Merging Dimensions and Tucking Dimensions

If several dimensions are displayed in the sidehead, use merge and tuck settings for a more compact table area sidehead layout. Settings are selected on creating or editing the table area on the Sidehead Structure page of the Set Up Table Area dialog box.

Merge

Available merging options:

After executing the operations, the icon is displayed next to merged dimensions in the Set Up Table Area dialog box.

Tuck

To merge elements of one dimensions with elements of another dimension, tuck dimensions. When tucking is used, the dimension element to be tucked will be no more displayed in a separate string, its values will be displayed in the dimension element string, to which tucking is executed. On tucking area type and formatting of tucked dimension element will be changed to area type and formatting of the dimension element to which tucking is performed.

NOTE. Only merged dimension can be tucked.

To tuck elements:

  1. Select the Tuck Elements checkbox in the dimension's context menu.

  2. Select the Set Up item or select the selection schema in the Selection Schema drop-down list to determine dimension elements selection in the dimension's context menu. The item and selection schema are available after the Tuck Elements checkbox is selected.

  3. After executing the Set Up item, the dialog box opens. Select dimension elements to be tucked in the dialog box:

For each dimension element, to which tucking is set up, it is checked if there are tucked elements of the underlying dimension:

NOTE. It is required to select several elements if after filtering of shared dimensions or using indicator, various elements of tucked dimension will be present under each element of upper dimension.

  1. Save changes by clicking the Save button.

After executing the operations, the icon is displayed next to tucked dimension in the Set Up Table Area dialog box.

If additional element names of dimension are displayed in the sidehead, only the first displayed names are merged. Additional dimension names are not merged.

If tucking was set up for the dimension, and then the dimension was moved to the first place, on moving the dimension back, the tuck setting is saved.

Example of merge and tuck use

See also:

Setting Up Sidehead Structure