Setting Up Report Prompts
A prompt is a way of assigning members to a dimension. The prompt is set up during design time. As a report designer, you can limit the type of data to assign to a dimension. You can also specify whether the Respond to Prompts dialog box displays member names, descriptions or aliases, or both member names and descriptions or aliases.
For example, you could create a report that enables the user to select from lines of products. The report designer selects Prompt as a member of Product, and then selects specific product lines. The person who runs the report then selects from those product lines.
To set up a report prompt for members: