Time dimension confusion

neil phillips at 14h19
14
Jul
2009
Time dimension confusion

Hi, first post here so I hope someone can advise on this. I'm looking to remodel time dimensions to somehow combine monthly 'periods' and weekly 'periods'. The aim being similar to a fiscal calendar where each week is allocated into a month period (e.g. 4-4-5 repeated)

The issue is that my employer has two types of timeframe for managing the business income. We may charge our customers on a weekly or monthly basis depending on the agreement. Fis
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