Prompt Type | Value Definition |
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Dimension* |
Single value You can select one member as the prompt value for this dimension. |
Dimension* |
Multiple value You can select multiple members as the prompt values for this dimension. Press the + button, to add a field for additional values. Press the Filter button if you want to select multiple values in a list at once. To remove a selected member, press the red X button. |
Dimension* |
Value range You can select a start and an end member to define a range of values for this dimension. |
Dimension* |
Selection option You can select an operator and corresponding members to define a selection for this
dimension. The following operators are available:
You can add multiple selections for this dimension. Press the + button, to add a selection. To remove a selection, press the red X button. Definitions with other operators that are available in BEx Query Desinger 3.5, can be displayed and deleted but not edited. |
Hierarchy |
You can select a hierarchy from the list box to define a prompt value. |
Hierarchy node* |
Single value You can select one hierarchy node as the prompt value for the selected hierarchy. |
Hierarchy node* |
Multiple value You can select multiple hierarchy nodes as the prompt values for the selected hierarchy. Press the + button, to add a field for additional value. Press the Filter button if you want to select multiple values in a list at once. To remove a selected member, press the red X button. |
Formula |
You can enter a numeric value. The numeric value is used for measure calculations defined in BEx Query Designer with prompts. |
Text |
You can enter a text. This prompt type can be used to assign text to columns or row headers or to change the description of a calculated measure. |
The data in the worksheet is displayed according to your selection.
If you select a data source on the Information tab in the design panel, you can see the defined values in the Variables area. If you select the workbook on the Information tab in the design panel, you can see the defined values in the Variables area if the variables in the workbook are merged. If the variables are not merged, the message 'Variables are not merged' is displayed in the Variables ares.
The defined prompt values can be saved with the workbook and are then available to other users or in other sessions. To change the prompt values, open the prompting dialog again.