Custom functions to calculation builder

Is it possbile to add custom functions to the calculation builder?

Not at the moment as the BI Beans Calc Builder is not extensible. There is no mechanism for you to register your SQL Model with the OLAP API.
However, we are in the process of creating the functional specification for the next generation Calc Builder so I would be interested in understanding the types of models/calcs you would like to see added. Please add your requirements to this thread.
Business Intelligence Beans Product Management Team
Oracle Corporation

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RPTIME00 - Custom Internal Table , Custom Clsuter in Custom Function.

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My requirement is based on a project to develop new sap product which can handle complex crew management for industries like railways and airlines,product is still in protoype phase and will basicaly cover right from dispatching crew to various sites to generating there payroll. standard sap works on basis of day and time. but crew industory work on trip. a crew for example pilot fly form point A to B get paid/claims based on on that single trip and whatever activities he has done in that trip. so purely this is based on trip and not day or hours, now we are thinking about using RPTIMEOO as a tool to calculate and create wage type beacuse at the end of the day payroll is getting generated in SAP and also all the crew employee will be setup as master data. this whole product will have its own screeen to capture activties and opereations . will be build on top of sap hcm.
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Create a Time Management Custom Function in PE04

Hi Experts
Pls give the steps to create a custom function in Time Management using PE04,
whta is purpose of using infotype in PE04 , what are the input parametr and output paramaete . What are the intrnal table available in custom function . How we can test the custom function .
Thansk and regards
Renjith MP

No idea on how to set.
But in our case, we have a requirement for calculation of GOSI for our Bahrani Employees. Hence did the same using by creating a FUNCTION ZGOSI.
We have not given any input or output parameters.
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For more information, check with functions of infotype like P0014, P0015, you will get some idea on the same.
Before giving the above, need to mention the parameter list for control.
Mostly the input parameters are given as Objects like in our Payroll Process, there is WPBP table and output parameters the results to be displayed using object RT.
Analyze more on the same and you will come to know.
Good luck.
Regards
Team Member.

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I have an input fact with attributes A,B,C & D and an output fact with E, C & D. (C & D attributes are common in both facts)
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Hi Subha,
Please find the answers inline :
1. In Oracle Business Rules, can one rule invoke another rule?
-- > Yes, once a rule gets executed, it might create more facts, that in turn fire another rule. It all runs around the inout/output facts.
2. Can we make two rule sets dependent on each other?
-- > Yes
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After some success designing custom visual components using the SDK, I have attempted to create a custom excel function added in SDK SP1 and am a little confused by the minimal documentation.
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Then opened my desktop edition and opened the report.
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Combination of Custom Functions

I use a Custom Function (Length) to determine the length of a text attribute. But for some reason in RuleBurst (9.4) it is not possible to combine more Custom Functions in 1 conclusion. The syntax TotalLength = Length("A") + Length("B") is accepted , but in the debugger I get the error "System.NullReferenceExeption: Object not set to an instance of an object".
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- does it work when you use the 'generic' custom function calling method, ie. Number(CallCustomFunction("Length", "stringattr")) ?
- 9.4 is an old version now, any particular reason you aren't using 10.1?

PE04 - Custom Function - Create Record

Hello Experts,
Pls provide some insights or links on how to create a custom function to populate an IT2001 record in schema.
Thanks
Moderator message: please do more research before asking, show what you have done yourself when asking.
Edited by: Thomas Zloch on Nov 1, 2011 10:40 AM

No idea on how to set.
But in our case, we have a requirement for calculation of GOSI for our Bahrani Employees. Hence did the same using by creating a FUNCTION ZGOSI.
We have not given any input or output parameters.
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For more information, check with functions of infotype like P0014, P0015, you will get some idea on the same.
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Analyze more on the same and you will come to know.
Good luck.
Regards
Team Member.

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