{"id":3466,"date":"2023-04-12T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/hiding-components-in-planning-analytics-workspace\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T16:39:51","slug":"hiding-components-in-planning-analytics-workspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quebit.com\/askquebit\/hiding-components-in-planning-analytics-workspace\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I hide components in Planning Analytics Workspace?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most common mistakes when designing a report, a view or a visualization of data is to include\u00a0too much information<\/strong>. Too much information can make it difficult for consumers to formulate \u201ctakeaways\u201d and gain insights. IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) provides an interface rich in options for presenting your data so it\u2019s easy to \u201coverload\u201d a presentation.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, PAW makes it easy for you to limit or \u201chide\u201d what is visible in a presentation. So, suppose that you have an IBM Planning Analytics Workspace View<\/a>. Which components can you hide? The Row and Column headers? Sheet names? The Overview Area? How about a single data value?<\/p>\n

Hiding Rows and Columns<\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting with the basics, you can hide rows and columns that are not needed in your view. This is easily done by any of the following:<\/p>\n

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  1. Select the columns or rows that you want to hide, right-click, and select Hide<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Instead of hiding a member, you can select rows or columns that you want to keep, right-click, and select Keep<\/strong>: all other rows or columns are hidden.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. To (re)show columns or rows that are hidden, right-click and select Unhide all.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Snap!<\/strong> Don\u2019t forget, for all of the above you can utilize the hide or unhide snap command<\/a> from the shortcut toolbar. (For example, type hide Feb in the snap command bar).<\/p>\n

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      Hiding Totals<\/strong><\/p>\n

      You can also show or hide totals<\/em> in a view by using the row or column menu, the set editor or snap commands. To use the row or column menu, you right-click either the row selector<\/strong> or the column selector<\/strong> and the select one of the Show Totals options.<\/p>\n

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      You can also click on the dimension that is showing the totals and use the set editor to \u201cedit the set\u201d and remove or hide the totals line. Note that both approaches also provide you the ability to choose whether totals are leading<\/em> or trailing<\/em> to toggle the position of totals. Lastly, you can use the handy snap command line to hide the totals – in this example \u201call Models\u201d:<\/p>\n

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      Suppressing Zeros<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Of course, probably the \u201cmost basic\u201d way to hide rows or columns in a view is by suppressing zeros<\/em>. That is, if any row or column contains only<\/u> zeros, you can \u201cturn on\u201d suppress zeros in the view and those rows and\/or columns (that contain all zeros) will be hidden. To set suppress zeros, you can click on the shortcut bar:<\/p>\n

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      or use the zero<\/strong> snap command:<\/p>\n

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      Overview Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

      The overview area is a convenient place where you can quickly explore and change the contents of a view. The overview area is separated into the\u00a0Rows<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0Columns<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0Context<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0areas. You populate the\u00a0 View\u00a0with data by adding items from the data source to these areas. In the below view I have Models<\/strong> in the rows and Months<\/strong> as the columns. In the context area, I have placed Brands. Each \u201ccell\u201d in the rows, columns, and context area represents a \u201cpoint\u201d of data in the data source.<\/p>\n

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      If you want to learn more about how to simplify views in IBM Planning Analytics or just have a specific question, contact QueBIT<\/a> today. We would be happy to discuss your specific questions and further explore the capabilities of PAW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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