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Procedure

  1. Open Live Reporting, and click Build a report using drag & drop from the action pane.

    If no dimensions appear, click the application name in the action pane to log on to an application.

  2. From the dimension list, select the dimension you want to add to the columns, and drag it to the column area.

  3. From the action pane, select the members you want to use on the columns or type the member names directly in the Selected Members edit box.

    If no members are specified, the current view is always used.

    Values must be separated by commas with no trailing or leading spaces. You can also delete selected members by choosing a value and choosing DELETE.

  4. Define the page key if you want to control (hard code) the data displayed.

  5. If you want the report to always use the current view to determine the column member, click Inherit member value from the CV.

  6. If you want to select member selection rules and expansion behaviors, select Specify Member Selection rules, click OK, then enter the required data to define the rule.

    This selection assumes you have a hierarchy defined for the dimension.

  7. Click Set parent after if you want the parent to display after the expansion, then click OK.

  8. Repeat steps 2 - 6 for the row dimension.

  9. Add more dimensions on the rows or columns, if desired.

  10. Add a header or footer by typing text or a function in Page Header or Page Footer.

  11. If you did not select member selection rules, choose one of the following options from the Drag & Drop Options action pane:

    Selection

    Purpose

    Report Data Preview

    To get the data from the database and display it on the page.

    Save Report

    To save the report. Enter the name and description for the report, then click OK.

    Format Report

    To set scaling options. From the Data Scaling Option action pane, select one of the options, then click OK. See Format of Live Reports.

    Charting options

    To add a chart to the report. See Charts in Live Reports.