FOX Formula definition

Greetings All!!!
I am recieving an error
Types of parameter RATE (P) and variable RATE1(F) are inconsistent ..
I am using following FOX code
DATA FISC_VAR TYPE 0FISCVARNT.
DATA FISCYEAR TYPE 0FISCYEAR.
DATA RATE1 TYPE F.
FOREACH FISCYEAR.
CALL FUNCTION ZPLAN_SYS_VAR
EXPORTINg
    CURRENT_YEAR = FISCYEAR
    FISCAL_VAR =FISC_VAR
IMPORTING
    RATE = RATE1.
ENDFOR.
Where the type of field RATE in FM is Decimel 17 long and 3 decimal place.
Please treat this on priority

Hi Pratyush /Andrey..
Thanks for the suggestion,I realized that the RATE type in FM and in FOX are not same.Moreover the field where I want to return the value of RATE is CURR type in target and DEC in source field.
This assignment can't happen through FOX,we need to have same data type in order to assign the values.
Surbhi

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Hello IP Experts / Gurus / Developers,
As far as I know there is no real concept behind the determination of Reference Data in Integrated Planning, when you do run functions from a sequence and not directly on a Dataprovider (where you have the possiblity to define editable and not editable structure elements).
The reference data is generated at runtime of the FOX Code. Using Complex FOX Code with a nested loop, the reference data in the planning buffer (seen in Planning Modeller) isnt really the data that it should be. Some read statements (in loops, but also outside the loops) are not recognized and obviously do not lead to the definition of Reference Data. This is not a specific problem of my function or architecture. It doesnt occur, when I reduce the complexity of the FOX Code to a few rows.
The question that I have is: Is there any possibility to define reference data in a fox statement or before running it?
Function modules, hidden statements etc. ?
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VALUE = {0amount, YEAR, CCODE).
EXIT.
ENDFOR.
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.
Michael

A: Definition of Reference Data in complex Fox Formulas

Hi Michael,
I don't think I understand from your post what is the issue that you are trying to solve; but it would not be correct to say that there is 'no real concept' behind determination of reference data.
Reference data is the data a planning function needs to read, which is outside the selection of the filter under which the function is currently running. So for the same function, reference data can change when running under different filters. Reference data can only be read, not modified - I am sure that is already clear. And also, the selection corresponding to reference data is not locked by planning.
Whenever you put any selection (inside the curly braces - {}) on the right hand side of the equal sign (talking about Fox), and if this selection is not contained in the filter, this data will be read as reference data. Also, statement like FOREACH in REFDATA will read reference data. Regarding the amount of data that is read (and hence the performance impact), it depends on factors like master data (for eg, in the Foreach statement in your code, it must be slow becuase of the huge master data that CCODE might be having), and number of records in cube, that are being read. You cannot really "define" reference data using code - it will be determined at run-time.
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May be you can try this solution.
I think you have create a dummy character info-object(Z_Number) of same data type interget number.Create variable for Z_Number and restrict in filter(ZV_NUM).
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DATA SUM_YEAR TYPE F.
DATA TEMP_D TYPE F.
DATA SUM_WEEK TYPE F.
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DATA MT1 TYPE MAT.<----
Material
DATA S1 TYPE STRING.
DATA S2 TYPE STRING.
DATA S3 TYPE STRING
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DATA Z TYPE F.
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Edited by: FRYYYBM on Mar 17, 2011 10:54 PM
Edited by: FRYYYBM on Mar 17, 2011 11:06 PM

Hi,
Please try this way.
DATA MG1 TYPE MATG.<------ MaterialGroup
DATA MT1 TYPE MAT.<----
Material
DATA S1 TYPE STRING.
DATA S2 TYPE STRING.
DATA S3 TYPE STRING
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DATA Z TYPE F.
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BREAK-POINT.
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