Display Options

Use the Display tab to set row and column suppression criteria, alias information, replacement values, , and label indentation.

SuppressDescription
#Missing RowsSuppress the return of data rows that contain only missing values. If one value is in the row, the row is not suppressed. By default, this option is enabled.
Zero RowsSuppress the return of data rows that contain only zeros. By default this option is disabled.
Shared MembersSuppress the return of members tagged as shared. By default, this option is disabled.
#Missing ColumnsSuppress the return of data columns that contain only missing data. By default this option is enabled.
Zero ColumnsSuppress the return of data columns that contain only zeros. By default this option is disabled.
AliasesDescription
Use AliasesDisplay aliases when performing database retrievals rather than database member names. Aliases are alternate names for database members. You can retrieve data that uses the database name, which is often a stock number or product code, or an alias, which can be more descriptive.

When this setting is updated, this message is displayed: “The OLAP Tree will be updated automatically with new Alias information and the OLAP Query will be re-processed.”

Select an Alias TableSpecify the alias table to use for alias names. Each database can contain one or more alias tables.
ReplacementDescription
#Missing LabelSpecify a label for missing values. For example, you might enter:
#Missing
By default, the replacement value for a missing label is blank.
#NoAccessLabelSpecify a label for values from the Essbase cube to which a user does not have security access. For example, you might enter:
NoAccess
Zero LabelSpecify a label for zero values. By default the replacement value for a zero label is blank.

Table 66. Label Indentation

OptionDescription
Indent Each Generation BySelect the number of characters by which each generation in the hierarchy is indented. For example, you can change the following indentation from 1 to 3. This option can take options from 0 to 25.

indentation at 1:

100–10

100–20

100–30

100

indentation at 3:

100–10

100–20

100–30

100