How to hide Metric column in MicroStrategy

For hinding Metric column only in Web: (assuming that English language was the Locale.)

1. On the Web Server machine, go to the default location of <>\Web ASPx\WEB-INF\classes\resources and open up the file called MessagesBundle_en_US.properties.
2. Go to the line 'mstrWeb.1158'. For English language, 'Metrics' is the value.
3. Delete the word 'Metrics' and leave one single space.
4. Save the close the file.
5. Restart Web server.

Note: If an environment is being accessed by users that may not be using the project default language, the administrator will need to go in and modify each MessageBundle properties file for that respective language and clear the mstrWeb.1158 Metrics reference.

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For hiding Metric column in Desktop for Reports and RS documents.

1st method

1. Goto Grid menu nad check that Automatic Column width is disabled.
2. Place the mouse between the Metrics column and the first metric on the report. Then, drag the column to the left until it is no longer present on the report:.

2nd method

1. Open Options under Grid menu.
2. Open tab Columns and Rows.
3. Select radio button Fixed.
4. Select Metric from dropdown menu and set 0 as pixen as width.