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You can choose other member names to display as alternatives to the captions, depending on what has been defined in the cube or model.

You can select the names to display from the dropdown list next to hierarchy/list dropdown list.

The following items are available depending on the connection and the application:
  • Local and SAP BusinessObjects connections:
    • Financial Consolidation: code, short description, long description, extra-long description. Properties and attributes can also be available.
    • Profitability and Cost Management: only the captions are available.
  • Planning and Consolidation connections: ID, description, ID-description.
You can choose other member names to display, depending on what is defined in the ProviderCapabilityConfiguration.xml file located in the EPM plug-in installation folder. In this file, you can customize the member names you want, based on properties.
  • Specific to large volume data sources: for SAP NetWeaver BW InfoCube using a local connection, the following name combinations are provided in the file: Key-Name, Key-Medium Name, Key-long Name, Key-Caption. You can modify the combination names, depending on your data source. If the properties exist in the dimensions, the concatenated names are available for selection in the display name list in the Member Selector. When selected in the Member Selector, the member name is taken into account in the report.
  • For Planning and Consolidation connections, you can add other names.
    Example To be able to display the member name Description-ID, enter the following in the ProviderCapabilityConfiguration.xml file: 
    <CustomProperties>
<CustomProperty Name="Description-ID" Description="" >
<Property Name="EpmDescription"/>
<Property Name="EpmID"/>
</CustomProperty>
</CustomProperties>
    EPMID stands for the ID of the member; EPMDescription stands for the description of the member.
    Note
    • If the properties exist in the dimensions, the concatenated names are available for selection in the display name list in the Member Selector. If one of the properties does not exist, the name is not available for selection.
    • The member names are defined, regardless of the dimensions. If the name is not applicable for a dimension, the name is not available for selection in the Member Selector.
    • The member names are defined by user.
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