Aggregate table - Create command

Hi all,
I have to create aggregate tables. For that I use aggregate persistance wizard and created two files (.sql & .dll ).
When i run the .sql file using nqcmd.exe -u XXXX -p YYYY -d ZZZZ -s D:\GL_AGGR.SQL
Its throws an errror as Invalid create command
How to solve this ?
Thanks,
Haree

Hi,
See the syntax:
D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin>nqcmd.exe -u <DB userid> -p <DB Password>
-d <DSN NAME> -s <SQL script path>
D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin>nqcmd.exe -u userA -p
<Password> -d sampe -s D:\test.sql
Example execution steps:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\Deva>d:
D:\>cd D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin
D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin>nqcmd.exe -u userA -p
Password1 -d sampe -s D:\test.sql
Oracle BI ODBC Client
Copyright (c) 1997-2011 Oracle Corporation, All rights reserved
rocessed: 1 queries
D:\Oracle\Middleware\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin>
Thanks
Deva

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Hi All,
I was trying to create an aggregate table in OBIEE 11.1.1.6 within SQL Server. The sql was generated successfully as below. But an error occurred when I use NQCMD to execute the sql and the following error showed:
1. SQL for creating Aggregate Table:
create aggregates
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for "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."Measure"("ValidVIPCnt")
at levels ("ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."日期"."月", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市品牌"."門市品牌", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市類別"."門市類別", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."內創門市"."內創門市", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市/倉庫"."門市/倉庫", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市群組"."門市群組", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市行政區課"."行政區", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市地區"."城市")
using connection pool "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."ASOBI_System10"
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2. Error Message:
"ag_Measure"
for "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."Measure"("ValidVIPCnt")
at levels ("ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."日期"."月", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市品牌"."門市品牌"
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, "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市/倉庫"."門市/倉庫", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市群組"."門市群
組", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市行政區課"."行政區", "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."門市地區"."城市
using connection pool "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."ASOBI_System10"
in "ASOBI_DTT_Demo"."ASOBI"."dbo"
[343][State: 37000] [Microsoft][SQL Server Native Client 10.0][SQL Server]CREATE
、DROP or ALTER 陳述式中使用未知的物件類型 'aggregates'。
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Which means "Using unknown object type 'aggregates' in CREATE. DROP or ALTER statements" in English.
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Hi Martin,
I guess, I was not clear enough. Let me try again
How Aggregate Persistence works in OBIEE?
Once you are done choosing options in the Aggregate Persistence wizard, it generates an intelligent Query.
What query is it?
If you happen to understand the query, it is not like any ANSI standard SQL (I would say DDL) query. As you might have noticed there are no SQL Server datatypes, lengths, keys, constraints etc. This query can only be understood by the BI Server.
How do I issue this query?
Since the logical query could only be understood by BI Server, it has to be issued only to BI Server Engine using some tool viz NQCMD in this case.
What does issuing this query using NQCMD do?
The execution steps are as follows, the moment the query is issue via NQCMD
Aggregate Persistent Wiz Generate Query ----- Issued to ---> NQCMD ----- Passes the logical query to ---> BI Server ----- Parses the query ---> Builds the corresponding physical DDL statements Issued --->To the Database --- If successful ---> .RPD is automatically updated with the aggregated sources etc.
How do I pass the query to BI Server using NQCMD?
The format of issuing this logical query to BI Server using NQCMD is
nqcmd -d <Data Source Name> -u <Analytics UserId> -p <Password> -s <command> > output.log
where
<Data Source Name> : Is the DSN name which OBIPS uses to talk to Oracle BI Server. Yes, it's the very same DSN that can be found in InstanceConfig.xml
<Analytics UserID> : Any user in obiee with admin privileges.
<Password> : Password of the obiee UserId
<Command> : Logical SQL Command which you already have handy.
Hope I was good this time..
Dhar

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Hello,
I am creating an aggregate table using the Aggregate Persistence Wizard. When trying to run the batch file, I am receiving an error: "Could not connect to the Oracle BI Server instance".
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ipped","Dollars")
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ipped","Dollars")
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Will this help you solve issue http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=3661598
Check the comments in this blog http://obiee101.blogspot.com/2008/11/obiee-aggregate-persistence-wizard.html
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hope answers your question..
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Creating aggregate tables

Hi gurus,
I have problem with creating aggregate tables. I use Oracle business intelligence 11g R1 cookbook book for help but I think author forget some important things and I can't create it.
I have fact table and dimension (fact_table, group_product_dim). I summery them and now I got fact aggregate table and aggregate dimension (fact_table_agg, group_product_dim_agg):
summary:
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After I create physical diagram for base and aggregate combination in physical layer.
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hi Guys ,
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1) as you suggest, creating mini dimension tables for each level
3) using views with select distinct x,y,z to model 1) but without the need for phsical tables
I have thought of these scenarios .But it's just creating a multiple Date Dimension tables with there respective grains if we follow 1 and 3 steps you mentioned.
But i don't want to create aliases or views either on Datawarehouse or physical layer (Admin tool).Just with using a single Date Dimension table I need to comeup with a solution as mentioned by my Colleagues.
2) pushing all the calendar attributes into the aggreate table (eg your year aggregate has all the year fields, your month aggregate has all the year fields and all the month fields etc.). Then in BM&M use the aggregate table as a logical table source for the date logical table.
What do you mean by "pushing all the calendar attributes into the aggreate table".If possible can you eloborate a bit so i can try in this way to get this done .
One morething .Here What they were saying is .Join the Single Date Dimension to all the 4 fact tables in Physical layer . Then drag all the tables into the BMM layer and create a Dimensional hierarchies for the Date dimension with levels as Year -->Quarter--> Month--> day level. With the Fact tables: Single fact tables with multiple logical table sources .Then we need to set the levels on the respective logical table sources with the desired levels .Say monthly aggregate table--> Month, Quarter Aggregate table--> quarter level in the Contents TAB.
When i do this I am getting the Warning:
WARNINGS:
BUSINESS MODEL Financial Model:
[39059] Logical dimension table D04_DIM_DATE has a source D04_DIM_DATE at level D04_DIM_DATE Detail that joins to a higher level fact source F02_FACT_GL_DLY_TRAN_BAL.F03_FACT_GL_PERIOD_TRAN_BAL

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When we create aggregates ? r tables created for aggregates?

Hi all,
When we create aggregates are tables generated for aggregates ? if so what are all the tables created and let me know the naming conventions of those tables /bic/???
regds
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Hi friends-
I have created script for Aggregate Table its Good-
but when i want to use this it shows error
My command in command prompt:
C:\MW_HOME2\Oracle_BI1\bifoundation\server\bin>nqcmd.exe -u Administrator -p Admin123 -d coreapplication_OH1341941094 -s c:\test.sql
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Argument error near: ûd
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against either Oracle BI server or a variety
of ODBC compliant backend databases.
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Hi all,
Although OBIEE supports the use of aggregate tables in fact tables as an additional source (for performance improvements), has anyone actually correctly configured them for metrics that use AVGs?
We are seeing that if you create an aggregate table which already calculates averages, when these values are used in further aggregations at the higher levels, they are actually incorrect, as they are based on the pre-calculated averages of the aggregate table, and not on the average of the lowest grain of detail of the fact. This is not a problem for SUM, MIN or MAX metrics, but is a problem for AVG metrics.
This is partly logical, but is a serious limitation for the use of aggregate tables. These tables are correct for all the dimensions included in that aggregated table, but not when you remove one of those dimension in an OBIEE request.
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Any advice? Opinions? Prior experiences? anything?

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Yes, it seems logical that with sum all would work correctly, however i think this is only one type of common metrics in use in any datawarehouse. If anyone has any other ideas let me know.
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We are having some performance issues dealing with aggregate tables and
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If we look at infocube itself, there are only a few requests (for
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I have even tried deleting the aggregate (all aggregate F tables and
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Check the following :
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2. What is the delta mode for the aggregates ( are you loading deltas for aggregates or full loads ) ?
3. Aggregates are partitioned according to the infocube and since you are partitioning according to the requests - the same is being done on the aggregates.
Select another partitioning characteristic if possible. - because it is ideally recommended that request should not be used for partitioning.
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Assign points if it helps..

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Generally i have created the aggregated fact tables using the wizard, but now i have to use an existing aggregate fact table, could someone help me in configuring it out?

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Hi experts,
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if in Presentation in my report I put day and total_sales_per_month then the server choses agg_sales_3 (wich is the best solution)
if in Presentation in my report I put day and total_sales_per_month and '#_of_days_in_with_sales_in_month', or just average_sales_per_month then the server choses agg_sales_1 (wich is the worst solution).
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