Suppress Allocation - IBM Cognos User Manual

Procedure
1. Open the Categories diagram, and then open the property sheet for the
2. Click the Allocation tab.
3. In the Measure list box, right-click the Allocation type for the measure and

Suppress Allocation

Although allocation is automatic, you can disable it if it is not appropriate for your
situation. For example, if the measure has no relationship to a dimension, you do
not want it to be allocated as a constant throughout (the default behavior).
Similarly, there may be cases where you do not want categories in the next lower
level to inherit the allocation type from the higher level.
When you disable allocation, Cognos Transformer creates data points with missing
values, which appear as zeros in your OLAP reports. You can change this default
display to na instead.
For example, suppose you track sales revenue each day, for both products and
regions, but your sales forecasts are done annually, by product line. By default,
Cognos Transformer allocates forecast values as a constant throughout the entire
Region dimension.
However, you do not want the forecast sales appearing in that dimension, as they
will not be apportioned equally throughout your regions. On the Dimension
property sheet, you disable allocation.
You check the scope map to confirm your result.
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category for which you want to set the allocation type.
A list of measures that are candidates for allocation appears.
select an option.
The allocation types include From Level, Do Not Allocate, Constant, and By
Measure.