Reference Pick List
A reference pick list is a list building block that can be used to select reference categories. Reference categories are used for variance analysis with the main category of a report. Most reports have a reference pick list. Most reference pick lists contain dimensions like:
- Year
- Period
- Category
- End of Last Year
- Budget
- Last Month
Example:
List Attributes
List Attribute |
Description |
Available Values |
Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Use the order attribute to reorder the rows. | 1, 2, 3... | Max + 1 |
| Item Label | The default name of the item is displayed. | n/a | n/a |
| Dimension1 ...Dimension n | A column for each of the dimension on which the list is created. A member or a variable can be selected | Member or a Variable | n/a |
| Drill | By assigning a drill list to a row, a drill icon will appear in front of the line in the report. This drill list allows the end-user to drill to that list. If a dimension member of an item is a parent in the dimension hierarchy then the end user can also assign a dynamic drill to an item instead of another list. | Empty, Populated | Empty |
| Formula | By specifying a formula this line will be calculated. | Empty, Populated | Empty |
| Parent Item | Only relevant for Lists used in POV and in Value Tree List. | Empty, Populated | Empty |
Format |
The format attribute will specify the look and feel of the row. This format is not applied to the header of the row, but only to its values. |
Default, Default_bold, Default_left, ... | Default |
Header |
The header format, defines how the row header should be formatted. The available values are identical with the ones used by the "Format" attribute, but applied only on the row header. |
Default, Default_bold, Default Highlighted Header, ... | Default Format |
| Insert Data Label | Use this filed to determine whether the item value will be displayed. Relevant for chart reports only. | Yes/No | No |
| Width | Determines the width of a column | Empty, Populated | Empty |
| Item Type | Displays the Type of the Item | Label Only, Data, Commant | Data |
Reverse Sign |
When this attribute is set to yes, the sign will be flipped. |
No, Yes | No |
| Visible | This value determines whether a item will be visible in the report. | Yes/No | Yes |
Suppress Value |
This value sets automatic row suppressing, click on the type to see the suppressing options. |
None, SuppressNoData, SuppressZeros, SuppressNoDataAndZeros |
None |
Suppress Variance |
Allows you to set the conditions for not suppressing the Variance, by using a pick list |
SuppressNoBaseOrReference, Suppress, NoSuppress, SuppressNoBase, SuppressNoReference |
SuppressNoBaseOrReference |
| Redirect Report | Use this field to select an existing report that will be available through a hyperlink. | Empty, Populated | Empty |