Displaying Dimension Selection

To work with the tool in Foresight Analytics Platform 10, use the new interface.

To add a selection to the header or footer, click the

button in the header or footer editing dialog box. The Selection Output dialog box opens:

In the drop-down list of the slices available in the current regular report, select a data slice to use selection of its dimension.

Select dimensions to show their selection in the header or footer:

By Position. This option provides for dimensions selection depending on their position in the slice. On selecting this radio button, select checkboxes of the required dimensions position in the area below:

Dimensions in Columns.
Dimensions in Rows.
Fixed Dimensions.

From Dimensions List. This option provides for dimensions selection regardless of their position in the slice. If this radio button is selected, the list of all existing dimensions of the slice appears in the area below. Select the required dictionaries:

Remember the following when working with the list in the Select Dimension(s) group:

Multiple elements can be selected in the dimensions list. When checkbox for one of the selected elements is selected or deselected, checkboxes of other selected elements are also selected or deselected.
To select or deselect checkbox for all the list elements:

Select the Select All or Deselect All context menu item.
Press CTRL+A.

Select the Select or Deselect context menu item to select or deselect the checkbox for selected elements.

Specify a format or select one of the available formats in the Output Format combobox. The Name and Value substitutions are used to show dimension name and its selection respectively.

&[<Slice name>.Selection Part = "<selected part Rows|Columns|Fixed>" Format = "<Selected or created formatting>"]

NOTE. If the Part attribute is not specified, the selection for fixed dimensions is displayed.

&[<Slice Name>.<Dictionary ID>.Selection Format = "<Selected or created formatting>"]

NOTE. If the Format attribute is not defined, only selection value (Value) is shown.

After creating a tag, only manual editing and deleting is available. Reopening this dialog box does not enable the user to edit it.

If no output format has been selected before clicking the OK button, the user is prompted to set default selection output format.