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Introduction

A reference pick list is a list building block that can be used to select reference categories. Reference categories are used for variance analysis with the main category of a report. Most reports have a reference pick list. Most reference pick lists contain dimensions like:

  • Year
  • Period
  • Category

CONTENT

And contain values like:
  • End of Last Year
  • Budget
  • Last Month

etc.

Example:

List Attributes

Basic Attributes

List Attribute

Default

Description

Empty

No

Empty lines will not be visible, if you set this attribute to yes.

Custom Description

Empty

The custom description overrides the default generated name. You can use either a fixed text or a Dynamic Label Expression

Order

Max + 1

Use the order attribute to reorder the members in the picklist.

Advanced Attributes

List Attribute

Default

Description

Reverse Valuation

No

When this attribute is set to yes, the Valuation will be reversed. This means negative becomes positive and the other way around. Changing the valuation will influence the variance coloring.

Reverse Sign

No

When this attribute is set to yes, all the reference data will be sign flipped.

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