Populating Drop down List in Excel Planning Layout

Question

HI!
hopefully somebody can help me.
I have a simple planing function ( copy function: Version1 => Version2 ), Version2 the target version is a BEx Variable and a parameter of the copy planing function.
basicly i want to put a drop down list on a Excel Planing Layout to manipulate the BEx Variable (Version 2 - the target version). So that the user can fill the BEx Variable by selecting the version by the dropdown list.
In BW-BPS is quite simple -but unfortunately i dont know how it works in BW-IP.
Best Regards
Mike
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        Mike Khatib

Answer 1

Hello Mike,
First you create two Drop Down lists (Dimension Version, Read Mode Masterdata table) in your workbook. Now go to the Visual basic editor (alt+F11) and you will find the following code for each Drop Down list:
Public Sub DROPDOWN_22_LostFocus()
  Dim lComboBoxName As String
  Dim BEx1 As Object
  On Error Resume Next
  lComboBoxName = "DROPDOWN_22"
  Set BEx1 = Application.Run("BExAnalyzer.xla!GetBEx")
  Call BEx1.RaiseComboBoxChange(Parent.Name, lComboBoxName)
End Sub
Comment the last line and add a function to output the chosen value to a cell in the workbook
Public Sub DROPDOWN_22_LostFocus()
  Dim lComboBoxName As String
  Dim BEx1 As Object
  Dim version As String
  'Call Dropdown List
  On Error Resume Next
  lComboBoxName = "DROPDOWN_22"
  Set BEx1 = Application.Run("BExAnalyzer.xla!GetBEx")
  'Call BEx1.RaiseComboBoxChange(Parent.Name, lComboBoxName)
  'get version
  version = DROPDOWN_22.Text
  'output chosen version to a cell in the workbook
  Range("C801").FormulaR1C1 = version
End Sub
Now add a command range to your workbook (VAR_VALUE_1,1, <VERSION>). That’s it.
If you need further information don’t hesitate to ask me!
Best regards
Johannes
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