Setting Up Same As References

Same As enables the designer to obtain a member selection from another row or column. The following characteristics apply to Same As in Financial Reporting:

In a report, members referred to by Same As are always from the same dimension, same type of database connection, and same grid.
Members referred to by Same As are only available for member selections on rows and columns in a grid. Same As cannot be used as member selection in:
- Page Axis
- Grid POV
- User POV
- Book POV
- Batches POV
- Default member selection for a prompt
- A response to a prompt
- Member function member parameter, such as range
- Member selection in the book editor
Same As can reference a row or column that gets its member selection from a prompt or Current POV.
Same As cannot reference another Same As reference.
Same As is not supported within row and column templates.
Same As must be used alone and cannot be combined with any other member selections.

To set up Same As:

Open a report and double-click a member selection for which you want to set up Same As.
On the Members tab, expand Same As Member Selections, then select Same As for the row or column for the dimension, then click Add, and then the to add the Same As for the dimension to the selected area.
Click OK.