You can use flex.bi advanced settings to add support for additional HAL fields as well as modify import options for standard fields.
Additional custom fields
If you would like to import in flex.bi additional fields with a custom field type that is not supported by default, then you can add a definition of how this custom field should be imported. Also, if some default custom field settings should be changed, then it can be done with adding necessary custom field configuration parameters.
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[resgister_code.register_rest_api_code]
Where resgisterregister_code is register code and register_rest_api_code is the register rest api code. This will start the block of configuration parameters for the custom field. After
Then you need to specify the name for the custom field:
name = "Price"
Then you need to specify the dimension name in flex.bi for for the register.
dimension_name = "Invoice"
After that line, specify the data type of this field:
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If you would like to import custom field as a measure then add
measure = true
If the level where rest api register code is specified is not on the record level then you also need to specify what level is it on:
level_name = "Invoice Item"
Here is example of custom string type dimension definition:
[IVVc.Price] name = "Price" cube_name = "HansaWorld Invoices" data_type = "decimal" level_name = "Invoice Item" dimension_name = "Invoice" measure = true dimension = true
Add additional custom field definitions as needed in advanced settings text area field and then click Save.
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