Hi,
In IFS, this is what shows as the explanation for parameter Allow nested repeaters.
In technical documentation, this is what we found.
They both don’t seem to behave the way it is explained as regardless of TRUE / FALSE, it behaves the same. Can someone please explain the purpose of the system parameter?
+14Hi
The Allow Nested Repeaters parameter is often misunderstood because it does not control all repeater functionality in Business Reporter. It only applies to nested basic repeaters based on unconnected dimension items.
If your report uses dimensions that are already connected through the Information Source, you will likely see no difference whether the parameter is set to TRUE or FALSE. This is why your tests may appear to behave the same.
The purpose of the parameter is mainly to control report designs that generate combinations of unrelated dimension values. Such designs can significantly increase the number of generated rows and negatively impact report execution performance. For this reason, the default value is FALSE.
In summary, the parameter is a performance-related restriction for specific nested repeater scenarios, rather than a general enable/disable switch for all nested repeaters in Business Reporter. If your report does not use nested repeaters on unconnected dimensions, changing the parameter will typically have no visible effect.
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