Using the Subset editor toolbar

The editing tasks available in the Subset Editor are accessed from its toolbar buttons.

The following table describes the Subset Editor toolbar buttons:

Button

Name

Description

Save Subset icon

Save subset

Saves only the elements that appear in the Subset list to the subset.

Save Subset As icon

Save subset as

Saves only the elements that appear in the Subset list to the subset with a different name.

Reload Subset icon

Reload subset

Reloads the original subset.

Subset All icon

Subset all

Displays all the elements in the parent dimension.

Cut iconCopy iconPaste icon

Cut, Copy and Paste

Cuts, copies, and pastes the selected elements of a subset.

Keep Selected Elements icons

Keep selected elements

Keeps elements that you select for the subset.

Delete Selected Elements icon

Delete selected elements

Removes elements that you select from the subset.

Filter Subset icon

Filter subset

Allows you to select a group of elements in a subset that have related characteristics. You can filter elements in these ways:

  • Filter by Level
  • Filter by Attribute
  • Filter by Expression

Sort Subset icon

Sort subset

Lets you sort a subset in several ways:

  • Sort Ascending
  • Sort Descending
  • Sort Hierarchically
  • Sort by Index Ascending
  • Sort by Index Descending

Tree Expand icon

Tree expand

Expands the tree in several ways:

  • Drill Down Selected Consolidations - Expands the selected consolidation one level.
  • Expand Selected Consolidations - Expands the selected consolidation, showing all descendents.
  • Expand Tree Fully - Expands the entire hierarchy, showing all children of all parents.

Tree Collapse icon

Tree collapse

Collapses the tree in two ways:

  • Collapse Selected Consolidations - Collapses the expanded consolidation, hiding all descendents.
  • Collapse Tree Fully - Collapses the entire hierarchy.

Insert Parents of Selected Elements icon

Insert parents of selected elements

Inserts the parent of the selected element immediately above that element in the hierarchy tree.

Expand Above icon

Expand above

Displays consolidations at the bottom of the list of children, in both the Available Elements and Subset lists. The children of the consolidation expand above the consolidation.

Create Custom Consolidation icon

Create custom consolidation

Allows you to build consolidated elements on the fly when working with a view.

For more information, see Creating custom consolidations.

Find in Subset icon

Find in subset

Enables you to search for elements in the current subset based on the search text you enter.