Drilling through Levels of Data in Reports

About drilling in reports

The drill feature enables you to view report data at different levels of detail. You can use the drill feature on any dimension that uses a hierarchy to structure dimension values.

In order to use the drill feature, you select a hierarchy and place its corresponding dimension in the down position of the report. Note that you can only use the drill feature when there is no more than one dimension in the down position.

Example: Drilling in reports

In the report shown in this example, the plus symbol beside each line item indicates that drilling is activated, and that the items have descendants.

When you click on the plus symbol for an item, the dimension value list expands. For example, Cost of Sales and Services has four children: Cost of Sales, Cost of Services-Support, Cost of Services-Consulting, Cost of Services-Training.

Related information

For more information about drilling, search for the following topic in the Financial Analyzer Help system: "Drilling Through Levels of Report Data."