Microstrategy Analytics

RunningSum calculation only on the metric subtotal in MicroStrategy Here are the series of steps to setup report objects in which metrics and subtotals so only the  subtotal field  will contain the  RunningSum  and the  regular metric values  will be  standard sum values . 1) Create Metric 1 which is the sum of the fact that is to be in the columns. 2) Create Metric2 as the RunningSum of Metric1.  NOTE:  The  sortby  parameter for the RunningSum should be set to whichever attribute you want the report sorted by. 3) Create Metric3 as Metric1 + (Metric2 x 0) 4) Create a new subtotal called "Max" which is defined as Max() 5) On the Subtotals/Aggregation tab for Metric 3, set the Total subtotal function to be "Max" and select the check box for "Allow Smart Metric" 6) Create the desired report and place the 3 metrics on the report.  NOTE:  Only Metric3 is required on the gri...