Reporting Platform / Variables

Variable names are used instead of literal values. These are used to minimise the impact of a change in the variable name.
For example, if the variable name below, Current Year ID, equalled 2009 you would only need to change the value (in this case 2009) in System Variables instead of changing all the DataSet Fields. Current Year ID = 2009

save changes.

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All datasets have the following configuration elements:

Column Heading	Description
Variable Name	Enter meaningful text to describe the variable name. For exmaple CREDITOR.
Variable Value	Enter a valid value. For example a SQL query LEFT OUTER JOIN GL_GL_T_CR_ACCOUNTS CREDITOR ON (TRANSACTIONS.CREDITOR_ID = CREDITOR.CREDITOR_ID) or BUDGET0708
Comment	Enter extra details if required to describe the variable.