Remove Dimension Values from Cell-Entered Formulas in Modeled and Standard Sheets
Security:
- Editable Sheet Accesspermission.
- Model includes: sheets, accounts, dimensions, and formulas.
You might have many reasons to remove dimensions from the formulas end users have entered on standard and modeled sheets. The most common reason is that you want to delete a custom dimension value that's in use. Dependencies in the
Other Entries
tab of the View Dependencies
table means that formulas entered into the cells of the cube sheet refer to the dimension value.You can delete the dimension without resolving these dependencies. However, when you do delete the dimension value, the formulas return errors, which could affect your data downstream. To avoid the errors, you can find the entries and remove the references. You can also correct the errors after you delete the dimension value.
- SelectModelingfrom the main menu.
- ClickDimensions.
- From the list, expand the dimension to display the value that you want to delete or resolve.
- From theDimension Value Detailssection, clickView Dependencies.
- Click the Other Entries tab.
- Make note of these details:
- Account code.
- Date.
- Level.
- Version.
- Use the account code to find the sheet.When the account code has a prefix, the formula is in the timespan cells of a modeled sheet. Use the prefix to find the name of the modeled sheet.When there's no prefix, the formula is in a standard sheet. Find the standard sheet that has the account. See Example: Find Account Usage from Model Overview.
- From the main menu, selectSheets.
- Open the sheet.
- From the main toolbar, select the version indicated in theOther Entriestab.
- To select the level, account, and time, follow the table for the sheet type: Select the level indicated in the Other Entries tab.Standard SheetModeled Sheet
- From the sheet toolbar, select the level.
- From the sheet toolbar, clickDisplay Options.
- In theTimetab filter the sheet by the time indicated in theOther Entriestab.
- Return to the sheet view.
- Use the search field to find the account indicated in the Other Entries.
- From the toolbar, clickDisplay Options.
- Click theFilter Rowstab.
- Filter by the level indicated in theOther Entriestab.
- Return to the sheet view.
- In the sheet, look for cells with white or blue backgrounds and purple triangles.
- Click the cell.
- From the formula field at the top of the sheet, change the formula to remove the dimension value. Or, you can enter the calculated value as a number to remove the formula.
- Save your changes.