1. User's Guide
  2. Designing Batches
  3. Defining Prompts for a Batch
  4. Responding to Prompts

Responding to Prompts

When a variable exists and the data source has multiple references, or when the same prompt exists in multiple grids, the Respond to Prompts dialog box displays a list where you can choose whether to respond to prompts at the Grid, Report/Book or Batch level. The options depend on whether the Respond to Prompts dialog box is displayed while running a Report, or Book, or from within the Batch Editor. If a report, book, or batch contains only a single prompt, or the prompts are different (different dimensions, default members, or choices list), the options on how to respond to the prompts are not displayed.

Prompt Options When Running a Report

  • Respond to Prompts at the Report Level (default)

  • Respond to Prompts at the Grid Level

Prompt Options When Running a Book

  • Respond to Prompts at the Book Level (default)

  • Respond to prompts at the Report Level

  • Respond to prompts at the Grid Level

Prompt Options When Editing a Batch

  • Respond to Prompts a the Batch Level (default)

  • Respond to Prompts at the Report/Book Level

  • Respond to Prompts at the Grid Level

You can respond to a prompt once and have the same value used for each prompt, or you can select Respond to Prompt at Grid Level, then click Apply, and then enter different values for each prompt.

The Source column shows what artifact the prompt is on. When identical prompts are found and only one prompt response is displayed, the Source column shows an asterisk (*) to indicate that the prompt response applies to all prompts of that type.

Note:

The ability to select the level at which to respond to prompts is available only in the Explore Repository. In Oracle Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio, the Respond to Prompts dialog box always shows all member selection prompts and one reference to each variable.