
Figure 98 Essbase Unknown Member Message
In this example, the first unknown member detected is Market: (in cell A1). Essbase does not
recognize the colon (:) that follows Market in the cell. If you click Yes, Essbase displays the next
unknown member; if you click No, Essbase continues with the retrieval.
Note:
If you work with formatted worksheets often, you may want to configure Essbase so that this
message is not displayed. For information on configuring to avoid the Essbase message, see
“Pivoting Data on Formatted Worksheets” on page 107.
9 Click No to close the dialog box and continue with the retrieval.
Essbase retrieves new data but retains the formatting and formulas in the worksheet. The result
is shown in Figure 99.
Figure 99 Result of Retrieving on a Formatted Worksheet
10 Close the file without saving it.
Note:
The section on “Preserving Formulas When Retrieving Data” on page 109 provides additional
tutorial tasks that show you how to take advantage of all the Formula Preservation options.
Pivoting Data on Formatted Worksheets
Using the Pivot command, you can produce ad hoc reports in both formatted and unformatted
worksheets. A formatted worksheet, however, may contain labels and formulas that make the
result of a pivot operation ambiguous. The pivot is designed to compress and retain only the
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