Structure Properties

Use

In the Structure Properties dialog box, you can change the description of a structure and view information about the technical name and the last changes made to the structure.

Features

The Structure Properties dialog box is divided into various tab pages, each of which contains different settings.

Tab Page: General

Description

The name of the structure appears automatically here. You can overwrite this text if you want to.

Use Standard Text: If you select this setting, the default value will always be used. In this case, the default value is Key Figures for key figure structures and Structure for characteristic structures.

Technical Name

If the structure has been saved as a reusable structure, the technical name of the structure is displayed here, and you cannot change this technical name.

You can enter a technical name for local structures. This is optional.

Caution

The technical name must be unique for all queries.

Note

For access from external interfaces (such as Crystal Reports, from URLs or using OLE DB for OLAP), a technical name is required for structures, since the structure is considered a table field and has to be uniquely accessible. If you do not enter a technical name, the unique ID (UID) is used for access from external interfaces to uniquely identify the structure. As the UID has 25 characters however, problems can arise when modifying queries.

You can also change the technical name. If you do this however, a warning appears informing you that the references could be destroyed if the structure is used in external interfaces.

Tab Page: Display

Apply Zero Row/Column Suppression to This Structure

If you have made a setting for zero row/column suppression in the query properties, this setting is not transferred automatically to the structures that you use in the query. If you want to suppress rows or columns that contain zeros for this structure, select Apply Zero Row/Column Suppression to This Structure.

For more information about the setting options for Suppressing Zero Rows/Columns, see Query Properties.

Last Changed

This provides you with details of the owner and person who last changed the structure, as well as the corresponding data and time that the structure was changed. This information can be useful since structures deal with reusable objects.

Tab Page: Advanced

UID

This field displays the unique ID (UID) that is used for unique identification. This field is for information purposes only. You can use the UID in URLs of the Web API to address this element for example. We recommend using technical names however, as UIDs can change when an object is deleted and then re-created.

Activities

Select a structure. In the Properties screen area, the properties dialog for the structure appears. You can also select multiple structures and properties simultaneously. If you enter an invalid value, a warning is displayed next to the property, and the system displays a message to help you resolve the error.

The Technical Names function allows you to show or hide the technical names of the query components (InfoObjects, structures, variables etc.). By clicking the arrow to the right of this function, you can choose between display types Text, (Key) Text, Text (Key), and (Key)

To save your settings, choose Start of the navigation path Query Next navigation step Save End of the navigation path .

If you want to change the properties of a reusable structure, select it and choose Display/Change in the Properties screen area. To save your settings, choose Save.