Behaviour of a query with a replacement path variable on the web

Hi,
We have BW 7.0 at support pack 17. We have a query which has a replacement path variable whose values get replaced from a pre-query. This query runs fine and returns quickly when run in the Bex Analyzer. The same query when run on the web hangs. It never returns. Have any of you experienced such a behaviour?
Thanks and Regards
Subray Hegde

Hi there,
solution I found is to create new Replacement Path variables, based on the InfoSet objects.
Although they are technically the same infoobjects the Query Designer treats them as different objects.
cheers,
F.

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Query View in Replacement Path variable

When selecting the query for a replacement path variable there is an option 'Use View for Query Start'.
Does anyone know what this is (supposed) to do?
Whatever setting I use during testing, the result is always the same.
Thanks,
József.

I, too, have this same question. I have looked for an explanation of the "Use View for Query Start" checkbox and its usage, and while I would expect that to be explained in one of the following links, it is not...
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/EN/bd/589b3c494d8e15e10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/EN/ee/1e9b3c334d8c15e10000000a114084/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/EN/2c/78a03c1178ad2ce10000000a114084/content.htm

Issue with the Replacement Path Variable.

Hi,
I have an issue in using the Replacement Path Variable.
Issue: I have Sales information in the Sales Cube and AR information in the Accounts Receivable cube. Now we have a requirement to show the open AR documents with Sales information in it.
Apparently the system generates same number for both AR and Billing document.
So I thought of using the Replacement path variable in the Sales Query on Billing Document, so that it runs the AR query to get the list of open AR documents into the Sales query. But the system is complaining:
"System error in program CL_RSR_OLAP and form IF_RSR_OLAP~MODIFY_VQUERY_SETTINGS-01- (see long text)".
I searched OSS note on this and found the note: 1432062. Implemented, but now it complains:
"Abort Variable XXX cannot be replaced in this query".
I am trying to return the result from Accounting Document to the Billing Document. I know this is an issue, but after implementing the Note, i thought it would be fixed. But no luck.
Did anyone come across this situation. If you have any solution for this, pls let me know.
Thanks.

Hello;
Why don't you try to add the billing document in your financial cube;
mapping it with the a ccount document number?
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Replacement path variable for date not working

We have a formula variable using replacement path (BEx 7.0) for a date field and after that we have calculated key figures to perform date difference calculations.
This was working perfectly well until recently when the calculated key figures displayed an "X" instead of the value.
The value seems to appear only when the date fields are drilled down in the report.SO this works like a formula instead.
Is this just an unnatural case where something just stopped working ?
We have checked the calculated key figures and the formula variables , they havent been changed in the recent past.
Is there any other solution you could offer to get date differences without having the date fields in the rows ?
Edited by: ABCD on Jul 29, 2009 2:28 PM

How to use Replacement Path Variables to perform Date Calculations
A Step-by-Step guide
Have you ever wanted to perform calculations using dates defined as characteristics but have never worked out how it can be done? Replacement Path Variables are the key.
Using Replacement Path in your Text and Formula variables, replace values held in a characteristic. The Characteristic value variables are replaced by the results of a query at run-time.
The steps detailed below show a technique to enable a BEx query user to determine the number of days between two dates.
Scenario:
The group HR administrator wants a detailed line item report that lists all employee absences in a given period. The report is to show the employee number, the absence start date, together with the end date of the absence and show the number of calendar days the employee was absent.
The good thing about using this technique is that no redesign work is needed from your technical BW team, no ABAP is involved and best of all, it quick and easy.
Solution:
For this example I created an ODS object called Absence that holds basic employee information along with individual absence record data.
Follow the steps below:
1.     Open the BEx Query Designer and create a new report on your chosen InfoProvider.
2.     Drag the Employee, Valid from and Valid to characteristics into the Rows section of the screen.
If needed, apply data selection restrictions to the characteristics as shown in Figure 1.
3.     Right click on the Key Figures structure and select New Formula (Figure 1).
Figure 1
4.
5.     In the new formula window right click on Formula Variable and choose New Variable ( Figure 2 ).
Figure 2
6.
7.     The Variables Wizard will launch and will require you to specify the variable details.
( Click the NEXT button if the Introduction screen appears )
8.     Enter the variable details on the General Information as shown in Figure 3 .
Enter the Variable Name , Description and select Replacement Path in the Processing by field.
Click the Next Button.
Figure 3
9.
10.     In the Characteristic screen (Figure 4) select the date characteristic that represents the first date to use in the calculation (From Date).
Click the Next Button.
Figure 4
11.
12.     In the Replacement Path screen (Figure 5) select Key in the Replace Variable with field. Leave all the other options as they are (The offset values will be set automatically).
Click the Next Button.
Figure 5
13.
14.     In the Currencies and Units screen (Figure 6) select Date as the Dimension ID.
Click the Next button.
Figure 6
15.
16.     The Save Variable screen (Figure 7) displays a summary of the new variable.
Click on the Finish button to save the variable.
Figure 7
17.
18.     Repeat steps 4 to 11 to create a second variable for the second date to be used in the calculation.
In the example shown, the characteristic 0DATETO is used to create the variable ABSEND (Absence End Date).
Define the Calculation
We can now use our two new replacement variables to define our new calculated key figure that generates the number of absence days for each record.
1.     You will now be back at the New Formula screen (Figure 8). Drag and drop the two new variables into the formula section of the screen and insert the subtract sign (u201C-u201C) between the two.
2.     Give the new formula a description and click the formula syntax check button to ensure the formula is valid.
Figure 8
3.
4.     The new calculated key figure will now show in the columns section of the BEx query designer (Figure 9).
Figure 9
5.
6.     Save the query and execute it.
In the example shown the Number of Calendar Days Absent is calculated correctly. See the table of results below.
Employee     Valid From     Valid To     Number of Calendar
Days Absent
50000001     17/04/2004      21/04/2004      4
50000002     16/07/2004      29/09/2004      13
50000003     07/01/2004      09/02/2004      33
50000004     04/08/2004      05/08/2004      1
Cheers:)
Vivek

Replacement Path variable with query

Hi all,
I have a replacement path variable in a query that use the result from other query (a pre-query), both of them use the same variables, exactly the same, although the query ask me for the values of the variables twice (for the query and for the pre-query), is possible that the query ask me for the variables only one time (re-use the same values for both queries)?
Thanks,
Javier

If possible use only the variable with replacement path on the query. Since the Pre-query has all the same variables as the main query, the user would enter all the required input on the pre-query one time. The result of the pre--query feeds the main query. If the main query has no other selection variables except for the replacement path, the selection screen will not pop up again.
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Issue with Using Replacement path to pass values after condition in BI 7.0

Hi All,
I am using a replacement path variable in a query (Query 2) which is populated from another query (Query 1).
Query 1 has a condition based on formula variables which works fine when I run Query 1 separately. It filters to display only entries that satisfy the condition (from 6 entries to 5 after condition).
But the replacement path variable in Query 2 is getting populated with all the 6 values from Query 1 irrespective of the condition. I need only the filtered/valid records (5 records) to be passed..
Does anyone have this issue? System seems to ignore the condition altogether.
As a test, I changed the condition in Query 1 to TOP 2 entries. Only 2 entries showed up in Query 1. However, Query 2 contained 6 entries (initial list before condition).
My condition setting in Query1 is set to "Most Detailed Characteristic Along the Rows".
I am on BI 7.0 Support Pack 20. Is this a BI 7.0 issue?

Hi,
Your 1st query brings all the rows and just applies condition on front end / Analyzer for display purpose.
If you check Over All Result it will show data for all 6 rows even.
If you want to see proper result on analyzer you must have to set the properties -Calculations-Calculate Result As- Summation or Sum.
I donu2019t think condition will help you to filter the number of rows and use as input query. It will work on analyzer only. Try to apply the condition on your final query (2nd query).
Regards,
Jd

Replacement Path Variable with Another Variable

Hi,
I am currently trying to create a report that would need me to have the same values for different characteristics (e.g. clearing date, posting date, net due date). I have seen that there is a way in the replacement path variable that would replace its value with another variable that is ready for input. I also looked into SAP help but I can't seem to figure out on how to do it specifically. Does anyone know a step-by-step process on how to do this? How does this work?
Thank you in advance!

take an e.g.
u have characteristic say ch1
u want to restrict it with replacement path variable
first of all create a variable var1
click what it is based upon for e.g. 0calday, 0material etc.
make it user entry variable
select single or multiple entry
make it mandatory
save it and hit okey
click on ch1
right click and say restrict
in new window create a new variable
give its name and technical name
processing path is replacement path
go to next tab of replacement path
select several ooptions
replace variable with another variable
select a variable called var1
change the offset length and offset start with different parameters.
hit okey
this way u have restricted ch1 with replacement path variable var1
now when u run report u have to enter value of var1
which will then further feeded to ch1
this way u can create replacement path variables at lots of instances and then u can always feed the value from var1 at different time
make sure as this ur requirement is date
try to use 0calday as reference infoobject all the times....

Using Characteristic value with Replacement path variable

Hi All,
Could you please let me know if it is possible to use charecteristic value instead of key figure with replacement path variable. My requirement is to use factory calendar id as the replacement variable on plant characteristic, now when I choose replcaement variable with Attribute value, the dropdown menu only gives the list of key figures assigned as an attributes to Plant.
Now I am looking for a solution to use factory calendar id as the attribute.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Regards
SS

Hi sachin
U can use it
Look at these links
Re: Customer exit & Replacement path........?
Variable with Replacement Path
Re: Replacement Path for Charastrictics Variable
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/03/6ba03cc24efd1de10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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Replacement path variable with offsets

Hi experts,
I have the requirement to report receivables (open items) historically by fiscal year / period.
More precisely, each period should show the open items that are open at the end of the period.
Example:
001.2010 (shows open items from 31.01.2010)
002.2010 (shows open items from 28.02.2010)
...etc.
The idea is that the user enters a fiscal year/period using a manual entry variable.
The open items should be calculated as follows:
KF: Amount
Posting Date <= Variable
Clearing > Variable or unassigned
Variable is a replacement variable that is replaced by attribute "Date To" from the user entry Variable (Fiscal year period)
E.g. if the user enters 008.2010, then this value is automatically replaced by 31.08.2010.
Generally this works.
However, to view the values for the last 12 months, a structure is needed consisting of 12 elements with offsets in order to show the 12 months prior to the selected period (e.g. 001.2010 - 002.2010 - 003.2010 ....etc.)
The problem is that the replacement only considers the user's variable entry and ignors the offsets.
Example:
User enters 008.2010.
In the column strucure I show 3 months 006.2010, 007.2010, 008.2010.
Then all columns would show items open on 008.2010 - the offsets are ignored.
Any idea, why this happens and how it can be resolved?
This problem has given me a headache for days.
Your help is much appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Alex
The user should be able to enter a fiscal year / period and

take an e.g.
u have characteristic say ch1
u want to restrict it with replacement path variable
first of all create a variable var1
click what it is based upon for e.g. 0calday, 0material etc.
make it user entry variable
select single or multiple entry
make it mandatory
save it and hit okey
click on ch1
right click and say restrict
in new window create a new variable
give its name and technical name
processing path is replacement path
go to next tab of replacement path
select several ooptions
replace variable with another variable
select a variable called var1
change the offset length and offset start with different parameters.
hit okey
this way u have restricted ch1 with replacement path variable var1
now when u run report u have to enter value of var1
which will then further feeded to ch1
this way u can create replacement path variables at lots of instances and then u can always feed the value from var1 at different time
make sure as this ur requirement is date
try to use 0calday as reference infoobject all the times....

Crystal Report using BW Query that contains replacement path (control query

I have a Crystal report built on a BW query. The BW query contains a replacement path on a characteristic (as a control query). The control query has additional variables that the main query is not using. The crystal report is not recognizing any of the variables that the control query includes. How do I get the crystal report to recognize the control query variables?

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How to get a replacement path variable working in same query

Hi All
I have a query in which the user enters a value for the 0fiscper variable. Our users want to display for the last 12 months the previous year same period sales.
I do this by putting a value range offset restriction on 0fiscper varianle to -12 to 0fscper variable value. I have 0fiscper as drill down on the rows.
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010/2010                                  9999.89
011/2010                                    8888.99
To get the LY Month Sales I would like to set up a replacement path variable on 0fiscper so if the value of 0fiscper on the
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Can someone share ideas how I can set up this replacement path variable.
Thanks
Karen

Hi,
Why u want to go for replacement path. You can attain your result bu just offsetting the fiscyear period variable.
Regards,
Raghavendra.

A formula with a formula variable with a replacement path delivers X

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I have Created on ( date ) on which I have a Formula variable . I have used that Formula Variable in my calculated Key figure .
Now the Problem is If I use Created on in ROW , The calculated key figure works . But if I don't use in Row , The calculated Key figure shows X . Situation is Users don't want to see Created on in ROW .
If I use in row and hide also , then number of Records will be same .
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I'm trying produce a check report that produces exception highlighting based on a range determined by the associated characteristic.
eg.
For Check 1, highlight cells in red where the associated key figure is between 1 and 999.
For Check 2, highlight cells in amber where the associated key figure is between -999 and -1.
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Replacement Path variable cannot be used in filter

After creating a variable of type replacement path with query I get the error message:
Errors: Variable ... cannot be used in 'Filter' 'Default Values'; remove
Does anyone know what is causing this message and how to prevent it?
Thanks.
Regards,
József.

Thanks for your response Bhargava,
Your answer did help me find the solution. When using a replacement path variable with query, you can only use the variable in the Characteristic Restrictions part of the Filters (not in the Default Values).
The characteristic itself can still be used for navigation.
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Regards,
József.

Replacement path variable is not working

Hi Experts,
I have created a input ready query & assigned it to a Web template.
In query filter, I have used char. 0SALESORG restricted with manual input variable.
In row, I am using custome defined char. Market with master data as a access type. Market is display attribute of 0SALESORG.
My requirement is whenever user selects a value for 0SALESORG through variable same values should be displayed in row for char. Market.
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Correct me if I am doing any mistake / suggest any other feasible option.
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