Restriction with a local member in a report BPC 10.1

[Former Member]

Hello experts,

I am facing with a issue related with local member in a report. I don't really know if there is a limitation of the local member usage or simply I haven't yet found the way to do it.

I am working on:

BPC NW 10.1

EPM 10.0 SP

Due to my requirement, I would need to insert a local member in order to get the balance carryforward from the previous period. I have to enter it here:

My local member is called "CF -  Total". For the period 2016.02, its formula should be =C10+D6+D7+D8+D9. For the period 2016.03, should be =D10+E6+E7+E8+E9 and so on.

I am unable to get this. I tried:

1. Entering directly the formula in the cell, with the flags "activate local member recognition" and "use position in axis" selected. In this way, the local member formular is changed automatically:

     2. Using the command EPMMEMBER into de local member formula (in the report editor), but the local member disappears (the whole file).

Really is it possible to make the calculation that I want with the local member feature?

I would appreciate your help.

Best regards,

Manu

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

First of all - don't use "activate local member recognition", create local member formula yourself.

Then look on this sample:

You can see correct results!

Vadim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Nice Vadim.... Simple and effective!

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

Actually it's just a sample and will work correctly only for the first local member!

To make it universal it has to be:

Local member:

=IF(COLUMN()=3,SUM(EPMSELECTEDMEMBERS(TITLES)),INDIRECT(ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN()-1))+SUM(EPMSELECTEDMEMBERS(TITLES)))

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thank you so much Vadim! You're amazing!

Problem solved.

Best regards,

Manu

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Vadim.....Learnt a new function today from you....EPMSELECTEDMEMBERS! for local member.

One request to you....if thats OK with you.....there are lots of such queries on local member, and many people don't know what all can be used in local members(Functions). Can you document this including all the possible functions used like the EPMPOSITION, EPMALLMEMBERS etc. Again its just a request.... I would have done it, if I knew all of them.....

Regards,

JP

[former_member186338 · Accepted solution]

Only few functions are available and all are documented in help:

16.4.3 Local Members - Examples

With one mistake:

Not:

=SUM(EPMALLMEMBERS(TIME))

But:

=SUM(EPMALLMEMBERS) - no dimension name can be used with EPMALLMEMBERS

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Okay....