Opening Member Selections

You can open member selections to reuse or modify.

  To open a member selection from your computer:

  1. In Essbase Member Selection, click Open.

  2. In Open Selection Object, select Client.

  3. To prevent other users from modifying the object while you are using it, select Lock Object.

  4. Select Merge with Existing Selection to append the selected object to the current member selection.

    If you open another selection object without selecting Merge with Existing Selection, all previously opened selection objects become unlocked.

  5. To select from a list of available objects, perform one action:

    • Select the application and the database to save the object on the server.

    1. Select from the list of available objects in Selection Object.

    2. Click OK.

    • Click File System to open an object from another location.

    1. In Open, select the directory to open the object from and enter the file name.

    2. Click Open.

  To open a member selection from the server:

  1. In Essbase Member Selection, click Open.

  2. In Open Selection Object, select Server.

  3. Select the application from Application and the database from Database.

  4. Select from the list of available objects in Selection Object.

  5. To prevent other users from modifying the object while you are using it, select Lock Object.

  6. Select Merge with Existing Selection to append the selected object with the current member selection.

    If you open another selection object without selecting Merge with Existing Selection, all previously opened selection objects become unlocked.

  7. Click OK.

Related Topics

Clearing All Member Selections

Previewing Members

Removing Members from Rules

Reordering Member Display in Worksheets

Saving Member Selections

Searching for Members

Selecting Members Using Attributes

Selecting Members to Add to Worksheets

Specifying Latest Period To-Date

Specifying Member Criteria

Specifying Member Layout in Worksheets

Specifying View Methods

Suppressing Shared Members

Viewing All Members

Viewing Member Formulas