Filtering Using Substitution Variables

Substitution variables enable you to more easily manage information that changes regularly. Each substitution variable has an assigned name and value. The Database Manager can change the value anytime. Where a substitution variable is specified in a filter, the substitution variable value at that time is used.

For example, if you want a group of users to see data only for the current month, you can set up a substitution variable named CurMonth and define a filter (MonthlyAccess) wherein you specify access, using &CurMonth for the member name. Using an ampersand (&) at the beginning of a specification identifies it as a substitution variable instead of a member name to Essbase. Assign the MonthlyAccess filter to the appropriate users.

Each month, you need to change only the value of the CurMonth substitution variable to the member name for the current month, such as Jan, Feb, and so on. The new value will apply to all assigned users.

See Using Substitution Variables.