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DataBuffer Limitations?
Can anyone confirm if a GetDataBuffer function only pulls back real data? In other words it will not return dynamically calculated data (say from a dynamic account) or derived data? Trying to under...
Yeah, sorry, I had a brain fart. I was thinking of api.Data.GetDataCell, which will resolve dynamic accounts. GDBF will only contain real data, aggregated dynamically to parent accounts(/flows/origin/etc) if requested.
JackLacava
OneStream Employee
OneStream EmployeeWell, it depends on where you're actually using it and how, but databuffers can indeed contain data from DynamicCalc accounts. More coffee is needed for my brain to operate today.
Thank Jack for the response. The context is use in a finance business rule used by a data managment job. If I create a databuffer (i.e. Dim myDataBuffer As DataBuffer = api.Data.GetDataBufferUsingFormula) my question is will it contain derived data if it exisits in that databuffer, as well as will it pull back data if a dynamic account is used in the filter. In my testing I only seem to be able to bring back real data,
- JackLacava
Yeah, sorry, I had a brain fart. I was thinking of api.Data.GetDataCell, which will resolve dynamic accounts. GDBF will only contain real data, aggregated dynamically to parent accounts(/flows/origin/etc) if requested.
