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Introduction

If you want to determine a dashboard with a flexible number of columns and rows then we recommend you to use the Multi-Column template. It is a great and very flexible way of building up a report that will look exactly the way you want it to look.

Parameters

The report parameters define the look & feel and behavior of a report. On the screenshot below you can see the parameters numbers. These numbers refer to the parameters as displayed in the Basic Parameters and Advanced Parameters table. Next to basic and advanced parameters there are also /wiki/spaces/CXO/pages/2806776440

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Table of Contents

Basic Parameters

Description
ParameterDescriptionMandatory

1. Rows

Yes

This list defines the rows of the report. This list influences most of the look and feel of the report. All list formatting options are supported.Yes
2. ColumnsYesMandatory | A list of items that will be used as columns in the report. Each item can be a combination of members from the dimensions associated with the list (usually Category, Year and/or Period).Yes

Advanced Parameters

Description

Parameter

Description

Mandatory

3. Item SelectorNo

A list of items that will be used as a Pick List in the report. Each item can be a combination of members from the dimensions associated with the list. Usually, the Account dimension is used.

No

4. Default Selected ItemNo

Indicates the /wiki/spaces/CXO/pages/2806776443 from the List that will be selected / highlighted upon opening of the report

No

5. Merge Column HeadersYes

If Yes: Column-headers with common dimension members will be merged (from left to right), using one of the selected methods either single , multi layer or none

Yes

6. Freeze HeadersYes

When the report exceeds the available space on the screen, freeze either the Column headers so that when the user scrolls down the page the Column headers are maintained so that they can be read properly. When freezing rows they will only be frozen when the row member description is in column 0 ( see Member Description Position below)

Yes

7. PaletteYes

Color Palette allows you to customize colors displayed in a report.

Yes

8. Replace Blanks ByNo

Enter a character or string that you want to see instead of missing values.

No

9. Use Inline DrillYes

Provides an option to use inline drill for Rows List members.

Yes

10. Exclude From MergeNo

Specify the dimensions which should be excluded from the column merge (see above) when using the Multi Layer Algorithm. The dimensions should be specified in a list with semi colons to delimit the values eg ENT;ACC;YER

No

11. Maximum Label Column-WidthYes

Maximum number of pixels reserved for the column with member-descriptions.

Yes

12. Member Description PositionYes

Determines the column-position of the dimension member-descriptions. 0 means that the descriptions are at the leftmost position and 7 means that it comes after the 7th column, in 8th position.

Yes

13. Variance ThresholdYes

Threshold value for the Variance (e.g., Actual vs. Budget). If the Variance is less than this Threshold, then a neutral variance color is used (Orange). Otherwise Red (indicating an unfavorable variance) or Green (favorable variance) is used. Use e.g. -200;300 for an absolute threshold or -10%;20% for a relative threshold

Yes

14. Variance StyleYes

The variance style has the following options: Background, Bar, Border, Box, Font, None, Traffic Light, TrendArrow

Yes


See Also

Functional end-user description of template:Multi Column