10.6.4 OneStream - Mapping Data Points to OneStream

To create a connection, click Manage Connections on the Data ribbon bar:

Once clicked - the Data Connections dialog will appear:

Name - Enter the name for the connection.
Binding - create a new binding as described here or select the existing one.

Click the Connect button. Report Authority will attempt to connect to the environment to read the list of available applications.

Application - Select the application from the list of applications found.
Scenario Type - Select the type of scenario from the list.
Cube - Select the cube from the list.

Click the Set... button next to POV Defaults. This allows you to nominate which dimensions represent the following document concepts:

Select which dimension represents each concept. Leave the value as --None-- if the database does not have a dimension that represents the concept. The impact of this is so that you can use the mapping tables to map from a document concept, such as an entity identifier, year, period or currency to a member in the appropriate dimension.

Click OK to save the dimension contexts.
Click Add to add the connection.

Data points can be linked to OneStream

individually using the Value panel;
via drag and drop;
via the "Insert Object(s)" ribbon button; and
"Ctrl + T" keyboard shortcut.

Value Editor panel

The data adaptor can be created and edited using the data adaptor control in the Value Editor panel.

If you change the data adaptor to “OneStream” or click on the Configure Data Adaptor button, the following form will appear:

Member selector

In each of the Dimensions, the Report Authority member selector is presented in a dropdown list:

The clear selection button can be used to remove an explicit selection and revert it to the mapped value.

Dimensions Mapped to Document Properties

Dimensions Defaulted at the Connection Level

These dimensions list any dimensions which have been defined in the data connection. Their values are indicated in the parenthesis.

By default, dimension members are set at the connection level, but they can also be specified explicitly.

Other dimensions are dimensions with Explicit Mappings.

Drag and drop

Using drag-and-drop you can assign dimension members to single cells, entire rows and columns and entire tables. For each OneStream connection created, Report Authority will download the present metadata in the Automation panel:

Speed Up Mapping By Disabling Auto-Update

When OneStream adaptors are modified by dragging and dropping a member onto a row, column, or entire table, the value of each data adaptor that is modified will be retrieved from OneStream. This will introduce a delay between the dropping of a member and initiating the next drag action. This delay will depend on how many objects are updated and the speed of the OneStream connection. If the delay is noticeable, you can speed up the mapping process by temporarily disabling auto-update using the toggle button at the top of the Automation panel:

With this toggled on, Report Authority will store the connection changes but will not attempt to retrieve data from OneStream. You can complete your mapping, and once completed, you can trigger the global refresh links process.