Variables (Manage)

Owned by Nadica Gaber (Unlicensed)
Last updated: Apr 22, 2016
3 min read

Introduction

Dimension variables are used as a substitute for a Dimension Member. The objectives of dimension variables are:

  • Reduce system maintenance by replacing frequently used dimension members with variables. If the default values change, only the variable value needs to be updated.
  • Make the initial roll-out of CXO-Cockpit faster. The initial setup of CXO-Cockpit only uses variables and no dimension members. By just correcting the dimension variable values, every report and template should work correctly.

CONTENT

 

View

When you select to manage the Variables, the list of all available Variables will be opened. From the list, you can see the Name and the Dimension of all of them.

 

At the right side of the screen, you may see the all the details of the Variable that you will select. Additionally, here, you may click on the Edit Variable Name button which will open the Edit Variable Screen from where you can change attributes.

Filtering

You can also filter the list by typing the Name of the Variable or by Dimension.

Options

 

The actions that can be performed on a Format by clicking on the Settings button next to the Preview column are Copy and Delete. Copy will Copy the Variable by adding (Copy) at the end of the Name. Delete is for Deleting the Variable.

Create new Variable

By clicking on the + New Variable button, you will open the New Variable Window. Here, the Name  and Dimension are mandatory fields.

Dimension Variable Attributes

Attribute

Description

Dimension

A valid CXO-Cockpit Dimension, you can choose this from a picklist

Name

The name needs to start with @DimensionCode_ e.g. @ENT_

Set Value by Data source

When new variable is created, the admin can set value for the dimension for each of the data sources which contains this dimension. To choose the value, the admin should double click on the value field.