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Using @Select function
You can define any new object by entering its definition (MDX) or by referencing an existing object by using @Select
function.
We recommend using @Select as much as possible rather than the object definition for multiple reasons:
Life Cycle Management only ensure integrity with generated objects not with objects created by a user: @Select
always guarantee the validity of the object
@Select allow to define a level or part of it and to be reuse anywhere in the universe
@Select can be used anytime in:
Objects definition
Details definition
Measures definition
Pre-defined filters definition
Where clause of Objects / Details / Measures
Calculated measures
Using @Prompt function
@Prompt is a way to define parameters in the universe that will let users to choose among a list of values/members
one or multiple values.
A prompt can be mandatory or optional, it can be also contrained (users have to select values form the list of values)
or free (users can enter manually a value).
A prompt can also be base on a static list of values defined in the universe.
Another prompt parameter can also keep or not the last values selected by the users.
@Prompt can also be defined with default values.
Those parameters can be selected at query time by users to restrict the data to be retrieved: the answers to these
parameters can be mandatory or optional.
Last these parameters can also be automatically added to the query with no user intervention: they behave like SAP
variables (mandatory filters).
We recommend using widely @Prompt in universes because they provide a lot of flexibility when building reports,
queries, analysis or dashboards and also they are used to filter the data coming from OLAP data source.
@Prompt can also be used for:
Choosing dynamically a measure
Choosing dynamically a hierarchy level
Choosing dynamically a dimension and a hierarchy level
Enter a value for:
Computations
Select a relative position from a current member: Lead or Lag functions
Use to retrieve partially members based on a top/bottom selection: Rank function
Select prompt operators such as: equal, not equal, in list, etc.
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Use Universe Designer functions in OLAP universes
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Ali Toor Muhammad Dec 3, 2012 10:38 PM
i have a question related to the functions you have defined in document "OLAP universes best
practices", for YTD. that never worked for me as

"<EXPRESSION>SUM(YTD([0CALMONTH].CurrentMember), @Select(Key Figures\Shipped Quantity
in Gals)))</EXPRESSION>"
or
"<EXPRESSION>SumYTD([0CALMONTH].CurrentMember), @Select(Key Figures\Shipped Quantity
in Gals))</EXPRESSION>"
thanks. MAT.