Hi,
I am currently working on some templates where there are multiple dynamic EPM reports with shared column dimensions and multiple dimensions in the rows. I am using EPM Add-in SP21 patch 1.
We would like to have a section title appearing between the reports, I have tried a number of methods but have not found a solution that produces quality results.
Methods tried:
1. A local member on the row inserted at the start of the second report. The local member text appears in the right most row dimension column which is not the right place for a title. Also the titles for the dimension rows are not copied.
2. Insert a dummy member and override the member name. There are a couple of problems with this method, subsequent dimension ID's are populated and local members are also applied to this member.
3. EPMInsertCellsBeforeAfterBlock. I only managed to get this to copy a single cell into the data columns, not the row dimension columns.
4. Use VBA to add a title. The API GetDataTopLeftCell will return the starting position of data in a specific report. This can then be used to insert text into the previous line as a title. The disadvantage here is that VBA is being used but it can be used to produce the required results though you need to handle formatting and any password protection within the VBA.
I imagine that this is quite a common requirement. Ideally I would like to solve this without resorting to VBA or some exotic workaround.
Any suggestions appreciated.
Cheers,
Mark