&

Prefaces a substitution variable in a calculation script.

Syntax

&variableName;

variableName The name of the substitution variable set on the database.

Description

Analytic Services treats any string that begins with a leading & as a substitution variable and substitutes these variables with their values before it parses the calculation script.

Example

&CurQtr;

becomes

Qtr1;

if the substitution variable &CurQtr has the value "Qtr1".

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