Use BusinessRule.DashboardStringFunction XFBR string rules to extract text out of V#Annotations?

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Happy Labor Day!!How can I use BusinessRule.DashboardStringFunction, i.e. XFBR string business rules to extract text out of a datacell in cubeview that has users' text stored in V#Annotations?We have successfully used XFBR string business rules to extract amounts from datacell in cubeview.
However, when I tried similar lines of XFBR code in my cubeview – I am not able to pull users’ text.It is returning zero. Users are putting text into CV cell that has this combination - A#Explaination:U8#Comment:V#Annotations . Here are a few lines the don’t seem to work1)Dim Explain As DataCell Explain = BRApi.Finance.Data.GetDataCellUsingMemberScript(si, cube,"A#Explaination:U8#Comment:V#Annotations" ).DataCellEx.DataCell2) I tried the next line:Explain = BRApi.Finance.Data.GetDataCellUsingMemberScript(si,"A#Explaination:U8#Comment:V#Annotations" ).DataCellAnnotationbut I get the error message : " Does not recognize .DataCellAnnotation. 1) Error at line 71: 'DataCellAnnotation' is not a member of 'DataCellInfoUsingMemberScript'. "

ChristianW · Accepted Answer

DataCellInfoUsingMemberScript doesn't have a DataCellAnnotation property, you need to go down one more step and select the DataCellEx property first:

BRApi.Finance.Data.GetDataCellUsingMemberScript(si,"A#Explaination:U8#Comment:V#Annotations" ).DataCellEx.DataCellAnnotation

And for a consistent result, you should specify the full POV to avoid problems.

Davy · Answer

FYI - For XFBR string rules, you are limited to using BRAPI calls which means you cannot use the standard api.data.getDataCell function.

For example - If you want to use the GetDataCell function then you would have to use the GetDataCellUsingMemberScript function which acts just as the GetDataCell function does:

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