FluenceXL Options

This article refers to the latest FluenceXL version. For other versions, see XLCubed Options/Versions.

FluenceXL Options

These are the FluenceXL installation level defaults which are applied to any new workbooks opened during the Excel session.

User Interaction

• Language: selects FluenceXL's interface language
• Case sensitivity: selects whether searches should be case sensitive, case insensitive, or should use the cube default
• Show right-click menu option at top(restart Excel to apply: the FluenceXL right click menu option is by default at the bottom
• Use task pane for new grids: automatically opens Task Pane when new grid is created
• Automatically apply changes in Task Pane: changes are made instantaneously
• Automatically select Children of first member: the children of the first member are applied as a member selection when a hierarchy is selected (e.g. for a Slicer)
• Don't show Small Multiples warning: controls whether FluenceXL warns when it restricts the number of charts it shows in a Small Multiple chart
• Display Conversion Options: shows the Convert from V5 options in the FluenceXL ribbon
• Use default credentials for web proxy: apply Windows' standard proxy settings when connecting to web services
• Unicode Compatibility (Excel 2003): this is required for Unicode support in Excel 2003 and earlier. Note should it only be set in Excel 2003 / XP if Unicode member names exist
• Use enhanced worksheet objects: recommended setting for Slicers, etc.
• Disable draggable grid labels: force all dimension labels on Grids to be hidden

Data Options

• Sort hierarchies alphabetically: rather than the cube-defined order
• Sort measures alphabetically: rather than the cube-defined order
• Show dimensions in folders: display folders shown at a level above the dimension rather than beneath the dimension
• Show measures groups: where applicable, show Measures in their Measure Groups as defined in the cube
• Default at level view in member tree: sets the default view of hierarchies to be level based, rather than member based
• Default at level view in measure tree: sets the default view of the measures hierarchy to be level based, rather than member based
• Show named sets in hierarchy editor: adds named sets defined in the cube or in the workbook in the hierarchy editor alongside normal members
• Show slicers in hierarchy editor:
• Use single members on filters: implements 'select and replace' on hierarchies in the filter area of grids (selecting a member replaces any existing selected member)
• Display Dimension Name with Hierarchy Name: prefixes the hierarchy name with the dimension name
• Disable Tabular columns in Designer: sets whether FluenceXL automatically attempts to disable unrelated columns for the tabular report designer
• Limit number of members returned in tree to: limits to specified value in user interface. See Expanding Large Hierarchies for details
• Formulae move With Members to Where clause: controls the MDX generated for formula reports
• Formulae maximum Tuple count: controls the MDX generated for formula reports
• Limit for quick search: limits the number of members to search for to the value specified in the user interface
• Query cancel timeout: time before long queries are cancelled (in seconds)

Web Publication

• Default Web Address: the default web address for publishing
• Maximum number of columns allowed: the maximum number of columns allowed per page
• Maximum number of rows allowed: the maximum number of rows allowed per page
• Web service send timeout (minutes): the send timeout for the publication web service
• Log Publication Process: in the event of a problem, logs additional detail
• Web server history: List of recent Web servers that have been connected to

Workbook Defaults

Controls the defaults for new workbooks.

• Format File: the default FormatSheet location
• Hide format sheet: sets whether the format worksheet is hidden when created in new workbooks
• Default grid title: the default title of the grid
• Available Actions - Ignore multiple filter members: if multiple members are selected on filters, these are ignored when determining which Actions to display
• Replace null values: replaces null values with the contents of the Replace null values with text field
• Remove nulls when drilling: if there are any null rows/columns when drilling down on a member, they will be removed so that there are no fully empty rows/columns in the report.
• Remove 0 values when drilling: if there are any rows/columns when drilling down on a member that only contain zeros, they will be removed so that there are no zero rows/columns in the report.
• Resize Columns after drilling: this allows a column to resize itself when drilled
• Indent drilled members: when the user drills down on a member, they will be displayed indented
• Lighten background colour on drill: when the user drills on a member a slightly lighter version of its background colour will be used for the new members