Hi everyone,
while reading some articles in the SAP help and in the SCN, I think I got a good overview of the functions EPMOlapMemeberO, EPMContextMember and EPMSelectMember. I also created some test cases to see how these function really behave.
However, I'm still not sure for what case which function suits best and I also have additional unanswered questions.
Maybe some of you can help me with that.
EPMOlapMemberO
- Parameters
- UniqueName1 ==> member ID
- UniqueName2
- toDisplay ==> displayed text (255 characters)
- toDisplayPart2 ==> displayed text (255 additional characters)
- reportListOrErrorMessage
- automatically created for all dimensions on the three axes, but only the dimensions on page axis can be changed through double-click
- selection of multiple elements possible
- automatic refresh of the worksheet after selection
- can be changed even if the dimension is locked in the context options
Does changing the selection in this function only affect the context of the active worksheet or the selection of this dimension in the whole workbook?
What dependencies need to be considered using this function in combination with EPMContextMember and/or EPMSelectMember?
What are other advantages or disadvantages of this function?
EPMContextMember
- Parameters
- ConnectionName ==> name of the module
- Dimension ==> dimension ID
- Filter ==> restriction of the members depending on the value of structure elements
- Context member name ==> display either ID or description of the member (0 = ID and 1 = description)
- only single member selection possible
- user needs to refresh manually after changing the selection
==> selection of member is only applied to context if the same dimension has not been changed through EPMOlapMemberO before - cannot be changed when the dimension is locked in the context options
What are other advantages or disadvantages of this function?
EPMSelectMember
- Parameters
- ConnectionName ==> name of the module
- Member ==> member ID (mandatory)
- Dimension ==> dimension ID
- Filter ==> restriction of the members depending on the value of structure elements
- Context member name ==> display either ID or description of the member (0 = ID and 1 = description)
- only single member selection possible
- can be changed even if the dimension is locked in the context options
- user needs to refresh manually after changing the selection
In my test cases the function EPMSelectMember apparently did not change the value of the selected dimension in the context and it did also not change the selection of the data.
Do I need to consider any dependencies for this function?
I also tried to set the member parameter through a cell reference. While the member ID changed, apparently there was no impact on the context or on the selected data after the refresh.
What is this function suppose to do?
Is there a restriction if this function is used in combination with EPMContextMember and/or EPMOlapMemberO?
What are other advantages or disadvantages of this function?
Did I miss any other important information about these three functions?
Thanks in advance for your contribution.