Default value on prompt

Hello Experts !
User wants Previous period (one period before to current period) and Year to be defaulted on the fiscal year period prompt selection.
Can we do this?
Thanks
Jason

There is a standard variable for fiscal period called Previous Period of Current Fiscal Year (SAP Exit) 0P_PRFP1 . Activate this variable and use this variable in the report. Also, activate the variable current fiscal year and use it in the report.
Thats it.
Ravi Thothadri

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Default value of prompt based on another request

Hello:
I have a requirement where I need to set default values of prompts based on another request.
The prompt is a Date Prompt.
I tried it using presentation variable, and writing sql query, where is says " WHERE promo_id= @{variable}"
but it is still not working.
Please let me know the workaround for this issue.
Thank you.
- Vinay

How is the End Date determined for your BETWEEN operator? I would assume that is variable. Also, is the second report on another dashboard page or on the same page? Assuming both reports are on the same page, do the below. If not, you can use the same prompts on the second dashboard page. Set the scope to "dashboard" and the selection the user makes carries to the second page.
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   I am creating a web Report with the following filter :
Enrollment Date FROM :   01/01/2011 12:00:00 AM (Default 1st day of previous month)
Enrollment Date TO :     01/02/2010 12:00:00 AM    (Default: 1st day of current month)
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If i Understand Correctly you requirement you want to set a default value for date in prompt but user should have the ability to change these values if the want ?
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Give a default value to prompted column

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In one of my reports I added a filter on a column (col 1 possible values Y or N).
The request is embedded in a dashboard page that has a prompt for 'col1'.
I would like when the user doesn't select anything from the prompt that the value Y is applied as a filter to the report
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Yes, if in your report you set col1 = Y then it will return Y's UNTIL the user selects another value in the dashboard prompt. This is default behaviour, if on the other hand you didnt want the 'Y' to be over-ridden by the dashboard prompt, you would use 'protect filter' to prevent this behaviour.

Hide value in prompt ?

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I am working on a report in Webi XIR2 SP4 and I would like to hide the value for a special prompt during user is filling in it like a password : is it possible to replace characters with points ("****") for exemple ?
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you can find this in the help of the universe designer.....
see this,,,,,,
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@Prompt
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@Prompts are useful when you want to force a restriction in the inferred SQL but do not want to preset the value of the condition.
You can optionally define default values for prompts. A prompt containing default values behaves in the same way as a Web Intelligence prompt with default values.
The syntax of the function is as follows:
@Prompt('message','type',[lov],mono/multi,free/constrained/primary_key,persistent/not_persistent, [{'default value':'default key'[,'default value':'default key',...]})
The syntax is described in the following table:
Syntax Description
'message' Text of the prompt message. The text must be enclosed between single quotes, for example, 'Choose a Region', 'Pick a time period', or 'Choose a showroom'. The text appears in the prompt box when the query is run.
'type' Data type returned by the function. It can be one of the following:
'A' for alphanumeric
'N' for number
D' for date
The specified data type must be enclosed in single quotes.
lov List of values (optional). You can specify two types of list of values:
Hard coded list. Each value is separately enclosed in single quotes and separated by a comma. The whole list is enclosed in curly brackets. For example, {'Australia', 'France', 'Japan', 'United Kingdom', 'USA'}.
Pointer to a List of Values from an existing object. You invoke the target lov by double clicking on the object containing the lov that you want to use in the Classes and Objects panel. This gives the Class name and the Object name, separated by a backslash. It must be enclosed in single quotes. For example: 'Client\Country'.
mono User can select only one value from the list of values.
multi User can select multiple values from the list of values.
free User can enter a value, or select one from the list of values.
constrained User must select a value from the list of values.
primary key Use the primary key parameter with "free" or "constrained". The user enters a value or selects from the list of values. If the primary key parameter is present, the entered or displayed value is not used to generate the query. The associated key value from the Index Awareness column is used.
persistent When refreshing a document, the last values used in the prompt is displayed by default.
not persistent When refreshing a document, no values used is displayed in the prompt by default.
'default value':'key value' The default values parameter is used to define default values presented to the user.
You can define multiple default values.
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WEBI Date values in prompt list

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I have a prompt in my WEBI report (4.1) for a week ending day, which means that only Saturdays are a valid input. As user not always understand it, I need to change prompt from calendar view to a list of valid values (which are Saturdays).
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Please refer this.
http://scn.sap.com/community/businessobjects-web-intelligence/blog/2014/01/24/dynamic-default-values-with-prompt-in-webi-reports-based-on-bex-queries-in-bo
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Actually your approach is not correct, Product Number choose constraint that will show as per the selection of Product Name.
Coming to default value for Product Number you are going for sql override that is okay but not work with variable, instead of setting default values for product number set that to product name.
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Dear all,
I create a filter and it's value is relate to a prompt.If the prompt is not fill I found that all record is selected.
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Are you using dates for between or some character column?
Post your example.
Instead of between use to is equal prompts, so u will have then 2 fields one for date from a nd one for date to. Everything is the same as I wrote just repeat steps...
You must put 2 separate fields if you are using date between and you want to have default variable for both.
Column formula for the first calendar date prompt:
case when 1=2 then TIMES.TIME_ID else cast ('1.1.1900' as date) end
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Date between in filter and title when using presentation variable from calendar dashboard prompt or drop-down list in OBIEE
http://108obiee.blogspot.com/2009/03/date-between-in-filter-and-title-when.html
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We have Crystal Server 2008 with Tomcat and IIS.
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Hello
I'd like to create a prompt on the dashboard that has current_date as the default value. Is it possible to achieve so?
Please provide any pointers..
Thank you

Unfortunately, no. Presentation variables are declared in a dashboard prompt (see page 44 of this link http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B40078_02/doc/bi.1013/b31767.pdf)
Any other type of workaround would not be worth the trouble of asking the developers to create the variable for you. One note, the current date may very well already be defined and just not known to you. Can you ask your developer if he/she has a variable that contains the current date or how long it would take to create one for you?
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Default value in dashboard prompt

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I have created 2 dashboard prompt one is projectnumber another one is date which is in 'MON-YYYY' format.
My requirement is date prompt default value one month before a current month.
Example if it is February 2012 it must displayed as JAN-2012
Thanks in advance.

Hi RR,
Edit the Prompt.
Under Default Selection select SQL Result and place the following query:
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FROM "OBIA"
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SELECT TRUNC(last_day(add_months(sysdate, -1))) from dual;
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State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 27002] Near <(>: Syntax error [nQSError: 26012] . (HY000)
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Thanks for your help. Finally I solve this issue of
this form:
1. I Create a Initialization Block with the next
sentences:
SELECT TRUNC(add_months(sysdate, -1), 'MM')
INITIAL_DATE ,TRUNC(last_day(add_months(sysdate,
-1))) END_DATE, To_char(TRUNC(add_months(sysdate,
-1), 'MM'), 'YYYYMM') PERIOD FROM dual;
2. Then I Create three Repository Variables and
assign the Initialization Block to this
3. In the Dashboard Prompt I use the "Server
Variable" Option in the default and call the three
variables.
Thanks again
EdwinHi: How u access server variable with two fields of date. Actually, I am doing the same work. But I can not do this work. Because this is ok when the date is greater than or less than. When i use between, in default server variable button did not show any text area for reoository variable. I also made initailization block with 2 fields.
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what datasource do you have? Is it SAP BW or something else?

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