Attribute DTP

Use the Attribute design-time prompt to define an attribute from the application to which the custom template belongs.

For example, assume you create a design-time prompt to enter the size of a product. In this case, you could select a "Size" dimension. You could also enter a default value if desired; for example, "Large". If you select Prompt It?, then when the template is used, the user is prompted to enter an attribute member (in this example, a dimension size).

To create an Attribute design-time prompt:

  1. In the Template Designer, open an existing template or create a new template.
  2. On the Design Time Prompt tab, click Add button.
  3. If you already have design-time prompts defined for the template, select where to enter the new design-time prompt.

  4. Enter the following information:

    • Enter a Name and select Attribute as the Type.
    • Select the desired options:

      • Prompt It?—Select this option to allow the DTP to be used in a step. The DTP is shown in the template steps that prompt users for input when the template is used in a rule, or when a script template is launched in Oracle Hyperion Planning.

      • Mandatory?—Select this option to make it mandatory to enter data for the design-time prompt.

      • Read Only—Select this option to make it so that users can only read the prompt.

    • In DTP Text, enter the text that you want users to see when they are prompted for input.

      If you select Prompt It?, then DTP Text is required.

    • Optional. In Default Value, assign a default value for the DTP.

      To assign a default value, click Select button, then select Member, and then select a member in the Member Selector.