EssSetGlobalOptions

Description

Sets individual workspace options.

Syntax

EssSetGlobalOptions(rightMouse, doubleClick, flashBack, mbrSelect, messageLevel, displayUnknowns, createLog, purgeLog, enableLRO, displaySaveDialog, enableDataLessNav) 

Where rightMouse is a logical value specifying whether the right mouse button is enabled and interpreted by Essbase.

doubleClick is a logical value specifying whether double-clicking is enabled and interpreted by Essbase.

flashBack is a logical value specifying whether FlashBack is enabled.

mbrSelect is maintained for backward compatibility with previous Essbase releases.

messageLevel is a number specifying the level of error reporting that the user sees on the screen. The messageLevel parameters and associated action are shown in Table 33.

Table 33. Message Levels and Actions

Message LevelAction

1

Display error, warning and information messages.

2

Display error and warning messages.

3

Display error messages.

4

Display no messages.

displayUnknowns is a logical value specifying whether Essbase displays a message each time the server encounters an unrecognized token.

createLog is a logical value specifying whether a log file should be created to capture messages coming from the server. If a value of TRUE is specified, ALL error messages are placed into the log file. A value of FALSE means NO error messages are saved. The log file created is c:/essbase/message.log where c:/essbase is the path name defined in the ARBORPATH environment variable. (If your system uses another ARBORPATH setting, Essbase creates the log file in that directory).

purgeLog is a logical value specifying whether to purge the log file and start fresh after a session.

enableLRO is a logical value specifying whether double-clicking is enabled to access LROs.

displaySaveDialog is a logical value specifying whether to prompt you to save a member selection object in the Essbase Member Selection dialog box.

enableDataLessNav is a logical value specifying whether to turn Navigate Without Data on or off.

Example

=EssSetGlobalOptions(TRUE,TRUE,TRUE,FALSE,2,TRUE,TRUE,TRUE,TRUE,TRUE)

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