Configure Extensible Flexfields

You can use extensible flexfields to configure more segments.

An extensible flexfield is similar to a descriptive flexfield in that it provides an expansion space that you can use to configure additional attributes (segments) without additional programming. As with descriptive flexfields, each segment is represented in the database as a single column. However, with extensible flexfields, the context values and context-sensitive segments are stored in an extension table.

Categories and Contexts

You can combine and arrange the segments into attribute groups that are tailored to your specific needs. For example, you can group related segments so that they appear together on the page. The attribute groups are referred to as contexts. You can optionally set up an extensible flexfield to enable categorization of contexts.

You can add contexts and segments to extensible flexfields just like the descriptive flexfields. To see the extensible flexfields in analyses, you need to deploy them and then run the BI Extender Essbase scheduled process.

Configure Extensible Flexfields

To configure extensible flexfields:

1. In the Setup and Maintenance work area, go to the Manage Extensible Flexfield task.

2. Search for the EFF you want to configure, then select it and click the Edit icon.

3. In the Edit Extensible Flexfield dialog, highlight the category Display Name, then select Manage Contexts.

4. In the Manage Context dialog, search for the context that contains the segment you want to configure, highlight it, then click the Edit icon.

5. In the Edit Context dialog, click the Edit icon.

6. Edit the segment, as required, then click Save.