Managing User Variables

You can set user variables to limit the number of members displayed on a form, helping users focus on certain members. For example, if you create a user variable called Division for the Entity dimension, users can select a member for their own division. You can create any number of user variables for each dimension (including attribute dimensions), and select user variables for any axis in the form.

The typical sequence of steps:

1. If necessary, create the appropriate parent-level members in the dimension outline.

2. Define user variables for each dimension you want users to be able to filter (including attribute dimensions).

3. When designing the form, associate the user variable with the form.

4. Instruct users to select a member for the user variable associated with the form.

Note:

If you are prevented from opening a form (or viewing a form in a dashboard) because it contains missing user variables, you will see a message prompting you to select members for the user variables:

Before you can open this form, you must select a memaber for each User Variable. To select members for missing user variables: Click here.

When you click the link in the message, the User Preferences page opens in a new dynamic tab, and the user variables with missing member values are displayed first. Select a member for each undefined user variable.