We are using Analysis for Excel to connect directly to a HANA view for the P&L statement from COPA. Previously, the users were able to create the line items in the P&L by creating a Key Figure Structure in BEx. For example: drag "Gross Sales", "Returns", "Allowances" on top of "Net Revenue" and they become child measures in the report. This gives the user the ability to expand or collapse the P&L as needed on the front end.
Now we come to HANA + Analysis for Excel. Since we don't have the BEx query functionality for creating that key figure structure, is there a method by which we can achieve a similar result? We have all the measures created in the HANA view from the very low level to the top level (Total Contribution). But we cannot figure out how to "cascade" them within the report. In WebI we can create a rather fixed report that displays them that way, but there is no interactivity - if a user wants to collapse the dozens of lines, they would need to drag each row out of the report individually. Additionally, HANA studio gives us the ability to create parent child hierarchies, but only on attributes - not measures.
Here's an example of the structure we are looking to recreate:
Note that the measures in this case are located in the rows. We would add additional attributes to the rows to create the effect of having a P&L for each division (for example).
Thank you for any input you are able to provide!
AZ