KB18252: How to remove the drilling option for some objects part of a report without having to modify the project drill map in MicroStrategy Developer 9.x

In some cases, users may only want to allow the drill option for some objects present on a report template but not others in Strategy Developer 9.x.
 
An easy way to do this without modifying the project drill map is to create an empty drill map and associate it to all the objects in the report that should not have drilling options available.
 

• For example, create a report with the following objects:
  

• Upon executing the report, notice that all objects have drilling enabled, as shown below:
  

• Now open the drill map for the report and remove the drilling options for the attribute Category:
• Edit the drill map under the Data menu in the toolbar.
• Select the attribute Category and associate the empty drill map to the attribute, as shown below:
  

• Run the report again and right click on the attribute Category. Notice that the drill option is not available, as shown below: