View Explanations

You can see an explanation of the information you are exploring. The explanation contains general information about the status of the current display and any descriptions of the data that your administrator has added to the cube. In PowerPlay Web Viewer, explanations are available for the row and column headings in the report. In PowerPlay Web Explorer, explanations are available for the following cube data:

• individual cells
• row or column categories
• measures
• filters
• suppression
• exception highlighting
• the physical location of the current cube
• the current user and user class, if your were granted access privileges by Access Manager

Steps for PowerPlay Web Viewer

1. In Adobe Acrobat Reader, pause the pointer over the row heading or column heading that you want an explanation for.

The pointer changes to a hand icon when over a heading with an explanation.

2. Click the heading.

A separate HTML window opens containing the descriptive information about the item.

Step for PowerPlay Web Explorer

• Choose whether to view explanations for the entire display or for individual cells:
  • To view explanations for the entire PowerPlay Web display, click the arrow to the right of the help button on the toolbar, and then click Explain.
  • To view explanations for individual cells in the PowerPlay Web display, right-click the cell, and then click Explain.

Tip

• If an item other than an individual cell does not contain descriptive information in the Explanation window, you can ask your PowerPlay administrator to add it to the cube.