Edit Dimension Settings dialog

Use this dialog to set up the control for a dimension in the point of view area of a scorecard. Specifically, you can specify:

• A default value for the dimension

• Whether a control for the dimension is to be displayed in the point of view area

• The label to be displayed in the point of view area for the dimension

For more information, see:

• "About the Point of View Area"

• "Setting Up the Point of View Controls"

• "Settings dialog: Dimension Settings tab"

Components

Dimension

Displays the name of the dimension in the database, for example, "A - Sample Sales"."Products"."P1 Products".

Label

Use this field to enter a user-friendly label for the dimension's point of view control when no specific value has been set for the dimension. For example, you might enter Products for the dimension "A - Sample Sales"."Products"."P1 Products". Note that you do not need to specify a label for:

• A dimension that is pinned to a specific value (the value is displayed instead). You can pin the dimension to a specific value using the Default Value box.

• A dimension for which you prevent the display of a control in the point of view area. (You use the Prompted field to prevent the display of a point of view control.)

Default Value

Use this box to select one of the following options:

• A specific value for the dimension. If you specify a specific value, the value is for the dimension label.

• Search — Use this option to display the "Search Members dialog", where you search for a value for the dimension.

• Not Pinned — Use this option to specify that, initially, all dimension values are to be used. However, if you select the Prompted box, you later can change the value using the point of view control.

If you select a specific value and:

• Prevent the display of a control for this dimension in the point of view area by deselecting the Prompted box, then you are pinning the dimension to a constant value for this scorecard, and users cannot change the value.

• Display a control for this dimension in the point of view area by selecting the Prompted box, then you are pinning the dimension to an initial value for this scorecard, and users can change the value.

Prompted

Use this box to specify whether a control for this dimension is to be displayed in the point of view area of the scorecard:

• Select this box to specify that a control for this dimension is to be displayed in the point of view area.

• Deselect this box to prevent the display of a control for this dimension in the point of view area. You should prevent the display of a control in the following cases:

  • If you have pinned the dimension to a specific value or to all dimension values and you do not want users to change this setting.

  • If a dimension that is equivalent to this dimension is used in another KPI in the Scorecard and this dimension should share a point of view control with the other dimension.

    In this case, you must also complete the Prompted By box.

    For example, suppose two KPIs used in the Scorecard both have a Quarter dimension. The Quarter dimensions have the same values but come from different databases. In this case, for one of the Quarter dimensions, you should deselect the Prompted box for one of the Quarter dimensions and in the Prompted By box select the other Quarter dimension so that both dimensions share one control.

    
    

    Note: Before you set up dimensions to share a point of view control, ensure that their values match exactly. After you to set up the shared control, test the control to ensure that it sets the value of each dimension that it controls.

    
    

Prompted By

This box is available only if you have deselected the Prompted box. Use this box to select the dimension whose control in the point of view area this dimension is to share.