Specify How to Display the Cube Table's Columns

You can choose which value you want to use to display an Essbase cube table's columns.

You can choose from the following options:
  • Member Names - Uses the names from the Essbase data source cube members.
  • Alias - Uses the selected Essbase alias table name to map alias names to the cube's member names.
  • Variable - Uses a variable that contains valid display column names.

The values are for the member name, the default alias name, or some other alias name. By default, the columns display the default alias name.

  1. On your home page, click Navigator Navigator icon and then click Semantic Models.
  2. In the Semantic Models page, click a semantic model to open it.
  3. Click Physical Layer Physical layer icon.
  4. In the Physical Layer pane, browse for and double-click the cube table where you want to specify how you want columns to display.
  5. Click the General tab and then in Display Columns specify how you want the table's columns to display. If you select Alias, click the field and choose an alias table. If you choose Variable, click Select and pick a variable from the list.
  6. Click Save.