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Hi gurus,
What function can I use to create a drop down box in an input schedule in BPC ?  I have a schedule where I want the users to be able to select an account, I have 20 accounts and they need to select one from the drop down shoing all the 20 .
Regards
swagath......

Answer 1

Create a filtered list of members that can be used in a drop down selection. On a couple of projects, I've used a second EVDRE to generate a filtered list of members based upon the users security. The list is then used to populate a drop down box. It requires a little bit of experimenting to get everything to execute in the proper order.
EVLST is similar in that it creates a filtered list of members. The list then has to be referenced using a drop down box or other tool.
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I'm sure you probably want an automated solution, but here is an Excel non-VBA solution that's not entirely maintenance-free, but is fairly straight forward. You could use Data Validation.Allow List for a drop-down list where the user can select one member to retrieve. Depending on your EVDRE, the list could be all , but the concept here is you compile the list manually put it somewhere on the sheet or a hidden (or veryhidden) sheet, and have to update it manually if you add members. Here's how to do this:
1) Put the list of members you want the users to choose from either on the sheet, or on a hidden sheet. If you put them on another sheet, you need to do Insert.Define Name to name the range as direct references to off-sheet ranges are not allowed in data validation.
2) Select the cell where you want the users to click on a drop-down menu.
3) Do Data..Validation.click on "Allow List".
4)In the formula box enter your name range if off sheet, or the cell range if it is on sheet (example =$A$1:$A$10).
5) Experiment with the two other tabs. You might want to go to the Error Alert tab and select the "Stop" message, if you don't want the users to type over the choices in the drop-down box. Stop would force the user to select only from the members in your list.
5) Click OK
6) Reference this cell that contains the data validation in your EVDRE, EvGTS, or EvSND statement.