Prompt Generation Wizard: Level prompt page

A level prompt allows a user to select, during report execution, the level of calculation for a metric. A level prompt is used in a metric.

This page allows you to create the list of objects from which the user can select. Restricting the number of objects to be displayed can serve a number of purposes, including performance improvement, security, and simplification of the display.

Choose one of the following options:

• Use a pre-defined list of objects allows you to select the objects manually. Use the buttons described below to create the list.

• Add opens the Select Objects dialog box, which allows you to choose the objects for the list.

  Once an object has been selected, this button is replaced by Modify, which opens the Select Objects dialog box so you can select additional objects.

• Remove deletes the selected object from the list.

• Clear deletes all the objects in the list.

• Up and Down arrows move the selected object to change the order the objects are displayed in the prompt.

• Use the results of a search object to use a set of objects from a search object. Use the buttons described below to select the search object.

• Browse uses an existing search.

• New creates a new search. For instructions, see the list of Search for Objects procedures.

  After you set the search object, use the following buttons to make changes:

  • Clear to delete the search object.

  • Edit to open the Search for Objects dialog box and modify the search.

  • List all attributes and hierarchies (no restriction) to display all the attributes and hierarchies available in the project.

Click Next to access the General Information page.

Related Topics

• Defining the dimensionality of metrics: Level prompts

• About prompts

• Conditional metrics

• Prompt Generation Wizard