The following complete MDX statement will 'color code' the measure [Prior Mo Amt] depending on its value.
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With MEMBER [Measures].[Prior Mo Amt] AS
sum(PARALLELPERIOD([Accounting Date].[Accounting Period].[Accounting Period],1, [Accounting Date].[Accounting Period].CurrentMember),
[Measures].[Chart of Account Balance - Actual]
),
FORMAT_STRING = '$#.00',
BACK_COLOR = IIF([Measures].[Prior Mo Amt] < 0, RGB(100,100,100), )
Select {[Measures].[Chart of Account Balance - Actual], [Prior Mo Amt] } ON columns,
[Accounting Date].[Accounting Period].members on rows
from [Financials]
CELL PROPERTIES VALUE, BACK_COLOR
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However, I'm only trying to add the measure [Prior Mo Amt] to an existing Excel cube using the 'OLAP Pivot Table Extensions' add-in. This means that I'm just entering the COLUMNS expression into a box since the 'ROWS' expression as well as the 'FROM' statement are already defined elsewhere in the cube.
But I can't figure out how write the COLUMN expression so that it will also do the color coding. I tried the below statement, however, no color change occurs in the pivot table when it should have:
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sum(PARALLELPERIOD([Accounting Date].[Accounting Period].[Accounting Period],1, [Accounting Date].[Accounting Period].CurrentMember),
[Measures].[Chart of Account Balance - Actual]
),
FORMAT_STRING = '$#.00',
BACK_COLOR = IIF([Measures].[Prior Mo Amt] < 0, RGB(100,100,100), )
(Note that the necessary expression 'CELL PROPERTIES VALUE, BACK_COLOR' is already in the main MDX statement of the report)
****************************Can anyone help me with the syntax for how I add this measure to the pivot table with color coding? Thanks