16 Click the down arrow to the right of Dimensions in the Data pane and select Create Parameter from the pop-up menu that appears.
Choose Create Parameter.
Doing so displays the Create Parameter dialog box.
26 Enter a descriptive name for the parameter in the dialog box’s Name field.
Enter a name that describes the parameter.
Choose a name you will remember.
36 Select a data type from the Data Type drop-down menu.
Choose the data type for the parameter.
In this case, Float is a good choice because you want to __have the parameter specify a decimal value.
46 Enter the default value for the parameter in the Current Value field.
Enter a default value.
In this case, .05 represents 5 percent, the minimum growth rate that you want to use in your view.
56 Choose the display format.
Select a format.
In this example, you want the format to be Percentage with 0 decimal places.
66 Finally, specify the allowable values.
Specify the allowable values.
For this example, you want to use a range of values with a minimum of 5 percent, a maximum of 20 percent, and steps at each 5 percent between the minimum and maximum.
Click OK to finish creating the parameter.
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