Custom hierarchies

Custom hierarchies enable you to add features to reports that make them easier to use, without having to create helper databases or scripts.

Custom hierarchies store your custom information in the repository, without affecting the database.

These are the types of custom hierarchy:

• String
• OLAP metadata

String custom hierarchies consist of multilingual strings which you specify, or select from the Table of Names and Texts in the Hierarchy Designer

You can specify a caption, unique name, and name attribute for each string, as well as translations in different languages.

The OLAP metadata hierarchy is an in-built hierarchy that contains information about the database aliases to which you are connected, their cubes and their dimensions.

You can design custom lists. The list designer for custom lists is similar to the server list designer but has only one or two structure selection options. The number of options depends on the type of custom hierarchy. There is no Attributes pane.