A named set is a set of dimension members that is complex, lengthy, or frequently in use. Named sets are not supported by Excel 2003 or Excel XP (2002).
From a security point of view, Teradata BI Repository named sets are “globally scoped” meaning they are visible to users with access to the schema. Teradata Schema Workbench does not currently provide a security mechanism to control access to named sets. However, a user without the appropriate access and role to members explicitly named in the set will not be able to use the named set in BI client applications. Excel generates a “Query did not run...” message. See “The query did not run...” Message.