Restricted Key Figure Properties 

Use

In the Properties of the Restricted Key Figure dialog box, you can set a range of functions.

Features

Technical name

The technical name of the restricted key figure is displayed.

Description

The name of the restricted key figure appears automatically here. You can change the description here.

The total number of all characters in all rows, including the line-end character is restricted to 60 characters.

You can use Text Variables in the description.

Number display

You can set a scaling factor of 1 to a billion. If, for example, you set 1,000, the value 3,000 is shown in the report as 3.

You can set the number of decimal places. The number can have either no decimal places or up to nine decimal places (0, 0.0, 0.00... to 0.000000000).

Currency translation

You create the translation types for currency translation in the Administrator Workbench. For more information, see Creating Currency Translation Keys.

You can set a target currency for a restricted key figure in the Query Designer.

Select a translation key in the Translation Key dropdown box. According to how the currency translation key has been created in the Administrator Workbench, you have the following options:

·        Select the target currency when translating

The target currency is not fixed in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench but can be determined when translating. Select the required translation key and enter the Target Currency in the dropdown box. You can also select a currency from the dropdown box.

Moreover, you can also select, create or change a variable target currency.

                            a.      Select Variables Entry. The variable target currencies appear in a dropdown box.

                            b.      If you want to use an existing variable, select a variable. You can change the variable using  . The Variables Editor dialog box appears. For more information, see Changing Variables in the Variable Editor.

                            c.      If you are want to create a new target currency variant, choose  Create. The Variables Wizard dialog box appears. For more information, see Defining Variables with the Variable Wizard.

When you execute the query, the variable dialog box appears, in which you can choose the target currency.

·        Fixed target currency

The target currency is determined in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench. Select the required translation key with the fixed target currency. In the Target Currency dropdown box, the fixed target currency for this translation key appears.

·        InfoObject determines target currency

The target currency is determined in the translation key in the Administrator Workbench so that it is determined from an InfoObject. Select the required translation key with the target currency from the InfoObject.

Last changed

This is where you can see details of the owner and person who last changed the restricted key figure, as well as the corresponding date and time that the restricted key figure was changed. This information can be useful since restricted key figures are reusable.

Activities

Select the restricted key figure and choose Properties from the context menu (secondary mouse click). You reach the Properties of the Restricted Key Figure dialog box.