Select a Variable

You can select a variable from various locations.

You can select variables:

• When you create components from within the Component Designer

• When you create design time prompts from within the Template Designer

• From other locations

Selecting a Variable

To select a variable:

1. In the System View, expand Essbase application type.

2. Expand the application, the calculation type, or the database (Essbase).

3. Expand Rules or Templates, depending on whether the component is in a rule or template.

4. Right-click the template or rule that contains the component you want to add a variable to, and select Open.

5. When the rule or template opens, in its flow chart, select the component for which you want to insert a variable.

6. In the tabs, do one of the following tasks:

   • For member range, data range, and fixed loop components, in the Variable field, select the Variable icon.

   • For formula components, click the Actions icon, and select Variable.

   • For script components, click the Insert a Variable icon.

   • For condition components, start the Condition Builder, select Actions> Variable.

7. In Select Variable then, do one of these tasks:

   • Click Create to access the Variable Designer to create a new variable.

   • Select an existing variable from Category and select the object to associate with the variable. By default, the variable is associated with the application for which you create it.

8. On Replacement or Execution, select one or more variables to insert into the component. Use Ctrl + Click or Shift + Click to select multiple variables.

9. Click OK. The variables are inserted into the component.

10. Select File, Save.