BPC for Excel: Are multiple key ranges really possible?

Question

Hi Experts,
in a training document I found to possibility of multiple key ranges, to make an input schedule sheet more attractive or insert rows with excel formulas etc.
For example: ColKeyRange: EVRNG(H13:J13;M13:O13)
RowKeyRange: EVRNG(G15:G20;L15:L20)
In my case I want the balance sheet separated. On the left side asset positions, on the right side liability positions (in columns for bot: Previous Year | Actual | Plan
If I define my input schedule like that it gets messed up. No figures, weird formatting etc. Have you implemented an input schedule with multiple key ranges and did it work ok?
Thank you,
Cora

Answer 1

Hi Cora,
Yes, multiple key ranges do work, but it is a bit complicated as Dzmitry suggests. Your example row expansion will not work, as the row expansion needs to remain in the same columns for each part of the expansion. (In other words, EVRNG(G15:G20;L15:L20) is wrong but EVRNG(G15:G20;G25:G30) is ok.) To achieve your result, Dzmitry is correct that you will probably need to use two EVDREs.
That said, multiple expansions work as follows:
If you are not using an expansion, or you use NOEXPAND in your columns or rows, you can use a multiple key range for formatting purposes and simply hardcode in the members that you wish to see in each key range.
If you want to see different expansions in each key range, then you need to use a special expansion syntax. To take your example, say you have a single dimension in your column with column range defined EVRNG(H13:J13;M13:O13). You could have your column expansion on the category dimension be "PRIORYR,ACTUAL,PLAN|PLAN,ACTUAL,PRIORYR", giving you the same set of categories reversed in each column.
Ethan