How Plug-ins Can Be Used

Depending on the plug-in class, you can use it in some or all of the following ways:

• With the MDX %KPI function (which also enables you to specify values for any parameters). This allows you to define a calculated member that uses the plug-in.

  Note:

  Business Intelligence does not support using the %KPI function to define a calculated member expression which incorporates a plug-in within cubes which are based on data connector sources. Attempting to evaluate such an expression in that context will yield an SQLCODE -51 error.

• Directly in the Analyzer and in widgets. This is possible if the PLUGINTYPE class parameter is "Pivot" and the PUBLIC class parameter is 1 (the default).

  To create a plug-in that cannot be directly used in the Analyzer or in widgets, specify PLUGINTYPE as "Aggregate". Or specify PUBLIC as 0.