Syntax support by provider
This table displays the writeback syntax support by provider:
| Syntax | Description | MS AS 2005/2008 | MS AS 2012 | Infor PM OLAP ODBO (see Note) | Infor OLAP XMLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #W | Weighted allocation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #E | Equal allocation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| &W | Weighted. Increasing or decreasing by an absolute value | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| &E | Equal increase or decrease by an absolute value | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| &W...% | Increasing or decreasing by a percentage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| #B | Overwrite value of all base elements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| &B | Add value to all base elements | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| #D | Overwrite data elements | Yes | No | No | |
| &D | Add data elements | Yes | No | No | |
| #COPY | Copy values from elsewhere | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| © | Add copy values from elsewhere | No | No | No | Yes |
| #COPYFULL | As #COPY but also copies values calculated by rules | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| ©FULL | As © but also copies values calculated by rules | No | No | No | Yes |
| #LIKE | Splash a new value with the same weighting as a value elsewhere | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| &LIKE | Add a value and splash it with the same weighting as elsewhere | No | No | No | Yes |
| #LIKEFULL | As #COPYFULL but with the addition of a Value parameter | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| &LIKEFULL | As ©FULL but with the addition of a Value parameter | No | No | No | Yes |
| ...?... | Reallocation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Note: Version 10.3.x does not
contain an ODBO provider. But ODBO connections from 10.3.x to OLAP 10.1.x are supported.