Formula Variable with User Entry

Hi,
I'm confused with Formula Variable with Replacement Path and Formula Variable with User Entry.
PLz, Explain with an example .....In which senarios Formula Variable with Replacement Path is used and In which senarios Formula Variable with User Entry is used.

Hi,
Suppose you have some key figure sales.
Now in the report you want to display 10% of sales or may be 20% of sales based on the user input.
In this case you will define formula variable with user input. Because here percentage will be varying based on user input.
And suppose you have a key figure price which is attribute of material and you want to use that price for calculation in the report. In this case you will define formula varible with replacement path.
Let me know if you need more information.
Regards,
Mansi

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Formula variable with User Exit

Hi,
Can we create a Formula Variable of processing type USER EXIT...which will display a constant Value Y
Any syntax would be helpful
Thanks

Hi,
check this for formula variables with user exits;
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/Surendra+Reddy
http://sap.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/sap-bw/customer-exit-to-derive-formula-variable-to-text-variable-sap-bw-35-3030684
Also Check the issues and solution :
Formula Variable with User Exit....Problem
Thanks
Hemav

Formula Variable with User Exit....Problem

Hi
My requirment is to create a Formula Variable on User Exit that will give me Current Cal Year...so that i can use that vale in Formulas
Created Formula Variable with processing Type Customer Exit single Value,Mandator and Unchecked the Variable input ready
The below code in CMOD
WHEN 'XXXXXXX'.
Year = sy-datum(4).
CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
L_S_RANGE-LOW = Year.
L_S_RANGE-SIGN = 'I'.
L_S_RANGE-OPT = 'EQ'.
APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
But when i execute the query i am getting the below error
No value could be determined for variable xxxxxxx.
Incorrect call of OLAP layer CL_RSR_OLAP; error in BW-BEX-ET
Diagnosis
This error diagnosis is specific only to the variables 0P_FVAEX or 0P_CTPCA !
Termination message BRAIN 632 appears:
Could not determine value for variable 0P_FVAEX (or 0P_CTPCA).
WHAT WRONG I AM DOING...please update me

Use the code:
WHEN 'XXXXXXX'.
     IF i_step = 2.
          Year = sy-datum(4).
          CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
          L_S_RANGE-HIGH = Year.
          L_S_RANGE-SIGN = 'I'.
          L_S_RANGE-OPT = 'EQ'.
          APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
     ENDIF.
Let me know, if it is work or not!
- Balajee Kannan

User input formula variable with greater than/less than operators for KFG

Hello all,
I have used a formula in my query that is a difference of two key figures .For e.g:
Difference = tax from system A - tax from system B.
Now when the users run the report they should be prompted for the 'Difference' threshold for seeing the report say where difference is greater 100 or equal to 10 and so on.Currrently I have created a formula variable with 'user input' and created a 'condition' to display 'Difference' greater than the user entered value.
However,it is required to have various selection options for setting the threshold of difference.For e.g User should be able to set say 'equal to'/'greater than/less than/not equal to operator for 'difference' in the initial selection screen of the report.
With the current user-input formula variable I am not getting these 'greater than' etc operators.Any ideas on how to achieve this?

Ya know, that's all well and good ... BUT ... WHAT IF you do want to sort text type columns with Greater Than and Less Than operatiors??
SQL does it just Fine ... so WHY does APEX have the limit??? This is an Oracle BUG ... it SHOULD NOT limit the operators ... I realize "they" may be trying to be helpful with proper constraints to field searches ... but ... if SQL can do it, then ... no need for a limit.
EG ...
Show the records where
the "Begin_Year-Wk" data is less than or equal to "2009-09" AND
the "End_Year-Wk" data is greater than or equal to "2009-04"
... to give everything that was running in that 5 week period whether or not it starts within that time frame
I can run this query perfectly fine via SQL ... but not in APEX ... unless I reconvert a lot of strings back to numbers, and for sorting / formatting / explain-to-user purposes, I really don't want them to be numbers.
So ... there's gotta be a hidden tweak for operators somewhere ...

Formula variable with replacement path

HI ,
1. Is it possible to use "Customer exist- without user entry variable in the formula variable with the replacement ?
2. if I use two variable for a same time char in one report (one is User entry variable and the other is customer exit variable for calculating current system date), then how it will work ? (User entry variable is there in the "Char restrictions" section and the customer exit variable is customer exit used in formula variable)
Thanks in Advance.
Thanks
Rajesh

1. Is it possible to use "Customer exist- without user entry variable in the formula variable with the replacement ?
Yes. use I_step=1
I_STEP = 1
Call takes place directly before variable entry. Can be used to pre populate selection variables
I_STEP = 2
Call takes place directly after variable entry. This step is only started up when the same variable is not input ready and could not be filled at I_STEP=1.
I_STEP = 3 In this call, you can check the values of the variables. Triggering an exception (RAISE) causes the variable screen to appear once more. Afterwards, I_STEP=2 is also called again.
2. if I use two variable for a same time char in one report (one is User entry variable and the other is customer exit variable for calculating current system date), then how it will work ? (User entry variable is there in the "Char restrictions" section and the customer exit variable is customer exit used in formula variable)
Yes you can use both the variable of time char to restrict a characteristic but that should not be used on single characteristic.
You can use the sys defined 0date on one field and the customised one Zsydatum on other char.
Regards
KP

Realtime scenarios for text &formula variable with replacementpath

Please search the forums before posting
i want real time scenarios for Text & formula variable with replacement path separately & how to solve it
Edited by: Arun Varadarajan on Mar 15, 2009 7:26 PM

Hi Karen,
This require a text Variable with customer exit which reads the User entry formula variable and populate the coloum heading
Hope you got it
Regards
Happy Tony

Date formula variable with replacement path.

Hi ,
I have date formula variable with replacement path.
Variable pop up with date format yyyymmdd. but i want dd.mm.yyyy.
I have checked my user profile setting and it is dd.mm.yyyy.
Can u please suggest it .
Thanks
Pramod

Thanks for the rely , but basically i need a variable only for selection.
thats why i have created formula variable processing my cutomer exit.
But i think customre exit variable comes with text format .
any1 has an idea for the same.
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Babu

A formula with a formula variable with a replacement path delivers X

A formula with a formula variable with a replacement path delivers X as a result if the characteristic of the replacement is not in the drilldown
I have Created on ( date ) on which I have a Formula variable . I have used that Formula Variable in my calculated Key figure .
Now the Problem is If I use Created on in ROW , The calculated key figure works . But if I don't use in Row , The calculated Key figure shows X . Situation is Users don't want to see Created on in ROW .
If I use in row and hide also , then number of Records will be same .
Pls guide me what shoud I do .
Is this problem related to support pack .

hi
i would like to know how to create the replacement path and authorisation variables.
what are the steps we need to follow in rsa1.
Edited by: vasu reddy on Apr 9, 2008 11:28 AM

BW 3.5 - Issue with formula variable with replacement path

Dear experts,
I'm facing an issue with formula variable with replacement path.
Just to clarify, I know replacement paths is raising a lot of questions but I've been using this functionnality extensively in the past, both in 7.0 and 3.5, so I'm not looking for basic information about how to use it.
I'm trying to setup a simple report that would show total values per plant of Purchase Order < 100
To do so I've setup a calculated key figure as follow:
VAR1 * ("PO value" < 100 ) * "PO value"
VAR1 is a formula variable with replacement path on 'purchase order' and value attribute 'constant =1'.
(The report has to show values summarized by plant but should not show the detail PO by PO, so I'm not looking at a solution based on condition)
The report as characteristic "plant" in rows and my CKF in columns.
Now let's take an example. I have 3 POs in Plant 1:
PO1 -> 150
PO2 -> 90
PO3 -> 80
Because of the variable with replacement path, the result in my query should be:
plant1 = 170 (even though characteristic "purchase order" is not in my rows, system should evaluate PO one by one and return values only for those two that are below 100).
But the result coming is 320, which is wrong.
I've done the same report on many other 3.5 systems and it worked perfectly, and I am not able to get proper support from SAP OSS who keep saying that this functionnality is not ready in 3.5 (although I've provided screenshot of this working on another 3.5 system!!! how frustrating...)
They have also pointed to problems of Before and After aggregation but that has absolutely no impact. Once again, the scenario is working perfectly on other 3.5 systems with the same query design, so i'm sure it has nothing to do with Query Designer options.
Would anyone have ever come to an equivalenet problem? I'm wondering whether the DB itself could not play a role in the variable with ref characteristic 'constant =1' ...
Any though is welcome!
thanks

Hi,
The text variable is replaced when the exact date is clear for this key figure column according to the restriction.
To achive this, please make sure that either the variable is directly restricted in the key figure selection, or that the date characteristic is in drilldown.
Regards,
Patricia

Formula variable with replacement path on system date

Hi Experts,
I got a requirement to calculate "Days without payment" in report level.
Days without payment = System Date - Payment Date.
(Payment date field is available in CUBE, but system date field is not available in the CUBE)
As we know, the difference b/w 2 dates is not possible directly.It can be possible by creating 2 formula variables with replacement paths on the dates and by writing aformula on these 2 formula variables.
But the thing is I dont have system date readily available, and I tried by using SAP Exit. But we cant create formula variable replacement path on another variable (SAP EXIT).
Do we have any SAP variable for formula with replacement path readily avaliable to get system date (or) any other suggession.
Please suggest me.
Thanks,
Sai Chand.S

Hi Arminder,
Thanks for your valuable answer.
I tried doing the same previously.As u said we can get system date by creating customer exit variable.
But the thing is to find difference b/w 2 dates, we cant do it directly, we need to create 2 formula variables with replacement path.
1) Var1 = Formula variable with replacement path on system date(custoer exit variable).
2) Var2 = Formula variable with replacement path on paymanet date.
Number of days = var1 - var2.
But as in 1st point, we cant create formula variable with replacement path on another variable, as system date is already a variable of type customer exit.
We can create replacement paths only on characteristics.
Please suggest me .
Thanks,
Sai Chand.S

Formula Variable with Replacement Path - drillup ref.char and still working

Hi all,
I have a requirement, where formula variable (with replacement path) shouldn't work when I remove the reference characteristic from the rows. But this is not the case at the moment
I have 'Brand' and 'Material' in the rows and there is 'Material Indicator' in the columns. This 'Material Indicator' is a formula and there is formula variable in it with the type replacement path.
Reference char is 'Material'; Replace with 'Attribute Value' is selected also. As attribute I am selecting one of the attributes of the 'Material'.
In the report output, I am seeing relevant attribute values when Material is in the rows. But when I remove the Material from the report, I still see the values for this Material Indicator column. But I expect to see blank instead..
Can you please share your comments?
Thanks in advance.
S.P.

hi,
Irrespective of the drilldown on Material, the fomula variable will be replaced by material value. This is how replacement variable should behave. You might have to change the design. For more inputs, let me know your requirement exactly.

Formula variable with replacement path to another input variable

Hi @ all,
i have a question regarding "Formula variable with replacement path to another input variable".
My Problem is that in selection screen and for info-fields the input variable is shown with its key and not with its description.
Scenario:
A formula variable (X) is used to get an input value of a characteristic variable (Y) for 0Fiscper3 to realize a IF-Then scenario.
The formula variable (X) uses replacement path by variable (Y) replace by "key".
In selection screen of the query variable (Y) is named with its key "ZAB_BUPE01" and not with its description " fiscal period". Same as for info-fields where the description is "ZAB_BUPE01" and not " fiscal period".
Does anybody have a solution to display the selection variable correctly?
Regards
Tobias

Issue Solved!
The input varaible (y) for 0Fiscper3 was saved globally on the InfoProvider. This results in that the formula variable with replacement path only shows its technical name. I put the input variable in the query itself and it soved the problem. The variable is displayed with its description in selection screen.
Regards

Issue - Formula Variable with Replacement Path

Hi,
Is it mandatory to include the base characteristics in the rows on which the formula variable(replacement path) is based on. As long as the base char is in the rows the variable works fine. The moment I take that off, the variable doesn't produce any result. I know the char can be put in the rows and can be hidden, but then in that case I don't get the desired aggregation level.
Has anybody come across this probelm and managed to sort this out? Kindly suggest any solution.
Thanks,
Anurag.

Hi,
a formula variable with replacement path only works if the replacement object is in the query in either the rows or colums. The data can never be aggregated on a higher level then the infoObject in the replacement path. If you want a higher aggregation you can add a new key figure as an attribute to your infoObject and fill it with the value you want in the loading process. You can use that key figure in your queries every way you want.
Kind regards,
Alex

BEx Analyzer: Formula Variable with Replacement path change Month with Day

Hi experts I'm facing this issue in BEx Analyzer.
I need to have some dates in format DD/MM/YYYY in Index Structure, in order to do this I've created a formula variable with replacement path referenced to 0CALDAY characteristic.
The formula works but it behaves in a strange way:
if the day is higher than 12 the displaied result is correct (DD/MM/YYYY)
if the day is lower or equal 12 the displaied result is wrong (MM/DD/YYYY)
I'm on BW 7.01 SP6 and BEx Analyzer 7.10 SP12, excel 2007.
anybody has faced this issue before?
any help will be appreciated
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Hi Daniele,
This seems pretty strange. Pls. redo validation with the dump data, as being a flat struture BEx does not apply any logic changes. May be it might have been MM/DD/YYYY format as in workbooks. Else you may change the property of 0calday display as "Text". Business Explorer > Display > KeyMaster Data/Texts > Texts (Plese check this option). If you are using some text table you may maintain the same using BI0/TCALDAY (Similar to BI0/TCALMONTH2). Guess it should be an excel based issue; if not you may try the same in WAD/Report designer to verify the nature of the issue. If you don't face these inconsistencies in WAD/RD then you may change excel formatting options. Lastly, please let us know if the infoobject has some predefined settings in RSA1 > Infoobject > (BEx) Properites.
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Formula Variable with customer exit

Hi,
can we use Formula variables with customer exit based on characteristics(ex Bill date)? if yes, can you guys help me on this.
Thanks
kri

Yes , you can use a formula variable with customer exit based on characteristics .
Depends on the requirement what you want to show in the formula variable ,
Eg : if you want to show the max fiscal year period , in that case :
create a new formula in the keyfigure section of your query , go to edit , you can see formula variable below the keyfigures ,
right click on the same and create new formula variable :
Write the code for the formula varible in the backend as we do for normal customer exit varaible :
for this e.g the code will be :
FORM get_variable_value
      tables E_T_RANGE      type RSR_T_RANGESID
      using I_VNAM          type RSZGLOBV-VNAM
            I_VARTYP        type RSZGLOBV-VARTYP
            I_IOBJNM        type RSZGLOBV-IOBJNM
            I_S_COB_PRO     type RSD_S_COB_PRO
            I_S_RKB1D       type RSR_S_RKB1D
            I_PERIV         type RRO01_S_RKB1F-PERIV
            I_T_VAR_RANGE   type RRS0_T_VAR_RANGE
            I_STEP          type I.
DATA L_S_RANGE LIKE LINE OF E_T_RANGE.
DATA loc_var_range LIKE rrrangeexit.
Data : l_inPer TYPE string.
IF i_step = 1.
Select min( distinct FISCPER )
        from /BIC/A(DSO name)
        into l_minper .
    l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
    l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
    l_s_range-low = l_minper .
    APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
endif.
drag the formula variable in the new formula created and exexcute the query , you will be able to see the output .
This is just an example , your code will differ as per your requirement .

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