Condition on query against SAP universe

Post Author: macea
CA Forum: Olap
Hi, I am trying to create a Web Intelligence XIR2 report against a universe based on a SAP BW Query. The report is very simple, Result Objects: Month Query Filters: Month BETWEEN January AND May Then the report is displaying: January, July, June, March, May when the expected result should be: January, February, March,April, May I cannot sort the list of values in the universe. So, any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Post Author: GailPray
CA Forum: Olap
It looks like your months may be stored (as strings?) in alphabetical order. Your query is running correctly, Jan, July, June, March and May are between Jan and May in alphabetical order. Can you create a formula that causes the field to be recognized as a month name? Then you can use that formula in your selection criteria. Maybe then the report would recognize that you need Jan, Feb, March, April and May? I used 'monthname' to fix this issue in a Crystal Report accessing a SQL database.

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