Custom Member

Hello all,
Currently, I am using the Java API to retrieve data from the AW cube. I am able to display it on a crosstab. Selections can also be made on members from dimensions. However, I also need to display total for the selected memebers of each dimension (i.e. display total for each row and column of the crosstab according to selection). I am currently thinking of using custom members, by invoking the following function:
public void createTotal(ExpressDataProvider dp)
          Source ph = dp.getFundamentalMetadataProvider().getNumberPlaceholder().getSource();
          Source calc = ((NumberSource)(ph.join(hierSrc, source.value()))).total().joinHidden(source);
          MdmStandardMember m = ((MdmStandardDimension)(dim)).createCustomMember("STANDARD::CATEGORY::TEMP_LEVEL", levels[1], "STANDARD::TOTAL::TOTAL_ALL", calc, 10);
However, even up to the createCustomMember line i got the following error:
"Exception in thread "main" Custom Members and Custom Measures are not supported in local value mode"
Does anyone know what the error means and how I can fix it? Also, I'm open to hear any other solutions regarding this problem.

The constructor for the DataProvider class takes an optional Properties argument. One of these arguments is
HierarchyValueType
The possible values are "local" or "unique". You need the value to be "unique" in order to use this type of custom member. The difference is that in "local" mode the dimension members have values like
"TOYOTA"
In "unique" mode the same dimension member would be something like
"MAKE_HIER::MANUFACTURER::TOYOTA"
The default switched from "local" in 9i to "unique" in 10g. Given that you are using this feature, you must be in at least 10g. Are you setting it to "local" by hand? You could also check your init.ora settings. Note that there are currently limitations on this feature against 11g AWs.

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>
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You are better off to have alternate hierarchies where you repeat the custom member in question (it would become a shared member). HFM is very fast at aggregating the rollups. This is more efficient than creating entirely new members which would use rules to copy the data from the original member.
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