Sets

Sets are the basic building blocks of IBM® Cognos® Analysis for Microsoft Excel. A set identifies a group of items from a single hierarchy. In IBM Cognos Analysis for Microsoft Excel, you can manipulate the individual sets in the crosstab.

Sets may be

The following list describes the different kinds of sets you can use.

Simple
A single member and its direct dependents one level down.
Selection-based set
A collection of individual items that you have explicitly selected. The items or members may be selected from one or more levels from the same hierarchy and are not aggregated.
Combination set
A set consisting of more that one simple or selection-based set.