Different Ways of Code

Question

Can I build a query in a different way without using alias tables of position,physical Quantity in the WEBI report level.
(SELECT   DISTINCT pp2.trade subtrade,
                                         pq2.shipment subshipment,
                                         pp2.POSITION subposition,
                                         pq2.measure
                                    FROM counterparty cp,
                                         position pp,
                                         physicalquantity pq,
                                         physicalquantity pq2,
                                         position pp2
                                   WHERE pp.POSITION = pq.POSITION
                                     AND pq.quantitystatus = 'ACTUAL'
                                     AND pq.shipment = pq2.shipment
                                     AND pp2.POSITION = pq2.POSITION
                                     AND pq2.quantitystatus = 'ACTUAL'
                                     AND (pp.position <> pp2.position OR pp2.position IS NULL)
                                     AND pp.counterparty = cp.counterparty(+)) 

Answer 1

My questions:
Why are you using "position pp" and "position pp2"?
Why are you using "physicalquantity pq" and "physicalquantity pq2"?
Are you using custom SQL?   "Edit query" / SQL / use Custom SQL
If you really need this like it is, I think you can change this sentence a little
Other way of doing this is: In the "Edit Query"
- Create 2 queries, one for position and other for physicalquantity
- Select key figures and dimensions/caracteristics from tables then in the "Query filters" add attributes for selection, this way you will turn this code more simple.
Finally go to "Edit report" and select "Merge dimensions"
Hope this helps