Changing User POV

User POV, which specifies members for dimensions not defined on report grids, is available for dynamic reports and books, as specified during design-time. You can change user POV members before running reports and books and then run the reports and books to display new-member data. You can also edit user POVs after running reports and books.

When you view a report or book in HTML, the user POV can be displayed above the report or book table of contents in the Content area.

Each dimension or member is a link. When a link is selected, it displays a Member Selection page from which you can select members for the dimension. The members for a dimension are shown in Tree view, which is a hierarchal view of the members of the dimension. By default, Tree view shows only the top-level member. You can expand a member to see its children. If a user does not have access to parent members, the parent and child hierarchy cannot be rendered in a tree. The use is presented with a large flat list.

Note:

Financial Management dimensions often have more than one top-level node.

Note:

The tree view is limited to Administrators who have full access. Users who have limited access (are not administrators), are presented a flat list.

Member-search methods:

  To preview user POV settings prior to running a report or book:

  1. Select File, then Preferences, and then Financial Reporting.

  2. In the User Point of View area, select On.

  3. To limit the members to be available in a report, click Setup Members. For information on setting preferences, see Setting Preferences for Financial Reporting.