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How do you make a column drillable if its not a dimension hierarchy level?

  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: June 12, 2009     Asked by: gvikranthkumar 
  
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March 05, 2008 15:18:26   #1  
rreddyj06 Member Since: December 2007   Contribution: 1    

RE: How do you make a column drillable if its not a dimension hierarchy level?
Its better to use drillacross.
 
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June 12, 2009 09:01:44   #2  
ravimantur Member Since: June 2009   Contribution: 5    

RE: How do you make a column drillable if its not a dimension hierarchy level?
Create a Alternate Drill down like if region is the name of dimension and the hierarchy is


Region
Country Branch Name
Branch Name
Sales Rep Name


Branch Name provides an alternate drill down option.

 
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