Filter Object with Filter Expression error.

Question

Hello everyone!
I'm trying to put together the following expression for a filter to be used in a report:
Order Date -> object name = M1 - (number, measure)
Current Date -> object name = M2 - (number, measure)
Comparison between the two:
<EXPRESSION> IIF (@ Select (M1) = @ Select (M2), 1.0) </EXPRESSION>
object name 3
So far everything works fine.
When I create a report in Web and I put the filter M3 = 1, it filters properly.
I thought of putting the filter in a filter object in the universe, like this:
<FILTER EXPRESSION = "Select @ (M3)"> <CONDITION
OPERATORCONDITION = "Equal"> <CONSTANT CAPTION="1"/></CONDITION></FILTER>
Just as it is in Olap universes best practices written by Didier. (Page 12), as following example:
Filter with a calculated member referenced in the filter expression:
<FILTER EXPRESSION="@Select(Calendar Year\My Calculated Member)"><CONDITION
OPERATORCONDITION="Equal"><CONSTANT CAPTION="1"/></CONDITION></FILTER
But does not work when I put the query, the error is dpscommand. And I have no idea where the error is.
The strange thing is it works, if I filter the query directly. ( Query filter: M3 equal 1).
Do you have any tips? or something I could try that I have the M3 as a filter object?
Tks a lot!
Livia
I am working on BO XI R3 - SP2 and the basead query is on SAP BW 7.0.

Answer 1

macearl wrote:
SQL View does not display unless data is returned by the query. Is that normal?
Also, none of these options shows the literal result of the expression we built, i.e.:
expression: CAST(YEAR(TIMESTAMPADD(SQL_TSI_MONTH, -24, CURRENT_DATE)) as CHAR)
result: *2008*
Having the ability to test expressions and see their results would be very helpful in debugging. If anyone knows how to do that please share!
Thanks!
MacOk, Probably shoud have figured this out before, but in response to my own question, the way to view the result of an expression is to add the expression as a column and include it in the Table Presentation.
- Mac (he can be taught)