Creating Dynamic Cascading Prompts Without Business View manager?

How can we create dynamic cascading prompts without Business View Manager??

Creae a parameter in Crystal Report Designer. I suggest you read the help on how to also.

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Issue with creating List of Values in Business View Manager

Hi,
Could any one help me to figure out what this issue refers to?
When i created a List of Values in Business View Manager, it is throwing the following error!!!!
The List of Values used by this parameter cannot be based on a Business View derived from the current Data Foundation or Business Element.
Prior to creating LoV, i've done successfully with creating Data connection, Data foundation, Business element and Business View..
Thanks
Viswa

Hi Visaw,
Firstly,
-->Open Repository Explorer,
-->where you are have related DF,DC,BV,BEand LOV's
-->Right click on LOV's -->There you can find Schedule list of values.Then schedule list of values and check if it prompts for errors.
If you face the same problem, what is the error you are getting.
Else try to use the LOV's and proceed further.
-->Check whether the LOV's are pointing to the same Business View and check the Business view pointing to the same Datafoundation.
If you are facing the same problem then try with the below steps:
-->Try to Create a report at designer level Using then Business view
-->Create two new parameters and select the existing parameters(LOV parameter's)
-->Check whether it is working.
-->If you face the same problem ,Update the connection of Business view manager.
Go to Database tab-->Select Set DataSource location and update it with current Businessview Manager.
Try this ,and let us know.
Regards,
Navin

Command Table - Business View Manager

Greetings,
I'm trying to create a command table, in Business View Manager, that is a view of the FACTS table.
Command Table:
Time_ID
Measure_ID
Valuetype_ID
Amount
I want to sum all duplicate fields by amount, so I try to create a command table with the following code:
select dbo.facts.Time_ID, dbo.facts.measure_ID, dbo.facts.valuetype_ID, sum(dbo.facts.sum)
From dbo.facts
group by facts.Time_ID
and I get the error "SQL syntax error returned. Please modify ant try again"
But, if I isolate de expression without the field sum(...) or only with the sum field it returns the result.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks.

Solved,
I have to put all fields except the amount field in the group by expression =)
Thanks

Dynamic Cascading prompt in Webi

Is there a way either at Webi/Universe level to create dynamic cascading prompt in webi based on selection from first filter object.
e.g. two objects, Region and Office.
In webi, Region is the first filter, Office is the second.
After user selects a Region, I want the second Office prompt values to display only the offices for the region that user's selected.
Is there is a way to do? or a work round?
If I just create cascading LOV, it will just display all regions and it's offices together.
Thanks

You try the below
Go to the Office Property.
Edit the List of Values for the Office object.
Check the Automatic Refresh Before Use option.
Click Edit.
Bring Region into the Conditions and set it to: in list Prompt('What Region?')
Click Save and Close
Click Apply and edit the next LOV object.
Save this Universe and let's generate a report.
Now in the report you create the Prompt on Region. Prompt('What Region?')
Have a look in to
http://homepage.mac.com/rmetzk/PDF_Files/Cascading_Prompts.pdf
Hope this may help you out.
Edited by: srrachna on Apr 19, 2011 7:26 AM

Creation of Dynamic cascading prompts

Hi, Could you please let me know how to create Dynamic Cascading Prompts at Universe level?

Hi,
Dynamic Cascading prompts can be created using Cascading lovs. For this you should have some hierarchies defined in universe (assumption) and go to tools-> lovs -> cascading lovs -> in the window all the available hierarchies are displayed for you -> select a required hierarchy from left side and place it in right side -> click on generate lovs (in between create a prompt name that should appear for this hierarchy) and in query panel level -> insert a prompt for the least granular object in the hierarchy then in report you will get a cascading prompts for that hierarchy.
Cheers,
Suresh Aluri.

How to create dynamic connection in business view manager.

Hi Sir,
Can u explain how to create dynamic connection in business view manager.
Thanks
Vishali Raghava Raju

HI Vaishali,
Can you please elaborate your requirement ?
-Regards
B

Error creating LOV in Business View Manager - cannot be based on current DF

Hi,
I'm trying to use Business View Manager for the first time. I'm trying to create a dynamic, cascading prompt to be used by Crystal Reports.
I've been able to create:
- data connection
- data foundation - simple one table
- business elements - two columns from the table
- business view
- List of Values
I am now trying to create a parameter in the Business Elements tool. The parameter needs to be a Dynamic, Cascading parameter.
When I try to save the new parameter, I get the follow error:
The List of Values used by this parameter cannot be based on a Business View derived from the current Data Foundation or Business Element.
HELP
Thanks

Hi Chris
If you are trying to create a LOV and use that as a parameter, then you need to create LOV as Dynamic Cascading values. Once created then you can use that LOV in the Crystal Reports.
This is the best way to get dynamic cascading prompts in Crystal reports.
Please refer to Business View Admin guide for more information.
Hope this helps!!
Regards
Sourashree

LOVs in Business View Manager

Hi All,
I know the implementation of dynamic cascading parameters using list of values in Crystal XI.
But i need some information regarding Business View Manager.
Country > Region > City - This is my desired cascading parameter. For creating this parameter, what should be my data foundation?
Select country,region,city from customer
Can i use this query in my data foundation? I think this will duplicate the values inside country and region...
Please help me in this issue....
Thanks,
Meena

If you're interested in getting the best performance for your DCP, try this article:
[Crystal Reports XI R1 And R2 Dynamic Cascading Prompt Performance 1.8|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e073744a-693f-2b10-b5b8-b216437cb007]
I'd recommend the chapter "Cascading LOV Data Access Tuning", it explains how you can configure your LOV to ensure on-demand access for each level of the LOV.

Dynamic Cascading Prompt based on Universe

Hi,
I am attempting to build a universe-query-based report which allows the user to select inputs based on a dynamic cascading prompt. I have created the cascading LOVs in the Universe design. However, when the user is asked to select inputs, the prompts do not appear to cascade. They show all possible values independent of each input(there are 3 inputs). When I try to manually create the dynamic cascading prompt on the actual report, I select dynamic parameter but it does not show any values under the Choose Data Source option. All it shows is "(None)". Any suggestions on how I can get this cascading prompt to work? I am using CR 2008 also.
Thanks for you help!
David

Hey David,
Steps to create connection in Business View Manager:
1) Go to Start -> Program files > Business objects xir2> business objects enterprise > businessview manager.
2) Click on New >
3) Steps to create is Create a Data connection > Select Data Connection > Data sources > Save the data foundation.
4) Second is to create a data foundation.
Click New > Data foundation > Select the Data Connection and Select the Table.
5) Third is to create a data element.
Click New >Data Element > Select the Data Foundation Select the required fields for Lov from the table.
6) Is to create a business view > New > Business View >select the data element > save the business view.
7) Is to create a Lov> New > LOV > Select the business view > Select the fields for dynamic cascading parameter fields and save the LOV
8) Open the crystal report designer > connect to the repository > create a new parameter > select dynamic> Select Existing > Select the LOV created through the business view manager.
Note : Should Save all the Connection, data Foundation, business elements, business view and LOV separately and instantly.
Let me know if any.
Regards,
Naveen.

SAP BW MDX Query - Business view manager

Hi,
i want to create a list of values in business view manager based on a BEx Query.
But after creating a connection to the BW System, i am not able to get any query shown (no items found).
Configuration:
SAP BW 7.31 SP5
BO 4.0 SP7
Any ideas? maybe a specific bw transport?
Regards,
Zaki

If, after making sure that you have the correct transports installed, you still can't get this to show up in BVM, you could try this:
1. Create a report that contains just the data that you want to show in the prompt.
2. Create a dynamic prompt in the report to show the data that you want to use.
3. Publish the report to your Favorites folder in BO, making sure to turn on the option to save repository objects.
This will automatically create the LOV and its supporting objects in BVM. You should then be able to edit them as necessary to set up the automatic login for the connection and anything else you need to do.
-Dell

Updating databae password in Business view manager and CMC

Hi All ,
We are carrying out a step of changing the database password on which the Infoview reports run.Currently the solution i know is to log on to Business View manager and change the password manually for each promopt. similarly i have to log on to CMC and go to report >Process>Database and enter the new password.
We have 85 reports and their corresponding promopts. So we have to manually enter the password upto 150 times.
Could you you please advise on a more efficient way to change the password.
Thanks.

If you're interested in getting the best performance for your DCP, try this article:
[Crystal Reports XI R1 And R2 Dynamic Cascading Prompt Performance 1.8|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/e073744a-693f-2b10-b5b8-b216437cb007]
I'd recommend the chapter "Cascading LOV Data Access Tuning", it explains how you can configure your LOV to ensure on-demand access for each level of the LOV.

Error using CR 11.5 with dynamic cascading prompts and SAP Integr.Kit XI R2

Hi,
we are using the SAP Integration Kit XI R2 (patched up to FP4.3) in order to report SAP BW data (BW 3.5) in Crystal Reports 11.5 (SP 4). In order to access the stored BEx Queries we use either the SAP BW Query or the SAP BW MDX Query Driver (_we DO NOT use any universes_). Everything seems to work fine ex cept when we want to use dynamic cascading LOVs within CR. For example when a user runs a report she/he should select first a customer group (0CUST_GROUP prompt) and then the customer (0DEBITOR). Defining the cascading prompts with dynamic LOVs is no problem in CR and when the report runs (either in CR Designer or in InfoView) both prompts appear. Still when we do a selection for the first prompt (0CUST_GROUP) we get a 0x8004380D error with the text message stating that the system is not able to retrieve the LOV data (I guess for the 0DEBITOR prompt). Please note that we do not get a corba error and no firewalls are activated. We checked the trace files of the page server and found out that there was an error calling the createRowsetCursor function within enginekernel.cpp.
Any hints on our case will be mostly appreciated. We have the feeling that we are hitting a bug here but maybe we are overseeing something.
Cheers
Stratos
PS: Please note that if we access directly the ODS Object (SAP ODS driver) the dynamic cascading prompts on exactly the same InfoObject (or better their keys in the ODS) work without a problem.

Hi Stratos
You can define LOV's in universes but unfortunately you can not use universes based on SAP in Crystal Reports.
You can define parameters in the Bex query which are passed on to Crystal Reports, so you don't need to define them in the Business Objects tools. Please have a look at the SAP Integration Kit user's guide
Roland

How to include a default value in Dynamic cascading prompt from 2nd Level.

Hi,
I use Command Object in 'Datbase Expert' to create 'Custom Tables' and use these tables to fetch LoVs. I use Dynamic Cascading Prompts in the reports. I have a peculiar requirement using DCP.
There are Four Levels as in the Example:
Continent
   Country
   State
   City
In the Custom Table, requirement is to create an additinal row with '' that represents 'All Values selected' for that level starting from second. and The default selection should be '' . I defined that '*' means 'All Vales Selected in the report' This si not a problem. But the problem how to show a default value in a Dynamic Cascading Prompt i.e. how we can make sure in an default value can be selected in DCP from Second Level?
how can the examples 1,2,3 can be achieved detaisled below beacsuse we need to show a default value in Casacading Propmt
Eg of Schedules with DCP:
Schedule 1
Continent: Europe
   Country: *
   State: *
    City: *
Schedule2:
   Continent: Europe
   Country: England
    State: *
     City: *
Schedule 3:
    Continent: Europe
   Country: England
    State: Greater London
     City: *
Schedule 4:
Continent: Europe
   Country: England
    State: Greater London
     City: City of london

You won't be able to have a true "default" value in the various cascading levels, since there aren't default values in a dynamic cascading parameter. That being said, I've created a sample report in Crystal Reports 2008 that has a Command-driven DCP with '*' values for the 2nd and 3rd levels of my 3-tier DCP and have accounted for them in the record selection criteria. You can find the sample here at https://www.box.net/shared/mav5qp337j

Using a data source configured in Business View Manager?

Post Author: Rob
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
Hello,We're using Crystal Enterprise 10 service pack 6 on Server 2003 and I'm having a bit of a problem (surprise)! I've configured a data source in Business View Manager with the intention of the users not having to enter a password for the data source in a report. However, the data source has been stored in the repository but is not visible anywhere within Crystal Reports or the Enterprise web site at all. Any pointers as to the usage of said data source would be gratefully received!Thanks in advance,Rob

Post Author: yangster
CA Forum: Crystal Reports
You created a datasource connection in the BV Manger and then what?Did you make the corresponding Data Foundation, Business Element, and Business View?You can only report off the business view not a datasource.

How to find required information in order to log on Business View Manager?

After Business Object Client installation successfully, I try to log on Business View Manager, but failed. One pop-up windows(Log on BusinessObjects Enterprise) come and let me put the information as below;
System:
User name:
Password:
Authentication:
Could anyone let me know how to find the above required information? Thanks!

You need to find this information from a person who installed server part of this deployment.
System: Name of the CMS server
User name: Administrator or other user name that exist in the Enterprise
Password: obviously...
Authentication: type of the authentication setup on the server side for the user you will be using.

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