About Free-Form Mode

In ad hoc analysis, if you are familiar with the dimensions and members of your database, you can use free-form mode by typing dimension and member names directly into cells. You can still use the POV, member selection, and other ad hoc operations in free-form grids.

The components of Smart View grids are described in Table 38.

Table 38. Smart View Grid Components

Grid Component	Description
Row Dimension	A dimension or member placed down one column across one or more rows in a worksheet
Column Dimension	A dimension or member placed on a row across one or more columns in a worksheet
Page Dimension	A dimension that applies to the entire page (Essbase only)
Comments	Text added by the user
Data Region	Areas of the grid that contain data for dimensions or members
Blank Region	Areas of the worksheet that contain no entries

Related Topics:

Free-Form Guidelines

Free-Form Grid Examples

Comments in Free-Form Grids

Formulas in Free-Form Grids

Attribute Dimensions in Free-Form Grids

Creating Free-Form Reports

Retrieving Attribute Dimensions in Free-Form Mode

Creating Asymmetric Reports

Actions That May Cause Unexpected Behavior