Error building the formula

Question

Hello,
I need to figure out an error in building the below formula on my BSO cube outline (Essbase server V 9.3.1) (My local EAS version 11.1.2.2)
Dimesion - TimeSpan
Members -
PER (no formula)
YTD (no formula)
MTD (Formula - given below)
@CALCMODE (BLOCK);@CALCMODE (BOTTOMUP);
IF (
     @ISMBR (@IDESCENDANTS ("ADB_Acc_NSign")) OR
     @ISMBR ("DayCount_YTD") OR
     @ISUDA ("Account", Acct_Gr_Cde_2) OR
     @ISUDA ("Account", Acct_Gr_Cde_4)
     AND NOT ( @ISMBR (@MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-01*")) )
IF (@CURLEV ("AccountingDate") == 0)
IF( @TODATE("mm-dd-yyyy",@NAME(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR("AccountingDate")),5,10),@CONCATENATE("-",@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR("AccountingDate")),0,4))  ) )  ) >  @TODATE("mm-dd-yyyy",@SUBSTRING("09-01-2011",0,10))   )
*"YTD" - @prior(@ANCEST("AccountingDate",-1,"YTD"),1,@levmbrs("AccountingDate",1));*
ENDIF     
IF (           @ISMBR (
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-01-31") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-03-31") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-05-31") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-07-31") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-08-31") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-10-31") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-12-31") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-04-30") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-06-30") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-09-30") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "????-11-30") ,           @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2007-02-28") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2008-02-29") ,          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2009-02-28") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2010-02-28") ,          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2011-02-28") ,
          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2012-02-29") ,          @MATCH ("AccountingDate", "2013-02-28")      )
          "YTD" - @prior(@ANCEST("AccountingDate",-1,"YTD"),1,@levmbrs("AccountingDate",1));
ENDIF
ELSE
     "YTD" ;
ENDIF
Error:
[Wed Sep 12 11:16:52 2012]xxxx/Error(1200335)
Error optimizing formula for [MTD] (line 1): invalid argument in function [@_TODATE]
[Wed Sep 12 11:16:52 2012]xxxx/Error(1200002)
Compilation failed
[Wed Sep 12 11:16:52 2012]xxxx/Warning(1012121)
Error encountered when loading member [MTD]'s calc string [@CALCMODE(BLOCK);@CALCMODE(BOTTOMUP); IF ( (@ISMBR(@IDESCENDANTS("ADB_Acc_NSign")) OR @ISMBR("DayCount_YTD"
) OR @ISUDA("Account", Acct_Gr_Cde_2) OR @ISUDA("Account", Acct_Gr_Cde_4) ) AND NOT (@ISMBR(@MATCH("AccountingDate", "????-01*")) ) ) IF (@CURLEV...], ignored
When I write this formula directly in the outline, it gets verified and data retrieval is also correct (as expected). I am not able to understand why this formula is not getting built in the outline via mxl.
The formula is seen in the outline after the build with commens as /* !!ERROR: FORMULA NOT LOADED!! */
I have cheked that the file containing the formula contains \" for each member name (e.g. AccountingDate) and that each of the members referred in this formula from this/other dimension is present in the outline.
*Sample Accounting Date level 0 member = 2012-01-01*
*File:*
"TimeSpan","MTD","","X","","","","","","","","","@CALCMODE(BLOCK);@CALCMODE(BOTTOMUP); IF ( (@ISMBR(@IDESCENDANTS(\"ADB_Acc_NSign\")) OR @ISMBR(\"DayCount_YTD\") OR @ISUDA(\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_2) OR @ISUDA(\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_4) ) AND NOT (@ISMBR(@MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-01*\")) ) ) IF (@CURLEV(\"AccountingDate\") == 0) IF(@TODATE(\"mm-dd-yyyy\",@name(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),5,10), @CONCATENATE(\"-\",@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,4)) ) ) ) > @TODATE(\"mm-dd-yyyy\",@SUBSTRING(\"2011-09-01\",0,10)) ) \"YTD\" - @prior(@ANCEST(\"AccountingDate\",-1,\"YTD\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ENDIF IF (@ISMBR(@MATCH (\"AccountingDate\", \"????-01-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-03-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-05-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-07-31\"), @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-08-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-10-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-12-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-04-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-06-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-09-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-11-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2007-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2008-02-29\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2009-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2010-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2011-02-28\") ,@MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2012-02-29\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2013-02-28\") ) ) \"YTD\" - @prior(@ANCEST(\"AccountingDate\",-1,\"YTD\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ENDIF ELSE \"YTD\" ; ENDIF"
Please help.
Edited by: VinS on Sep 12, 2012 10:52 AM

Answer 1

Hello Cameron,
I do not have any calc script associated with this BSO cube (I have a source ASO cube that supplies the data values to my BSO cube via transparent partiion.) My heart weeps to continue to use this formula, however, it's a working application and at this point in time, due to various project constaints, it's not possible to rewrite any pieces (If I could, I would change the design to go for an all out ASO to ASO design, but that's a separate discussion.)
The original formula Before I made any changes:
"@CALCMODE (BLOCK);@CALCMODE (BOTTOMUP);IF (( @ISMBR (@IDESCENDANTS (\"ADB_Acc_NSign\")) OR @ISMBR (\"DayCount_YTD\") OR @ISUDA (\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_2) OR @ISUDA (\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_4) ) AND NOT (@ISMBR (@MATCH (\"AccountingDate\", \"????-01*\"))) ) IF (@CURLEV (\"AccountingDate\") == 0) \"YTD\" - @prior(@ANCEST(\"AccountingDate\",-1,\"YTD\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ELSE IF (@CURLEV (\"AccountingDate\") == 1) \"YTD\" - @prior(\"YTD\"->@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ELSE IF ( @ISMBR (@MATCH (@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q1\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"02\")); ELSE IF ( @ISMBR (@MATCH (@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q2\"),@MATCH (@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-H1\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"05\")) ; ELSE IF ( @ISMBR (@MATCH (@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q3\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"08\")); ELSE \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"11\")); ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ELSE \"YTD\" ;ENDIF"
This formula gets built correctly in the outline through existing build process
The new formula After I made my changes:
"@CALCMODE(BLOCK);@CALCMODE(BOTTOMUP); IF ( (@ISMBR(@IDESCENDANTS(\"ADB_Acc_NSign\")) OR @ISMBR(\"DayCount_YTD\") OR @ISUDA(\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_2) OR @ISUDA(\"Account\", Acct_Gr_Cde_4) ) AND NOT (@ISMBR(@MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-01*\")) ) ) IF (@CURLEV(\"AccountingDate\") == 0) IF(@TODATE(\"mm-dd-yyyy\",@name(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),5,10), @CONCATENATE(\"-\",@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,4)) ) ) ) > @TODATE(\"mm-dd-yyyy\",@SUBSTRING(\"2011-09-01\",0,10)) ) \"YTD\" - @prior(@ANCEST(\"AccountingDate\",-1,\"YTD\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ENDIF IF (@ISMBR(@MATCH (\"AccountingDate\", \"????-01-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-03-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-05-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-07-31\"), @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-08-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-10-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-12-31\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-04-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-06-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-09-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"????-11-30\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2007-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2008-02-29\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2009-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2010-02-28\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2011-02-28\") ,@MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2012-02-29\") , @MATCH(\"AccountingDate\", \"2013-02-28\") ) ) \"YTD\" - @prior(@ANCEST(\"AccountingDate\",-1,\"YTD\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ENDIF ELSE IF (@CURLEV (\"AccountingDate\") == 1) \"YTD\" - @prior(\"YTD\"->@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),1,@levmbrs(\"AccountingDate\",1)); ELSE IF (@ISMBR(@MATCH(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q1\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"02\")); ELSE IF (@ISMBR(@MATCH(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q2\"),@MATCH(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-H1\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"05\")) ; ELSE IF (@ISMBR(@MATCH(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\"),\"????-Q3\"))) \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"08\")); ELSE \"YTD\" - \"YTD\"->@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE(@SUBSTRING(@NAME(@CURRMBR(\"AccountingDate\")),0,5), \"11\")); ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ENDIF ELSE \"YTD\" ; ENDIF"
This formula does not get built correctly in the outline through existing build process and errors out as shown in original post
When I copy and paste this new formula directly in the outline and restructure the outline, it verifies and saves the outline correctly and also gives correct data results. It's the build failure that I am unable to fathom out root cause for.
My build process involves following simple MaxL commands:
spool on to ./myapp.log;
login user pwd on localhost;
alter database xxxx.yyyy reset data; /* (this is not needed as the target bso does not store any data) */
alter system unload application xxxx;
alter system load application xxxx;
import database xxxx.yyyy dimensions from local text data_file "'TimeSpan.txt'" using local rules_file "'myrule.rul'" suppress verification on error append to "'./build_myapp.err'";
spool off;
logout;
Can you please look at the new formula and suggest any changes?
Thank you so much in advance.
P.S. : (Tim Faitsch had an opportunity to work on this formula before he left for better stuff to do !!)