MemberDescription

This function is available only with Financial Management as the database connection.

MemberDescription is a text function. Based on the syntax used, it returns the description of the member assigned to a dimension in the row, column, page, or Point of View (POV).

The following syntax returns the description of a row heading, column heading or page. The syntax can be deployed from any heading cell, text cell or text box object and can reference any grid in a current report.
<<MemberDescription("GridName", Row/Col/Page, "DimName")>>
The following syntax returns the description in a row heading, column heading, or page. The syntax can be deployed from any row, column or page heading in a grid that is designated as a custom heading. To designate a custom heading, click the page, row heading or column heading, then select Custom Heading on the property sheet. You can add the function in the space provided below the custom heading.
<<MemberDescription("DimName")>>
The following syntax returns the description of a grid or user POV. The syntax can be deployed from any text cell or text box object and can reference any grid and corresponding POV in a current report.
<<MemberDescription("GridName", "POV DimName")>>

where:

GridName is the name of the grid.
Row/Col/Page is the numeric identifier of the row, the alphabetical identifier of the column, or the numeric identifier of the page.
DimName is the name of a dimension in the grid row, column, or page.
POV DimName is the name of the dimension on the grid or user POV.

Example:

The following examples yield the description that is assigned to the Product dimension in Grid1, column A:

<<MemberDescription("Grid1", A, "Product")>>

<<MemberDescription(current, A, "Product")>>

The following examples yields the description for the Year dimension. The syntax is placed on the grid’s custom heading:

<<MemberDescription(“Year”)>>

<<MemberDescription(Current)>>

The following examples yields the description for the Scenario dimension for the POV associated with Grid1:

<<MemberDescription(“Grid1”, “Scenario”)>>

<<MemberDescription(current, “Scenario”)>>

Note:

This function only supports the Current keyword when used in a grid cell; not in a text box object, header, footer or otherwise. For information and examples, see Current / Cur Keyword.