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Asymmetric columns have different numbers of members under them. In the following example, the Jan and Feb columns are asymmetric because Jan has two columns under it (Actual and Budget) and Feb has one column under it (Budget):
Jan Jan Feb Actual Budget Budget "100-10" Sales Texas 112 110 243 "100-10" Sales Ohio 145 120 81
If a file contains asymmetric columns, label each column with the appropriate member name.
The example above is valid because the Jan label is now over Actual and Budget. It is clear to Essbase that both columns map to Jan.
The following example is not valid because the column labels are incomplete. The Jan label must appear over the Actual and Budget columns.
Jan Feb Actual Budget Budget "100-10" Sales Texas 112 110 243 "100-10" Sales Ohio 145 120 81