FIXCOLUMNS
Fixes the number of columns in the report regardless of how many columns are originally selected.
Syntax
{ FIXCOLUMNS number }Notes
This command fixes the number of columns in the final report regardless of how many columns are originally selected. Only the first number of columns, which includes row name columns and data columns, are displayed.
This command is often used in conjunction with the ORDER command to select and reorder a subset of columns, cutting off excess columns.
Example
The following report script examples are designed for the Demo Basic cube, available in the gallery.
In the following example, { FIXCOLUMNS 3 } causes only 3 columns, the row name column and two data columns, to be displayed even though there are additional columns for the data values of Qtr3, Qtr4 and Year.
<PAGE (Market, Accounts, Scenario)
Chicago Sales Actual
<COLUMN (Year)
<ICHILDREN Year
<ROW (Product)
{FIXCOLUMNS 3}
<ICHILDREN Audio
!
This example produces the following report:
Chicago Sales Actual
Qtr1 Qtr2
======== ========
Stereo 2,591 2,476
Compact_Disc 3,150 3,021
Audio 5,741 5,497
This example used FIXCOLUMNS and ORDER to create a non-symmetric report.
<PAGE (Market, Accounts)
<COLUMN (Year, Scenario)
<ROW (Product)
{ ORDER 0,1,3,5,6 FIXCOLUMNS 5 }
Chicago Sales
Jan Feb Mar
Actual Budget
<ICHILDREN Audio
!
Chicago Sales
Jan Feb Mar Mar
Actual Actual Actual Budget
======== ======== ======== ========
Stereo 923 834 834 900
Compact_Disc 1,120 1,050 980 1,000
Audio 2,043 1,884 1,814 1,900
Note that without the FIXCOLUMNS, the column headers would have been:
Jan Feb Mar
Actual Budget Actual Budget Actual BudgetRelated Topics