MicroStrategy ONE

Configuring the Display of Object Name Delimiters for Report Details

Delimiters are the characters around attribute and metric names which set them off from other text. Braces { } are used as delimiters. You can apply the setting Use delimiters around metadata object names to achieve any of the following in the display of report details:

  • Display delimiters for all metadata objects
  • Omit delimiters for all metadata objects
  • Display delimiters only for those objects that contain a special character (Automatic)

    Special characters are characters other than a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, #, _, and . (period).

    The following report filter shown in the Report Details pane displays delimiters:

    You can also choose to inherit the setting instead, as described in Levels of Report Details Configuration.

To Configure the Display of Object Name Delimiters for a Project

  1. In MicroStrategy Developer, right-click the project that you want to work with, and select Project Configuration.
  2. In the Categories list, expand Project definition, and select Document and Reports.
  3. Click Report details properties.
  4. From the Use delimiters around report object names drop-down list, select one of the following:
    • No, to omit delimiters for all report objects
    • Yes, to display delimiters for all report objects
    • Automatic, to display delimiters only for those objects that contain a special character
  5. Click OK.

To Configure the Display of Object Name Delimiters for a Report

  1. Open the report. You can either edit it or execute it.
  2. Choose Data > Report Details Properties.
  3. Click General.
  4. From the Use delimiters around metadata object names drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
    • No, to omit delimiters for all metadata objects
    • Yes, to display delimiters for all metadata objects
    • Automatic, to display delimiters only for those objects that contain a special character

      By default, this setting inherits the project setting, as described in Levels of Report Details Configuration. You can return to this default by selecting <default> from the drop-down list.

  5. Click OK.

    If report details preferences are enabled, a message opens, indicating that some of your changes may not be applied to the report. Object name delimiters are not affected by report details preferences, so click No to keep report details preferences enabled.

    For more information about report details preferences in general, see Enabling and Customizing Report Details Preferences.