Selecting Members for the Book POV

To set the Book Point of View:

1. Open a Book in edit mode of Book Designer.
2. In the POV bar at the top of the Book Editor, click on a dimension label to open the member selector for that dimension.

   Note:

   If a POV dimension is disabled (gray colored label), then you are not able to change the POV selection for that dimension.

3. If a single POV member is displayed in the Book Designer. While previewing the Book, you can click on the member in the POV bar, and then make a selection for that dimension by selecting All Members... to open the Member Selector dialog to select additional members.

   • By selecting All Members... to open the Member Selector dialog to select additional members.

     
     
     

   • Optional: Recently selected members for the same dimension are also listed.

     
     
     

   • Optional: If multiple members are listed in the POV member list, select a member from the list.

4. Continue selecting members and setting POV options for the remaining POV dimensions as needed.

Note:

When using substitution and user variables as selections for the Book Point of View, the Variable values are retrieved when the system first connects to the data source. The member selector and/or POV will display the Variable’s value. When running a Book, the latest Variable value will be retrieved for the reports in the Book. However, if a Variable value changes during a user’s session, the change will not be reflected in the Variable value displayed in the Book’s member selector or POV, until the user reconnects to a new session by logging out and logging in again.