Cell definition / Cell exception
Hi,
Can you please explain me What are the situations we are using Cell definition and Cell exception in BEx Query??
Regs
Kuttan
Hi,
in exception reporting you select and highlight objects that are in some way different or critical. Results that fall outside a set of predetermined threshold values (exceptions) are highlighted in color or designated with symbols. This enables you to identify immediately any results that deviate from the expected results.
Exception reporting allows you to determine the objects that are critical for a query, both online, and in background processing.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/1a/615f64816311d38b170000e8284689/frameset.htm
You can define threshold values (exceptions) for a query. Data that varies from these thresholds is highlighted in color or marked with icons. You can use these exceptions to identify deviations from expected results at a glance.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/9d/76563cc368b60fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Regards
Andreas
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Cell Definition, Cell Help, Currency Translation
We are currently using a help cell within cell definition that calculates a key figure. We have adjusted the query to be able to show the key figures in both Canadian and US currency.
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We are using a variable on the variable screen to change the currency as needed within the report. Is there any way we can get these help cells to pick up the currency translation or do we need to create the formula within each cell in the cell definitiion?
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You should be able to add the same currency variable the report uses within the help cell for your calculations.
My assumption is your report is using an infoobject restriction (like 0DOC_CURRCY) with your key figures to determine currency values. If you bring this object in as a restriction in your help cell, you can then add the variable. This should correct your translation issues.
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Cell definition choice in Query Designer is inactive
In the Query Designer the choice "Define cells" is inactive, or grayed out. Why is this? Is there a global setting or does it have something to do with the query itself?
Hi TMV,
if you want to see the "cell " option in active mode , first u must have two structures.
one is charactersitc structure and on key figure.
Just go throw the below description.
Hi,
just go throw the below description:
In the Query Designer, choose View ® Cells from the menu bar to reach the functions of the cell definition. The Cells screen area is displayed.
New selection
1. Select a cell in the Cell screen area and choose New Selection with the secondary mouse button. The new selection that is not yet defined appears in the cell.
2. Select the new selection and choose Edit from the context menu. The Change Selection Cells dialog box appears. Make the basic settings on the General tab page.
3. Use Drag&Drop to define your required selection by dragging a key figure and the characteristic values by which you want to restrict the key figure to the right-hand area of the Details of the Selection dialog box. See Defining Selections.
You can use characteristic value variables instead of fixed characteristic values.
- If you want to change an existing variable, select the variable and choose Edit from the context menu. The variables editor appears and you can change the settings.
- If you want to define a new variable, select the characteristic value and choose New Variable from the context menu. The new variable is displayed. Choose Edit from the context menu of the new variable. The variables editor appears and you can define the settings.
For more information, see Defining Variables.
4. Enter a description for the selection.
You can use text variables in the description.
5. Make any necessary settings for the properties of the selection on the other tab pages. See Selection/Formula Properties.
6. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
New formula
1. Select a cell in the Cell Definition dialog box and, using the secondary mouse button, choose New Formula from the context menu. The new formula that is not yet defined appears in the cell.
2. Select the new formula and choose Edit from the context menu. The Change Formula Cell dialog box appears. Make the basic settings on the General tab page.
3. Define your formula using the operands and functions available. See Defining Formulas.
4. Enter a description of the formula.
You can use text variables in the description.
5. Make any necessary settings for the properties of the formula in the other tab pages. See Selection/Formula Properties.
6. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
New cell reference
You can use any cell that you define in a formula. If you want to reuse the value from the implicit, generic cell definition that is automatically created at the intersection of the two structural components of a query, select this cell in the Cell screen area and, using the secondary mouse button, choose New Cell Reference. A description taken from the two structural components now automatically appears in the cell. The symbol shows you that a cell reference exists for this exception cell. Now you can reference this cell. You can continue to use the implicit cell definition and do not have to manually generate this value using a new selection.
Functions of explicitly defined cells:
Select a defined cell and choose the required function from the context menu (secondary mouse button).
● Edit
● Cut
● Copy
● Paste
● Remove
● Where-Used List
Before you delete a cell, you can check for the formulas in which the defined cell is used in the where-used list.
You reach the properties of a defined cell by selecting the defined cell. In the Properties screen area you can also make changes such as:
● Changing the description of the cell
● Changing the highlighting of the cell
● Hiding the cell ( if you do not want to see the values of the cell)
Help cells
In the Help Cells area you can define additional cells for help selections or help formulas. You can use the functions New Selection and New Formula in the context menu to define help cells that are not displayed in the query to serve only as objects for help selections and help formulas.
For example, you can define an invoice in a help cell and use this in a real cell to calculate a duplicated invoice.
a. Using the secondary mouse button, click on the empty cell next to Help Cells to reach the context menu. From here, choose New Selection.
b. Use Drag&Drop to drag the Invoice key figure into the right-hand Details of the Selection area.
c. Enter a description.
d. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
e. Now choose New Formula from the context menu of the required cell of the query. The new formula that is not yet defined appears in the cell.
f. Select the new formula and choose Edit from the context menu.
g. Use Drag&Drop to drag the cell you have just defined, which you can find in the Available Operands window under Cells, into the Detail View window. Click on the button twice.
h. Enter a description.
i. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
Result
You have defined one or more exception cells for a query.
Regards,
Shailaja -
Hi all,
I would like to know if there is any method to copy a cell definition to another cell. Basically I have cell definitions on Month and few keyfigures. I have to select these keyfigures and restrict current Month. I have to do this for all 12 months. The only things that differs for all the cell defs is current month restriction. I would like to know if I can copy the first cell def and paste it to the remaining months and later edit the restriction.
I do not see any option in cell definitionsv to do this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Prabhu.Hi Prabhu,
If you have two structures in your report you can do it by defining exception cells.
Check this service.sap.com/bi
https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700001149282005
Also Check this
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/cb/89fa3a0376a51fe10000000a114084/content.htm
Vijay. -
Hello,
Can you please anybody tell us , what do you mean by help cell in Cell defintion.
Thanks
PTHi,
Help Cells:
Choose Help Cells, if you require additional cells for help selections or help formulas. You can use the functions New Selection and New Formula in the context menu to define help cells that are not displayed in the query to serve only as objects for help selections and help formulas.
For example, you can define an invoice in a help cell and use this in a u201Crealu201D cell to calculate a duplicated invoice.
a. Right-click on the empty cell next to Help Cells to get to a context menu. From here, choose New Selection.
b. Use Drag & Drop to drag the Invoice key figure into the right-hand area of the New Selection dialog box.
c. Enter a description.
d. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
e. From the context menu for the required cell of the query, now choose New Formula.
f. Drag the cell you have just defined, which you can find in the Operands window, under Cells, into the Formula window using Drag & Drop. Click on the button twice.
g. Enter a description.
h. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
In the help cells that are already defined in the context menu, you can:
· Edit the cell definition
· Delete the cell definition
· Display the where-used list for the cell
· Change the description of the cell under Properties.
Regards,
Shiva Kumar G.C -
Hello,
I am new to version 3.5 and would like to know more about the functionalities of "Cell Definition". Could someone enlighten me more about what possibilities I have wirh Cell Definition. Links are always welcome....
Thanks,
SDHi,
Cell defination can be created only when you have two active structures.
regards,
Shailaja
Some examples:
You can use any cell that you define in a formula. If you want to reuse the value from the implicit, generic cell definition that is automatically created at the intersection of the two structural components of a query, select this cell in the Cell screen area and, using the secondary mouse button, choose New Cell Reference. A description taken from the two structural components now automatically appears in the cell. The symbol shows you that a cell reference exists for this exception cell. Now you can reference this cell. You can continue to use the implicit cell definition and do not have to manually generate this value using a new selection.
Functions of explicitly defined cells:
Select a defined cell and choose the required function from the context menu (secondary mouse button).
● Edit
● Cut
● Copy
● Paste
● Remove
● Where-Used List
Before you delete a cell, you can check for the formulas in which the defined cell is used in the where-used list.
You reach the properties of a defined cell by selecting the defined cell. In the Properties screen area you can also make changes such as:
● Changing the description of the cell
● Changing the highlighting of the cell
● Hiding the cell ( if you do not want to see the values of the cell)
Help cells
In the Help Cells area you can define additional cells for help selections or help formulas. You can use the functions New Selection and New Formula in the context menu to define help cells that are not displayed in the query to serve only as objects for help selections and help formulas.
For example, you can define an invoice in a help cell and use this in a real cell to calculate a duplicated invoice.
a. Using the secondary mouse button, click on the empty cell next to Help Cells to reach the context menu. From here, choose New Selection.
b.Use Drag&Drop to drag the Invoice key figure into the right-hand Details of the Selection area.
c. Enter a description.
d. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
e. Now choose New Formula from the context menu of the required cell of the query. The new formula that is not yet defined appears in the cell.
f. Select the new formula and choose Edit from the context menu.
g. Use Drag&Drop to drag the cell you have just defined, which you can find in the Available Operands window under Cells, into the Detail View window. Click on the button twice.
h. Enter a description.
i. Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
Result
You have defined one or more exception cells for a query.
Regards,
shailaja
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Cell definition in Report Painter
Dear All,
I am looking for some documentation or any other sort of help regarding the cell definition in Report Painter reports.
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Shirazi<a href="http://help.sap.com/saphelp_47x200/helpdata/en/46/1a1c3ac9fb1d75e10000000a114084/content.htm">SAP documentation</a>
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What is Cell Definition (BW 3.5)
Hi Experts,
Could any of you explain what is the Cell definition and how that is useful in reporting (SAP BW 3.5)
Please explain with a good example as Iam struggling to understand teh exact use of this.
Points guaranteed.
Thanks & Regards,
SunnyHi ,
Cell definition is used in order to avoid formula collision. for example in a table in one row you has used one formula and in column you have used another formula then at certain cell the system is unable to identify that it should apply which formula .
So for that cell we explicitly define a formula that should be used by the system.
Check the below thread for more:
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Customer Exit Variable in cell definition in BEx
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I have defined a query with a Structure in Row and Key Figures in column.
The result of query should look like this:
Fiscal/Year Period | Quantity per month | Quantity cumulative
011.2010 (Variable Offset Value -3) | 5 | 5
012.2010 (Variable Offset Value -2) | 6 | 11
001.2011 (Variable Offset Value -1) | 7 | 7
002.2011 (Variable Single Value, Manual Input) | 8 | 15
"Quantity cumulative" is defined as follows:
Quantity cumulative (002.2011) = Quantity 001.2011 + Quantity 002.2011
Quantity cumulative (001.2011) = Quantity 001.2011
Quantity cumulative (012.2010) = Quantity 011.2010 + Quantity 012.2010
Quantity cumulative (011.2010) = Quantity 011.2010
"Fiscal/Year Period" and "Quantity per month" are OK. But I have problem to define the key figrue "Quantity cumulative".
I have defined a Customer Exit Variable on Reference Characteristic "Fiscal/Year Period". Moreover I have also defined cell definition to define each individual cell for key figrue "Quantity cumulative" restricted by Customer Exit Variable.
The Quantity cumulative (002.2011) and Quantity cumulative (001.2011) are calculated correct. But it doesn't work for 012.2010 and 011.2010 (because of previous year).
I would be helpful if you can give some hints.
ThanksHi,
try to use this trick with an IF condition in you customer exit. Calling 'var1' the manual input of:
data: month_difference TYPE N.
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IF month_difference >= 0.
DO the classic code which you have already used.
ELSE month_difference < 0.
DO the replace concatenating manually 'var1'(4) and the single month.
ENDIF.
Hope it helps.
Best regards.
Simone. -
Cell Definition in Query Designer
Hi,,
Can anyone will tell me the real time use of cell definition option in query designer.
Thanks and Regards.
AnjaliAnjali,
You can use cell definitions when you want to overwrite the value of a particular cell.
For this you need to have an identification of where the cell intersection takes place. So for defining cell definitions its mandatory to have two structures in the report.
Now coming to the scenario,
You have GL accounts in the rows structure and the key figures amount, deductions and some others.
Rows-----Amount--
Deductions
1001--20000--
100
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4363
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But for a GL account 1005 the user wants to display the amount for the last fours years.
The out put for amount for the GL account 1005 displays only 2007. The requirement is that it should display the summed up values of 2007,2006,2005,2004.
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Cell definition in Query Design within Bex Analyzer
Hello,
I would like to use special cell definition to visualizing the difference row definition between 2 columns (last year and actual year). With "Cell Definition" function in Query Design within Bex Analyzer there's a option to select a new restricted key figure for a related cell. But as a result I just can see a star (*) against a result number in that field. Do you have an idea, how can I solve this problem?
Thanks and Regards,
NuranHi again Dirk,
there's not a unit problem. We use 2 different restricted key figure definition for a same row. The first restricted (or can be decribed as calculated key figure) key figure must be used in the first column to represent the value of the last year. And at the same row with usage of same text (for example: cost of goods sold)the second restricted key figure should be used to show the value of actual year (B2:costs in euro). The problem is the key figure definitions are totaly different; they're using different account groups etc. Cause of, I wanted to use cell definition function. In the first value field (B1) should be shown first key figure but I just get star (*) and a wrong value in the formula field of excel (between the toolbars and the result area).
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Cell definition in BEx query processed in WEBI?
Hello,
We have defined cell definition in Business Explorer query. This query is processed by WEBI. My Querstion is: Does WEBI consider the cell definition from BEx Query?
Thx for answer.Problem solved
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Hi Experts,
Iam new cell definitions in the query. can anyone please explain an easy example scenario using cell definition and the reason why we go for it eventhough we can do all the filters in the query definition windows as well.
Thanks,
DVBefore you create cell, you need to have two structures only then the cell icon will be enabled.
The value of the cell is dynamically getting calculated using formula, example,.. in your struct:
KF
PLANT1-----10
PLANT2-----20
But you wanted to get plant1 divided by Plant 2 and vise versa for the other plant, you can achieve this only by using cell.
After creating the two structures, then the cell icon will be enabled once you double click that, that is the time you can do all the manipulation for the cell.
hope that helps.
Thanks.
Wond -
Use of hierarchy with cell definition
Hi all,
I have an issue with a query that is using cell definition in order to have different selection criteria in 2 columns.
In the cell definition, it has being defined a new selection using a hierarchy ( 0costcenter hierarchy) to filter and select the desired values, but the query result is not taking into consideration the filter with the hierarchy.
I have tested the same selection out of the cell definition and the right values are selected...
Is there any constrain in the use of hierarchies to filter values within the "cell definition"?
Many thanks in advance,
ElenaHi Elena,
I too face the same problem for cell definition with hierarchy.
As per my knowledge cell definitions are purely valid for that cell only (like MS Excel formula in a cell).
So cell definitions are possible with static reports only (with out hierarchy drill downs).
If you got any solution please let me know.
Thanks = Reward Points
Ram
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Ram Yaganti
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