With this function, you configure various settings for a selected characteristic. The settings determine how the characteristic works and how it is displayed in analysis mode. Settings for a selected characteristic apply to all its values in the query results.
The characteristic properties dialog box contains up to three tab pages:
To toggle the display of technical names, on the tab pages, choose Display Technical Names/Do Not Display Technical Names.
General
The following functions are available on the General tab page:
Display
Determines whether and in which format the individual characteristic values of a specific dimension are to be displayed:
Text Type
Determines which text type is to be displayed for the characteristic values:
These options allow you to select every text that was created in InfoObject maintenance for the selected characteristic. SeeTab Page: Master Data/Texts.
If you do not specify any settings, the system uses the display type that you specified in the Query Designer underCharacteristic Properties. If you did not make a setting when you designed the query, the system uses the standard display type that you set in InfoObject maintenance under Tab Page: Business Explorer.
Sort By
Specifies how the selected characteristic is to be sorted. You can select from:
If you selected a characteristic with an active display hierarchy, you use the second dropdown box to select the attribute for which this setting is to be applied.
Sort Direction
Specifies the sort direction:
Results Rows
Determines whether the results rows are to be suppressed:
Access Type for Result Values
Specifies the access type for result values:
In the properties for a characteristic, you can specify the access type for result values of a characteristic.The characteristic must be in the drilldown.(You can restrict the display of query result values.) You can use the following options to specify when a data row is to be generated:
See also:
Attributes
The Attributes tab page is displayed if attributes are available for the selected characteristic. You can specify which attributes are to be displayed. You can also specify how they are to be displayed. You do this using the following functions:
Available Attributes
Lists all available attributes for the selected characteristic. Select an attribute in this list and choose Add Selected Attributes to Displayed Attributes to transfer it to the Selected Attributes list.
Selected Attributes
Lists any attributes currently selected for display. Select an attribute in this list and choose Remove Selected Attributes from Displayed Attributes to remove it, or Move Display Attribute Up One Position or Move Display Attribute Down One Position to reposition it in the list.
When you select an attribute in this list, you can display it and configure how it is to be displayed. You do this using the dropdown boxes in the following columns:
Add Selected Attributes to Displayed Attributes
Choose this button to add the attribute or attributes currently selected in the Available Attributes list to the Selected Attributes list.
Remove Selected Attributes from Displayed Attributes
Choose this button to remove the attribute or attributes currently selected in the Displayed Attributes list from that list.
Move Display Attribute Up One Position
Choose this button to move the attribute currently selected in the Displayed Attributes list one position up in the results display.
Move Display Attribute Down One Position
Choose this button to move the attribute currently selected in the Displayed Attributes list one position down in the results display.
You can also select or deselect the attributes using drag and drop. In addition, you can double-click an attribute to open the corresponding Properties dialog box, where you can set the text type and presentation for the attribute.
Hierarchy
The Hierarchy tab page is displayed if one or more hierarchies are available for the selected characteristic. You can specify which hierarchy is to be activated and how it is to be displayed by using the following functions:
Hierarchy
From the hierarchy dropdown box, you select which hierarchy you want to use to display the characteristic values.
Activate Hierarchy
Select this checkbox to activate the hierarchy. This is useful if you want to temporarily deactivate the display of the hierarchy in the results.
Node Presentation
Select a hierarchy node type in this list to display all nodes of this specific type and to configure how they are to be displayed. To do this, use the dropdown boxes in the following columns: