Purpose
This tutorial covers how to display duplicate member names in Spreadsheet Add-in.
Overview
When you enable duplicate member names in an outline, Essbase displays the same name for two or more members and internally stores the names in a qualified format that differentiates the members. Spreadsheet Add-in provides methods to display the qualified names in your reports.
Prerequisites
Before starting this tutorial, you should:
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Have access to or have installed Spreadsheet Add-in.
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Have access to an Essbase database that contains duplicate names.
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Create a Spreadsheet Add-in report that includes duplicate names.
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Have an active connection to your duplicate-names database.
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Displaying Qualified Member Names as Comments
Excel comments are displayed when you place your cursor over a cell that contains a comment indicator. When you enable the display option, Essbase creates Excel comments that contain qualified member names. Unlike standard Excel comments, which are cell-specific, Essbase-generated comments are member-specifc and move with members during ad hoc operations such as zoom in and pivot. To display the qualified name of duplicate members as Excel comments, perform the following steps:
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Select Essbase > Options.
The Options dialog box is displayed.
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Under Duplicate Members, select Show Qualified Member Names as Comment.
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Click OK to return to your report.
Note: Changes to display options do not take effect until you refresh the report.
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Select Essbase > Retrieve.
Excel comment indicators are displayed in cells that contain duplicate member names.
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Place your cursor over a cell that contains a duplicate member name to display the qualified member name.
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Displaying Qualified Names for All Duplicate Members
To display the qualified names for all duplicate members in a report, perform the following steps:
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Select Essbase > Options.
The Options dialog box is displayed.
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Under Duplicate Members, select Show Qualified Member Names on Sheet.
Note: You can leave Show Qualified Member Names as Comment selected.
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Click OK to return to your report.
Note: Changes to display options do not take effect until you refresh the report.
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Select Essbase > Retrieve.
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View qualified member names in your report.
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Summary
In this tutorial, you learned how to:
 | Display qualified member names as comments | |
| Display qualified names for all duplicate members in a report | |
