MACRO-NAME
The MACRO-NAME terminal in the MaxL language represents the name of a custom-defined Essbase calculator macro (CDM). Macro names are a shorthand way to refer to macro expansions.
The name of a macro is a unique string that begins with a letter or a @, #, $, _ symbol. The name can include alphanumeric characters or the aforementioned symbols. Oracle recommends that you start a macro name with @. Although macros must have unique names within a given application, a global macro and a local macro can share the same name. However, the local macro takes precedence.
To create or refer to a local (application-level) macro, use the double name (for example, Sample.'@JSUM').
Any part of the name that contains special characters must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks.
Syntax
Syntax for local (application-level) macro:
name1.name2Syntax for global macro:
name2-
name1—Application name.
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name2—Macro name.
Type
name
Example
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Sample.'@COUNTRANGE'—Application-level (local) macro name without a signature, meaning that there are no restrictions on its arguments. -
Sample.'@COUNTRANGE(Any)'—Same asSample.'@COUNTRANGE'. Once registered for the application,@COUNTRANGEcan take any arguments. -
'@JCOUNTS'- System-level (global) macro name. -
'@JCOUNTS(single,group)'— Same as'@JCOUNTS', but with a signature restricting its arguments.
For more information about macro signatures (input parameters), see Custom-Defined Macro Input Parameters.