The scope of analysis for a query is extra data that you can retrieve from the database to GIVE more details on the data returned by each of the objects in a query. This extra data does not appear in the initial result document, but it REMAINS available in the data cube, so you can pull this data in to the report to allow you to access more detail at any time. This process of refining the data to lower levels of detail is CALLED drilling down on an OBJECT.

When you run the query, the dimensions INCLUDED in the scope of analysis are returned to the cube for that document, but are not projected onto the reports that the document contains. They can be added to the reports at any time, without having to run the query again. Values for the dimensions in the scope of analysis can also be viewed by switching a report to Drill mode, and then drilling down to them from the values displayed on the report.

The scope of analysis for a query is extra data that you can retrieve from the database to give more details on the data returned by each of the objects in a query. This extra data does not appear in the initial result document, but it remains available in the data cube, so you can pull this data in to the report to allow you to access more detail at any time. This process of refining the data to lower levels of detail is called drilling down on an object.

When you run the query, the dimensions included in the scope of analysis are returned to the cube for that document, but are not projected onto the reports that the document contains. They can be added to the reports at any time, without having to run the query again. Values for the dimensions in the scope of analysis can also be viewed by switching a report to Drill mode, and then drilling down to them from the values displayed on the report.