Forms can include:

• Point of View (POV): Information for the defined row and column members. POVs define data intersections and identify the database members that populate a form. Members on the rows, columns, and POV axes are constant, unless they have dynamic user variables.

• Page axis: Displays views (pages) of selected member combinations that can span dimensions, enabling you to work with member combinations.

• Segments: Can include read-only or hidden areas and borders on rows and columns. You can suppress the hierarchy for rows or columns, so that rows are not indented and columns exclude line breaks.

• Smart Lists: Lists from which you can select text options, such as locations or descriptions. See Entering Data with Smart Lists.

• Menus: Shortcut menus can open URLs, forms, Approvals, Copy Version, Job Console, and business rules. See Entering Data with Shortcut Menus.

• User variables: Selectable members on the row, column, page axis, or POV. Before you can open a form having a user variable, you must select a value in preferences. After that, you can change the variable on the form or in preferences. See Dynamically Setting User Variables.

• Rolling forecast: If the administrator has designed a form for a rolling forecast, right-click on the column to change substitution variables for the rolling forecast.

• Data validation rules: If the administrator sets up data validation rules, a Data Validation Messages pane displays information to help resolve data entry issues. See Viewing and Resolving Data Validation Errors.

• Composite forms: Display members from several forms simultaneously so you can, for example, enter data into one grid and see the results, such as Total Revenue, aggregated in another grid.