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Created on Mar 19, 2025

Subset-in-Subset for PAW and PAfE

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Please implement the Subset-in-Subset feature in PAW and PAfE, an exising feature in Perspectives which allows to use private and public subsets like dimension elements and insert them into another subset. This makes it possible to use reusable aggregations of elements apart from the hierarchy nodes of a dimension. In the case of private subsets they do not require administration rights to create or maintain them. These subsets can be used as drill-downs in rows and columns of a view, but in case of a Subset-in-Subset also in the filter. Unlike DefineCalc, the drilldowns would be more transparent and easily customizable through the Set Editor.

In our company, there are regular situations where individual organizational responsibilities or analysis needs are not adequately represented in the standard hierarchies of the organizational dimension. Individual aggregations are also sometimes required for an analysis in relation to the chart of accounts for instance. It is often necessary to switch between the breakdown of the respective aggregation and filtering via the aggregation. Sometimes it s required that these subsets are combined with other elements of the respective dimension for certain analysis steps.

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