Setting Up a Grid Point of View

A designer can set up a grid point of view (POV), to control or limit the selection of members available to end users who view or print the report.

For more information, see Selecting Members for Report Designers.

  To set up a grid POV:

  1. Open a report with members selected for dimensions on the grid POV.

  2. Right-click a grid and select Grid Point of View Setup.

  3. For each dimension presented in the dialog box, you can specify the availability of member selection to the end user:

    • Any Member - All members are available.

    • A Member from List - Only the members you specify are available. Click Lookup icon, in the Choices List column. The Select Members dialog box is displayed.

    • Nothing, Lock Member Selection for a specific dimension - No members a re available.

  4. When the Report Viewers May Select column is set to A Member from List, Select a member from the Select Members dialog box, then click OK. For more information on selecting members, see Selecting Members for Report Designers.

  5. Select the Show Dimension Name and Show Member Name check box to display the dimension name with the member name.

  6. Select the Show Alias check box to display alias names.

  7. Click OK.