New feature for zero suppression

We have already seen one way of suppressing zero rows in the "Filtering rows or columns" recipe. This recipe will show you the new feature introduced in version 8.4 for the same.

Getting ready

We will use the same 'GO Sales SSAS cube' package for this.

How to do it...

  1. Create a simple list report with Organization Code2 on rows, and Current Year and Current Month on columns.
  2. Now select anything on the crosstab and using Ancestor button from Properties tab, select the crosstab.
  3. Open its Suppression property.
    How to do it...
  4. Select the Rows only option for Suppression and keep the appropriate checkboxes checked.
  5. Run the report to test it. ...

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