Databases Reference
In-Depth Information
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Label Only
: Members you create as placeholders only. The
Label Only
option is a way to help organize your database outline without affecting
database size.
Label Only
members do not contain any data. No data is
physically stored in this member.
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Shared Member
: For convenience, you may want to have a member appear
in different groups take values from different groups or simply use a
member's data somewhere else in the outline. The
Shared Member
allows
you to do this with relative ease. Yes, the same effect could be achieved with
specific calculation coding, but that can be complex and confusing. Look at
the following screenshot to see how you would use a shared member:
In the following screenshot you will see how easy it is to set the outline member
properties using the EAS tool.
