I launched Saxbi with just one selector type: the Defined List selector. The Defined List selector is just a simple selector that allows the user to choose one or multiple choices from a particular list. This works great for many situations, but not all.
That being said, I also designed designed the entire selector system to be modular, knowing that there would be other selector types coming down the pipe (in fact, I have some designs on the drawing board that will knock your socks off). Well, one of the best things about Essbase is its hierarchal nature, it is quite simply more intuitive to see the hierarchy of the available selections. So right after 1.0.0 shipped, I put the Hierarchy Selector on the short-term roadmap of features for 1.1.0. Well, after a couple of crazy days, the first version of the Hierarchy Selector is just about ready to go. It needs a bit of polish yet but will soon be a great addition to the selector family! Here’s a little preview of how things are shaping up so far:
Saxbi selector configuration with defined list and hierarchy
