PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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Hi All,
I have a requirement where I have to replace columns with element attributes. While trying to create, I googled and looks like it's possible from a screen shot from one of the IBM videos and I have attached. I have tried all possible ways and failed on version 30. Can someone please let me know the steps?
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Re: PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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I tried to do something similar, show an attribute and hide the element name but couldn’t do it without creating an alternative hierarchy for the attribute.
So creating an alternative hierarchy from the attribute will do the job for you but it’s additional work to set it up.
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Re: PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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Thanks for the reply Declnar.
By creating alternative hierarchies, the attributes will get nested as columns. I want all attributes to stand together as columns.

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Re: PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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The screenshot you attached looks like it is from the dimension administration (in which case it will work fine on a sheet in a book but only for administrators and not end users).

In Perspectives you could just create a view of the }ElementAttributes cube but in Workspace control objects aren't accessible (based on last offering management AMA this might be coming but it will be a while away). As a workaround you could create a websheet with attribute names as columns.
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Re: PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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I think I have misunderstood your issue.
As Lotsa has pointed out are you just wanting to essentially show an element attributes cube on its own?

I thought you wanted to show an attribute (or some attributes) for a dimension that is part of a cube (a non control cube) if that was the case you can just click on the dimension and “show attributes”. The formatting isn’t fantastic but it shows the details.
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Re: PAW Replace Columns with Element Attributes

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Thanks Lotsaram and Declnar.
In the picture I have attached, I was thinking they are not from attribute dimension. When we can drill using attribute hierarchies, cant we show them as columns not nested?

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Paul.
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