early reductions or gradual decline.

What to do next

Combine business rules with external variables, such as production or weather, for multivariate influence. For dynamic cases, use the Rules Editor to apply conditional logic, such as If production > X, then reduce emissions by Y%.