Defining nPlosion Criteria

Use these step to access the PeopleSoft nVision nPlosion Criteria dialog box in PS/nVision:

  1. With a layout opens in nVision, select a column or a row to nPlode.

  2. Select nVision > Layout Definition from the nVision menu.

  3. Select the Filter tab.

  4. Select the required fields and click the nPlosion button.

    The PeopleSoft nVision nPlosion Criteria dialog box appears.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the PeopleSoft nVision nPlosion Criteria dialog box.

PeopleSoft nVision nPlosion Criteria dialog box

nPlosion Type

There are four different nPlosion types, which can be combined with nPlosion options to create different reports depending on the data you want to retrieve.

Field or Control

Description

None

Select to disable nPlosion for this field.

If you have previously selected a type of nPlosion, you must select the None option to remove the selection.

To bottom of tree

Select to nPlode all the way to the bottom of a tree (including detail values) from a selected node.

If you decide to include detail, all sub-nodes are also displayed with summary values of the rollup for those nodes.

To specified level

Select to nPlode down a tree to the specified node, including or excluding intermediate data.

This option enables you to retrieve any branch of data from a given tree.

To immediate children

Select to nPlode one level below a selected tree node.

To details only

Select to nPlode from a given node to all its detail values.

nPlosion Options

Field or Control

Description

Include Underlying Detail

When trying to nPlode from a node to another sub-node or to the bottom of the tree, select to include all of the detail and summary sub-values for each sub-node.

Suppress Nodes Without Data

Select to suppress nodes or sub-nodes with a value of zero from the report instance.

Exclude Intermediate Levels

Select to exclude intermediate sub-nodes if a report is being nPloded from a node to another level or to the bottom of the tree.

Utilize Outline Feature

Select to roll up summary and detail information using Excel outline functionality. If this option is cleared, none of the information is rolled up.