What is Drill up/down/by/through

Question

Explain what is meant by the Drill up/down/by/through?

Answer 1

a) Drill mode enables you to analyze the data from several angles and on the different levels of detail.

b) Drill down exhibits the next level of detail in the hierarchy.

c) Drill up goes back up through the hierarchy in order to display the data over the less detailed levels.

d) By using the Drill through the option you may move to the other hierarchy in order to analyze other data which belongs to the different hierarchy.

e) Drill Through - If lowest level of detail you require is not currently available within the report, you may drill through to the database directly from the drill mode and obtain the data you require. You do not need to edit the query within the Query Panel.