Discoverer Date Parameters

Hi,
How can i perform for user date parameters to get the result of
From Date To Date (2007) Sales , From To Date(2006)
It is required in view that having sales of 2 Years 2006,2007 and the user
need to compare sales of period in 2007 with same period in 2006
Regards
Hassan

hi hassan,
for having from-date & to-date parameters in ur report its better to create 2 parameters with the same names & define a condition using "between" option along with those parameters in discoverer itself.
coming to comparison of 2 years data like "this year & last year" you should mention these in ur query itself like below:
hope it will b helpful for ur report.
all the best_Rakesh Reddy.
SELECT A.Region,A.Account,A.Door,A.Location,A.retailer_month,A.week,SUM(A.Netretlsold_TY) as Netretlsold_TY,SUM(A.Netretlsold_LY) as Netretlsold_LY FROM
SELECT
NVL(TY.Region,LY.Region) as Region,
NVL(TY.Account,LY.Account) as Account,
NVL(TY.Door,LY.Door) as Door,
NVL(TY.Location,LY.Location) as Location,
NVL(TY.RETAILER_MONTH,substr(LY.RETAILER_MONTH,1,2) || to_char(to_number(substr(LY.RETAILER_MONTH,-4))+1) ) as RETAILER_MONTH,
NVL(TY.WEEK,LY.WEEK) as Week,
NVL(TY.Netretlsold,0) as Netretlsold_TY,
NVL(LY.Netretlsold,0) as Netretlsold_LY
FROM
SDW.ST_WK_SALES_SUM_MV TY
FULL OUTER JOIN SDW.ST_WK_SALES_SUM_MV LY
ON
TY.Door=LY.Door
AND TY.RETAILER_MONTH = substr(LY.RETAILER_MONTH,1,2) || to_char(to_number(substr(LY.RETAILER_MONTH,-4))+1)
AND TY.WEEK = LY.WEEK
) A
GROUP BY A.Region,A.Account,A.Door,A.Location,A.retailer_month,A.week;

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Hi all,
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Please follow basic Netiquette and post the DDL we need to answer this. Follow industry and ANSI/ISO standards in your data. You should follow ISO-11179 rules for naming data elements. You should follow ISO-8601 rules for displaying temporal data. We need
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https://www.simple-talk.com/books/sql-books/119-sql-code-smells/
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Here is a guess:
SELECT SUM(CASE WHEN incident_date BETWEEN '2014-09-01'
AND @report_start_date THEN 1 ELSE 0 END)
AS open_record_cnt
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WHERE incident_status IN ('QUEUED', 'ASSIGNED')
AND incident_date <= @report_end_date;
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Problem with passing date parameters in cursor

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and in the open statement
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str := '%something%aaaaa%';
open eftcursor(startDate ,endDate , str);
Do i need to do any kind of conversion in the cursor where clause or when i am passing the parameter in open statement.

Almora wrote:
Do i need to do any kind of conversion in the cursor where clause or when i am passing the parameter in open statement.No, your code looks correct -- ou're passing a date to the cursor.
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Date Parameters in Report

Hello,
I am using the Where property of an Open Report for date parameters. There are reason i can not use the query criteria process.
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How do add another parameter like
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Date Parameters

Hi,
Please see my query below,
I'm having a bit of trouble with my date parameters.
If $P{from_date} = 01-Jan-2010
and $P{to_date} = 02-Jan-2010
Is there a reason why i'm not getting any data for 02-Jan-2010?
It's probably something simple that i'm missing.
select
count(tag_id),
itl.sku_id,
itl.client_id,
itl.reference_id,
sum(itl.update_qty),
to_char(trunc(itl.dstamp), 'DD-Mon-YYYY') rec_date,
to_char(sysdate, 'DD-Mon-YYYY | HH24:MI:SS') as systemdate,
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and ($P{to_date} is null or ($P{to_date} is not null and itl.dstamp <= to_date($P{to_date}, 'DD-Mon-YYYY')))
and itl.code = 'Receipt'
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itl.reference_id, s.ship_shelf_life, s.ship_shelf_life + 2, (trunc(itl.expiry_dstamp) - (s.ship_shelf_life + 2)) - trunc(sysdate),
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order by itl.client_id, itl.sku_idThanks in advance,
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Sam Mardell wrote:
Is there a reason why i'm not getting any data for 02-Jan-2010?Yes :) Every date has an hours, minutes and seconds component. When you apply the TO_DATE() function on a character string that just contains month, day, and year the time component defaults to midnight (00:00:00). There are multiple methods to get around this:
< to_date($P{to_date}, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') + 1
<= to_date($P{to_date} || '23:59:59', 'DD-Mon-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')
<= to_date($P{to_date}, 'DD-Mon-YYYY') + (60*60*24 - 1)Above are just examples, there are many more ways to achieve this.
HTH!

Date parameters using MDX query

Hello experts,
Not sure if this question falls under SSAS or SSRS but I'm writing it here for now and hopefully get the answer.
I'm using SSAS cube to develop a report using SSRS and this is the first time I'm doing it. I want to filter records based on date range and did some research online. My report contains two datasets:
1. dsMain dataset -> it contains all the field which I want to use in the report and added a parameter thru query designed with following settings:
Dimension : Dates
Hierachary : Date
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Parameters : checked
it created two parameters called FromDatesDate and toDatesDate
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https://jsimonbi.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/using-a-date-parameter-in-ssrs-with-mdx/
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WITH
MEMBER DateValue
AS
[Dates].[Date].CurrentMember.UniqueName
MEMBER DateLabel
AS
[Dates].[Date].CurrentMember.Name
SELECT
[Measures].[DateValue],
[Measures].[DateLabel]
} ON 0,
[Dates].[Date].[Date]
} ON 1
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Here is the value returned by dsDate dataset (above query)
DateValue DateLabel
06/04/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29375]
06/04/1980
06/05/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29376]
06/05/1980
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06/06/1980
06/07/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29378]
06/07/1980
06/08/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29379]
06/08/1980
06/09/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29380]
06/09/1980
06/10/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29381]
06/10/1980
06/11/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29382]
06/11/1980
06/12/1980 [Dates].[Date].&[29383]
06/12/1980
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06/13/1980
Here is what I changed in FromDatesDate and ToDatesDate parmeter:
Under Available Values tab:
Dataset : dsDate
Value Field : DateValue
Label Field : DateLabel
Here are my questions:
1. I want to use date/time parameter so that user doesn't have to scroll thru whole date dimension.
2. I changed the FromDatesDate and ToDatesDate to date/time parameter, removed the values from Available values tab and made the following changes on Parmaeters expression under dsMain dataset
=”[Dates].[Date].&[” + Format(CDate(Parameters!FromDatesDate.Value),”MM/dd/yyyy”)
+ “T00:00:00]”
=”[Dates].[Date].&[” + Format(CDate(Parameters!ToDatesDate.Value),”MM/dd/yyyy”)
+ “T00:00:00]”
Now when I run the report I get following error:
Query (1, 55) The restrictions imposed by the CONSTRAINED flag in the STRTOMEMBER function are violated.
I think the reason is by changing parameter to date/time, now I cannot get "DateValue" which is required for the query.
1. What is the best way to work with date parameters?
Hope it is all clear and look forward to hear from experts.
Thanks,
P
mark it as answer if it answered your question :)

Hi Parry2k,
In Analysis Services, a member can be referenced by either its member name or by its member key. The member key is used by the dimension to specifically identify a given member. The ampersand (&) character is used in MDX to differentiate
a member key from a member name. In this scenario, the datetime is member name, not the member key. So you should not add "&".
Reference:
Member Names and Keys
Simon Hou
TechNet Community Support

Controling Date Parameters using SRW.DO_SQL in Reports!

Hello Friends,
I Need to Control the Date Parameters in Reports.
(Dev/2000 rel2.1) In SRW.Do_SQL package
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NOTE: Without these two date parameters, the Query is working
fine. But I need to Use these Parameters. Could You Please find a
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(Dt:18thNov'99)
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Manoj (guest) wrote:
: Hello Friends,
: I Need to Control the Date Parameters in Reports.
: (Dev/2000 rel2.1) In SRW.Do_SQL package
: For Example:
: 'Insert into x
: select * from Y
: where Y.date between f_date and t_date';
: Here: X,Y are two tables
: f_date and t_date are two different date parameters
in
: format (dd-mm-yyyy).
: NOTE: Without these two date parameters, the Query is working
: fine. But I need to Use these Parameters. Could You Please
find a
: solution for Me. Thanks in advance.
: Regards
: Manoj (India)
: (Dt:18thNov'99)
Hi Manoj
your goal is to supply all three as dates (y.date, f_date,
t_date). if some of them are not date but char, varchar, ...
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Error when using Date Parameters...

Hi everybody,
I have a little issue.
Ever since I upgraded my CRXI R2 to SP4 I've had a little problem using date parameters.
The little calendar icon next to the parameter field no longer works.
When I click it I get the following error message:
An error has occurred in the script on this page.
Line:       79
Char:      1
Error:      Object Expected
Code:      0
URL:       file://C:\Documents and Settings\jlong\Local Settings\Temp\prompting1.html
I'm thinking this is probable a quick registry fix, but I have no idea where to start looking.
Hopefully one of you CR guru's knows the answer.
Thanks in advance,
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It seems you are having a scripting issue.
Go onto the Internet explorer settings (internet options under control panel)
click on security and then click on Internet and then Custom tab.
Scroll right down where it says Scripting and enable it.
That should resolve the issue.
Here is the full list of browsers with scripting options:
Windows Internet Explorer
(all versions except Pocket Internet Explorer)
Note To allow scripting on this Web site only, and to leave scripting disabled in the Internet zone, add this Web site to the Trusted sites zone.
1. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options, and then click the Security tab
2. Click the Internet zone.
3. If you do not have to customize your Internet security settings, click Default Level. Then do step 4
If you have to customize your Internet security settings, follow these steps:
a. Click Custom Level
b. In the Security Settings u2013 Internet Zone dialog box, click Enable for Active Scripting in the Scripting section.
4. Click the Back button to return to the previous page, and then click the Refresh button to run scripts.
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Mozilla Corporationu2019s Firefox version 2
1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Content tab, click to select the Enable JavaScript check box.
3. Click the Go back one page button to return to the previous page, and then click the Reload current page button to run scripts.
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Opera Softwareu2019s Opera version 9
1. On the Tools menu, click Preferences.
2. On the Advanced tab, click Content.
3. Click to select the Enable JavaScript check box, and then click OK.
4. Click the Back button to return to the previous page, and then click the Reload button to run scripts.
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Netscape browsers
1. Select Edit, Preferences,Advanced
2. Click to select Enable JavaScript option
Hope this helps.
Regards
Jehanzeb
Edited by: Jehanzeb Navid on Jul 28, 2008 4:38 PM
Ok I think I got this totally wrong. this isn't what you are looking for.
Sorry!!! can't delete this reply arggghh!!!
Edited by: Jehanzeb Navid on Jul 28, 2008 4:40 PM
Maybe this might help?
Remove Web Customization
If multiple folders are causing the script error, remove Web customization from any folder that generates the error message.
To remove customization from a folder, use the following steps:
1. Open the appropriate folder.
2. On the View menu, click Customize This Folder, click Remove Customization, click Next, and then click Finish.
3. Close the folder.

How to use Count with Date Parameters

Hello,
I am having issues using the Count() function in conjunction with date parameters.
This is a Siebel report and in my report I have 2 date parameters(From Date, To Date). In a nutshell I am basically trying to count Opportunities that has a start date within the given date period. However I don't see a reasonable way to put my date parameters within the Count() function. The reason being is that I need to have a huge chunk of code to convert the dates into a common format that can be compared, and it won't even fit within the code block in my rtf template. I am not even sure how to put multiple conditional statements inside a Count() function since all the examples I have seen are very simple.
Anyone have a suggestion on how to use Count() with date parameters?
Thanks.

Any chance you can get the date formats in the correct format from siebel?
I don't know Siebel - so I can't help you with that. If you get the correct format it is just
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Otherwise the approach would probably need to use string function to get year/monthd/day from the date
and store it into a varialbe and compare later the same way
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<?variable@incontext:to; ...?>
<?count(row[($from>=date) and (date<=$to))?>
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[http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12844_01/doc/bip.1013/e12187/T421739T481158.htm]
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start removing all parts to see what needs to be fixed up

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Post Author: tegage
CA Forum: Formula
I have many reports that allow the user to specifiy a starting and ending date range. I would like the reports to default to all dates. I can do this by defaulting the start date to "01-01-2000" and the end date to "12-31-2099", but then the calendar tool is useless since there is no TODAY button on the calendar tool and it picks up the default date, i.e., the users will have to do a lot of scrolling through the calendar tool.
The other way is to make the starting and ending date parameters strings and use values like Today, This Week, This Month,.... and reolve them in the record selection formula. This would be nice, but then if the user wants a specific date range, they don't have the calendar tool to use.
Is there a way to take advange of the user-friendliness of string values and still have the calendar tool to use?

Post Author: tegage
CA Forum: Formula
Thanks much for the response.
I had done exactly what you described - I had a string parameter for Today, This Week, etc and a set of date parameters - Starting and Ending Date. But, in order to use the Starting and Ending dates in a formula, I had to provide them a default value - leaving them blank causes the record selection formula to explode. The issue here is that the calendar tool picks up the default value instead of showing today's date.
I did more web surfing and found the answer on the Business Objects web site. The solution let me do what you suggested AND keep the Starting and Ending date parameters as Date types and defaulted to blank by making them optional parameters.
From the Business Objects web site (why isn't this stuff in the user's guide?):
2. Control over default values.
3. Request for an 'ALL' value.
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import java.sql.*;
import oracle.apps.xdo.dataengine.DataProcessor;
import com.sun.java.util.collections.Hashtable;
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DriverManager.registerDriver(new oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver());
java.util.Properties ora_property = new java.util.Properties();
Connection conn =
DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:user/pass@host:port:sid");
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dataProcessor.setDataTemplate("/home/user/definition.xml");
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parameters.put("c_period_end_date","2009/12/31 00:00:00");
parameters.put("c_employed_before_date","");
parameters.put("c_org_hierarchy","63");
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dataProcessor.setConnection(conn);
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{System.out.println ("Data procesor Fail.");}
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System.out.println ("\n*** SQLException caught ***\n");
while (ex != null) {
System.out.println ("SQLState: " + ex.getSQLState ());
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ex = ex.getNextException ();
System.out.println ("");
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Found out solution to my problem. I needed to import date not as string but as Date type.

Default date parameters with timestamps

Hi everyone!
I have an user request that I thought should be fairly simple, but I cannot quite get it working.
We have a concurrent request with beginning and ending date parameters. The users have requested that these dates default to the beginning/end of the current day.
For example:
20-MAR-2009 00:00:00
20-MAR-2009 23:59:59
I thought this would be a simple sql statement, but Apps does not seem to agree.
The parameters are of type FND_STANDARD_DATE.
What we have tried:
select to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 00:00:01' p_beg_date
, to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 23:59:59' p_end_date
from dual
-- did not work, said looking for DATE format --
select to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 00:00:01', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_BEG_DATE
, to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 23:59:59', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_END_DATE
from dual
-- works for beg date, but not end date, both display time as 00:00:01 ( I believe i was having issues in TOAD trying to get it as 00:00:00) --
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Janel
(apologies for the double post - what exactly is the difference between the 2 EBS forums?!?!?)

Your second code snippet is correct - it works in my instance :-)
SQL> alter session set NLS_DATE_FORMAT='DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS';
Session altered.
SQL> select to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || '00:00:01', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_BEG_DATE,
2 to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || '23:59:59', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_END_DATE from dual;
P_BEG_DATE P_END_DATE
20-MAR-2009 00:00:01 20-MAR-2009 23:59:59HTH
Srini

Default date parameters

Hi everyone!
I have an user request that I thought should be fairly simple, but I cannot quite get it working.
We have a concurrent request with beginning and ending date parameters. The users have requested that these dates default to the beginning/end of the current day.
For example:
20-MAR-2009 00:00:00
20-MAR-2009 23:59:59
I thought this would be a simple sql statement, but Apps does not seem to agree.
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What we have tried:
select to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 00:00:01' p_beg_date
, to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 23:59:59' p_end_date
from dual
-- did not work, said looking for DATE format --
select to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 00:00:01', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_BEG_DATE
, to_date(to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || ' 23:59:59', 'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') P_END_DATE
from dual
-- works for beg date, but not end date, both display time as 00:00:01 ( I believe i was having issues in TOAD trying to get it as 00:00:00) --
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Janel

Thank you amox!!
This gives me 3/20/2009 12:00:24 AM for p_beg_date and 3/20/2009 11:59:36 PM for p_end_date.
Do you think there is anyway to get the seconds to be 00 for p_beg_date and 59 for p_end_date?
Also, the concurrent program parameters are actually FND_STANDARD_DATETIME, not FND_STANDARD_DATE as I thought earlier.
Thanks,
Janel

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