Can I build report based on 2 subject areas?

Hi,
How can I build report or analytics basedon 2 subject areas.
Example:
I have opportunity-Products and Activities
Thanks
Pallavi

1. I would suggest you create a Union Report. This could be little confusing
2. Another way would be to create a dashboard report that would show both

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Error when building a report from 2 different subject areas

Hello Experts,
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I have 5 dimension D1,D2,D3,D4,D5 connected to fact1 and 4 dimension connected to fact2 such as D1,D2,D6,D7.
where D1,D2 is common to both the facts.
Fact1 Is in subject area 1 and Fact2 is in subject area2.
I need to create a report by adding columns of subject area 1 and 2 with columns from all the dimensions D1,D2....D7.
As of now i am getting error stating "No fact table exists at the requested level of detail " when i try to add columns from 2 different subject areas.
Can anyone help me in solving the above problem.
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Regards,
NN

Hello Nagireddy,
So kind of you, for your quick reply
I was able to solve the error by doing below steps in additional what you have specified
-->For the fact table LTSs, set the logical level in the Content tab to the dimension's lowest level for each conforming dimension (leave the non-conforming dimensions level blank).
Now I have another requirement i,e
I need to have non measure columns such as Date into the newly created fact in BMM layer.
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Below is the error
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 43119] Query Failed: [nQSError: 14025] No fact table exists at the requested level of detail:
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//=========================================================================
+           * the following two string values can be modified to reflect your system+
+          ************************************************************************************************/+
+          string mdb_path = "C:
program files
crystal decisions
crystal reports 9
samples
en
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xtreme.mdb";    // path to xtreme.mdb file+
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ras9_csharp_win_datasetreport
customer.xsd"; // path to customer schema file+
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+          System.Data.DataSet m_dataset;                         // ado.net dataset+
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+          // will work in a distributed environment where you have IIS box on server A and RAS Server on server B.+
+          void AddDataSourceUsingDataSet(+
+               ReportClientDocument rcDoc,          // report client document+
+               System.Data.DataSet data)          // dataset+
+          {+
+               // add a datasource+
+               DataSetConverter.AddDataSource(rcDoc, data);+
+          }+
+          // Adds a DataSource using a physical schema file. This method require you to have schema file in RAS Server+
+          // box (NOT ON SDK BOX). In distributed environment where you have IIS on server A and RAS on server B,+
+          // and you execute CreateData above, schema file is created in IIS box, and this method will fail, because+
+          // RAS server cannot see that schema file on its local machine. In such environment, you must use method+
+          // above.+
+          void AddDataSourceUsingSchemaFile(+
+               ReportClientDocument rcDoc,          // report client document+
+               string schema_file_name,          // xml schema file location+
+               string table_name,                    // table to be added+
+               System.Data.DataSet data)          // dataset+
+          {+
+               PropertyBag crLogonInfo;               // logon info+
+               PropertyBag crAttributes;               // logon attributes+
+               ConnectionInfo crConnectionInfo;     // connection info+
+               CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table crTable;+
+               // database table+
+               // create logon property+
+               crLogonInfo = new PropertyBag();+
+               crLogonInfo["XML File Path"] = schema_file_name;+
+               // create logon attributes+
+               crAttributes = new PropertyBag();+
+               crAttributes["Database DLL"] = "crdb_adoplus.dll";+
+               crAttributes["QE_DatabaseType"] = "ADO.NET (XML)";+
+               crAttributes["QE_ServerDescription"] = "NewDataSet";+
+               crAttributes["QE_SQLDB"] = true;+
+               crAttributes["QE_LogonProperties"] = crLogonInfo;+
+               // create connection info+
+               crConnectionInfo = new ConnectionInfo();+
+               crConnectionInfo.Kind = CrConnectionInfoKindEnum.crConnectionInfoKindCRQE;+
+               crConnectionInfo.Attributes = crAttributes;+
+               // create a table+
+               crTable = new CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Table();+
+               crTable.ConnectionInfo = crConnectionInfo;+
+               crTable.Name = table_name;+
+               crTable.Alias = table_name;+
+               // add a table+
+               rcDoc.DatabaseController.AddTable(crTable, null);+
+               // pass dataset+
+               rcDoc.DatabaseController.SetDataSource(DataSetConverter.Convert(data), table_name, table_name);+
+          }+
+          void CreateReport()+
+          {+
+               int iField;+
+               // create ado.net dataset+
+               CreateData();+
+               // create report client document+
+               m_crReportDocument = new ReportClientDocument();+
+               m_crReportDocument.ReportAppServer = "127.0.0.1";+
+               // new report document+
+               m_crReportDocument.New();+
+               // add a datasource using a schema file+
+               // note that if you have distributed environment, you should use AddDataSourceUsingDataSet method instead.+
+               // for more information, refer to comments on these methods.+
+               AddDataSourceUsingSchemaFile(m_crReportDocument, xsd_path, "Customer", m_dataset);+
+                              +
+               // get Customer Name and Country fields+
+               iField = m_crReportDocument.Database.Tables[0].DataFields.Find("Customer Name", CrFieldDisplayNameTypeEnum.crFieldDisplayNameName, CeLocale.ceLocaleUserDefault);+
+               m_crFieldCustomer = (Field)m_crReportDocument.Database.Tables[0].DataFields[iField];+
+               iField = m_crReportDocument.Database.Tables[0].DataFields.Find("Country", CrFieldDisplayNameTypeEnum.crFieldDisplayNameName, CeLocale.ceLocaleUserDefault);+
+               m_crFieldCountry = (Field)m_crReportDocument.Database.Tables[0].DataFields[iField];+
+               // add Customer Name and Country fields+
+               m_crReportDocument.DataDefController.ResultFieldController.Add(-1, m_crFieldCustomer);+
+               m_crReportDocument.DataDefController.ResultFieldController.Add(-1, m_crFieldCountry);+
+               // view report+
+               crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = m_crReportDocument;+
+          }+
+          public Form1()+
+          {+
+               //+
+               // Required for Windows Form Designer support+
+               //+
+               InitializeComponent();+
+               // Create Report+
+               CreateReport();+
+               //+
+               // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call+
+               //+
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