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IBM Cognos 8 Platform => COGNOS 8 => Report Studio => Topic started by: philelmousse on 05 May 2011 02:22:57 AM

Title: drill down in a join query
Post by: philelmousse on 05 May 2011 02:22:57 AM
Hello,

I have a join query and would like create a drill down on some element in that query. It is possible ?
Title: Re: drill down in a join query
Post by: philelmousse on 09 May 2011 06:07:12 AM
Nobody knows ?
Title: Re: drill down in a join query
Post by: rockytopmark on 11 May 2011 01:33:32 PM
I believe once a query is referenced, any/all dimensional functionality (ie: Drill down) is lost. 
Reference Queries include UNIONs, INTERSECTS, straight references and yes, your JOIN query.
Title: Re: drill down in a join query
Post by: MFGF on 12 May 2011 04:04:37 AM
Typically drill down/up capabilities are only available on dimensional packages (based on OLAP cubes or modelled as DMR).  If your package is one of these, then you should not usually need to join queries - dimensional reporting allows far more flexibility and can often negate the need for multiple-query reports.

If your package is purely relational (query subjects and query items) then drill down/up capabilities are not available, sorry.

MF.