Context

You can use a context to filter the content displayed in a report. This allows you to focus on a specific subset of the data.

Prerequisites

The application is context-enabled; it can receive and respond to context data.
The appropriate permissions have been assigned to be able to work with the dimensions and associated dimension members.

The following functions are available:

Manage Context dropdown menu:

It displays details about the current model and provides the option to change the model.

Display Dimension Names: You can decide whether to show or hide dimension names to the left of member names in the context bar. You can also use the default settings.
Add Dimension: To focus the display in a workspace or report on a specific set of data, you add dimensions and select members for those dimensions in the context bar.

You can change the dimension member selection. This changes the focus of the content you are viewing.

You can add all dimensions to the context bar.
Locking: The locking of dimensions is automatic in process workspaces. If a dimension is locked, it cannot be added to or removed from the context bar. It is visible, but grayed out and is displayed.

For more information about the activities that can be performed related to context, see Managing Context.

You add context to a report with dimension: Calendar Month and member: April by choosing in the context bar and selecting this dimension member.

This displays data in the report for the month of April.
If you change the dimension member, for example, by selecting March as the calendar month. This changes the context of the report to display data for March.