BPS Layout - Combinations on transaction data issue

Question

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I've got a planning level with some characteristics (10) and one key figure (0QUANTITY). All the characteristics are restricted for one value in the level, except one, which is restricted by an exit variable for one or more values (depending from other parameters). Letu2019s call this characteristic 0MATERIAL.
On this level Iu2019ve got two planning layouts: both have Material on the lead column and quantity on the data column (with all the other chars in the header): layout 1 displays all the possible combinations, while layout 2 displays only combinations from transaction data.
This way I let the user select the material with layout 1 (writing on the quantity column), and with layout 2 I show him his selection (only the materials with quantity other than 0).
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Everything is working fine when Material is restricted for more than 1 value:  I can see the material number on layout 2 only if I set a quantity on layout 1.</p>
<p>When material is restricted for only one value in my level (with my exit variable), both layout 1 & 2 show one record (with the material number and a u20180u2019 quantity); in deed Iu2019m expecting layout 2 (which shows only combinations from transaction data) to be empty.</p>
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It seems like the system is adding a dummy record in my layout: it happens even if I delete all the data in my infocube.
Does anyone know how to fix this and display layout 2 with no records?</p>
Edited by: federico blarasin on Aug 10, 2010 5:06 PM

Answer 1

Hello Marc,
I'm sorry but it's not that easy
There's no data in my cube (I deleted all the data requests in RSA1), there's no data in my planning buffer.
If I change the selection in my level, adding another material (with the characteristic restricted for two values), everything works fine:
-layout 1 shows 2 rows (with quantity = 0);
-layout 2 shows 0 row (there's no data, layout is blank).
If in my level I restrict the material for only 1 value, it will result in both layouts showing 1 row, with 0 quantity.
I tried to reproduce the issue, building a dummy level with some chars and a key figure. Every char is restricted for only one value, except one char (on the lead column in the layout) which is restricted for two or more values: everything works fine.
But if I restrict the lead char for 1 only value, the layout supposed to show the transactional data shows me a dummy record (it's not blank).
Edited by: federico blarasin on Aug 12, 2010 3:27 PM