Hierarchy variables in UDT

Hi all,
We have a User hierarchy ... in that we have User Group,User Territory,User Terr in User names.
These User Group,Terr are populating through Customer exit.
This hierarchy is working fine Till Bex but when i create Universe on top of this in UDT, they should come as Prompt for the user to
select Which user hierarchy he want.
Ex:If user selects User group as part of User hierarchy then again he can be asked to choose User group.
Please tell me how to do this.

Hello Farzana,
in the XI 3.1 OLAP Universes (UNV) a hierarchy variable is supported but keep in mind that the Universe will generate the Universe based on the model at the time when you create the Universe and there will always be limitations when it comes to hierarchies in Web Intelligence.
The recommended approach to connect to BW for Web Intelligence is to use the direct link to the BEx queries.
If you really want to use the hierarchies from BW you should look at the Analysis products and not Web Intelligence
regards
Ingo Hilgefort, SAP

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Hi Shawn,
I think I get what you did in your query, though it took me some time...
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http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/BWHierarchiesinCrystalReports
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The word filter means, I have hierarchy node variable in the BEx report that has become Parameter in CR. When I give hierarchy node variable value of parent node then there is not data display but for the child node I get the data.
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One more point I want to tell here, I am saving CR at my local system not to SAP BW server.
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so, that unfortunately a very hard constraint.
We have for example the following scenario:
A sales Crystal Report which is built on a SAP BW Query. The query contains a country variable, to select the country. Now we want to create Country Sales report. In Crystal the variable is converted into a parameter. The country selection works fine and the report is able to show the correct data. But all this does not make sense with the country name in the report title. Is there no way to achieve this?
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This issue is resolved with note:
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1> Go to Transaction: SE16
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After doing the above steps, please refresh the metadata by doing the
below steps:
1> Open Web Application Designer.
2> Go to Tools->Settings - > Refresh Metadata and press OK
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HI Nagesh,
Thanks for your highlight, I found the variable, however, I didnt see any option "Changeable with query navigation" for this hierarchy variable. Any reason for this?
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xPost: QaaWS, BW, Xcelsius and aggregation
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"500 internal server error."
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Dear John
Thanks.
Well, I have seen that the note mentioned was supposed to be fixed with SP15 and we got this error after SP17...
Thanks and Regards,
Walt
Edited by: Walter Olofsson on Jun 5, 2008 4:35 PM

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Thanks for your response , We are using the dimension it's a member of one hierarchy in the query panel without any filter .
BOE release 3.1 Sp3
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IP Problem - Fox Formula - VARV with an hierarchy variable

Hello,
I would like to use the value of a variable but a hierarchy variable into a Planning function type formula
I use the code but the system give an error.
The first code :
DATA CHA_PF TYPE 0PROFIT_CTR.
CHA_PF = VARV(EVHAPF01, HIENM = PROFIT_CTR_BUDGET, VERSION= A).
The second code :
DATA CHA_PF TYPE 0PROFIT_CTR.
FOREACH CHA_PF IN VARIABLE EVHAPF01, HIENM = PROFIT_CTR_BUDGET, VERSION= A.
I have the same error message : Variable PROFIT_CTR_BUDGET is not available in an active version
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Could you please give me the correct code or the correct manipulation ?
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Edited by: Joël Vuillaume on Aug 19, 2009 5:12 PM
Edited by: Joël Vuillaume on Aug 19, 2009 5:15 PM
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Hi,
Please check sap note 1086496 . This would solve your issue.
If you use hierarchy node variables in formulas, you must specify additional context information in the FOREACH statement. You must always specify the hierarchy name.
To do this, write HIENM = 'Variable for the hierarchy names' as an additional argument.
If the hierarchy is time-dependent, you must specify a variable for the time. To do this, write: DATETO = 'Name for the date variable'.
If the hierarchy is version-dependent, you must specify a variable for the version. To do this, write: VERSION = 'Name for the version variable'.
You must specify the information in the form of a global variable, that is, not with a variable that is defined as local in the formula. The syntax is as follows, for example:
FOREACH GES IN VARIABLE HIERVARBER, HIENM = HIE_NAM_1, VERSION= HIER_VERS.
The hierarchy is version-dependent in the example.
In your case, create a variable for hierarchy PROFIT_CTR_BUDGET and use it in VARV and Foreach.
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Cannot enter value in selection screen for Hierarchy variable.

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I have a hierarchy variable on the selection screen for Org unit.
When i execute the report via Bex or RSRT i am able to enter the value directly into the selection screen input field without going for F4 help and then selecting the value.
But when the same query is used in web template and executed the input field for the variable on the selection screen is greyed out and doesnt allow to type in the value. Only way to fill in the value is via F4 help.
Can anyone tell why is this happening and is there any way this can be changed?
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Hi Prakash,
I am not able to select or click on the input field of the selection screen before and after selecting the value
CTRL+K doesnt work for me.
The display field is populated only when i select a node from the F4 help screen.
When executed from RSRT the field is highlighted and i am able to enter the value unlike when executed on web browser.
The variable is Mandatory multiple single value readu for input.
I found an article saying that for hierarchy node variables the values are forced by F4 value help as the values that are entered manually might not be unique.
This is the link
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/15839190-0201-0010-adb1-d2edd9857b0a
I would like to know if there is a work around or setting that can be made to make it work?
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Thanks in advance,
A. Berkey

If I understand your question correctly, at query runtime, you want to enable the user to just be able to select an entire hierarchy (w/o regard to hierarchy nodes). You need use (or create) a hierarchy variable by right-clicking "cost element" and selecting either:
A). Properties
Click the hierarchy field and select the checkbox for variable entry.
or
B). Restrict
Go to the hierarchy tab of the restrict dialog window and choose the hierarchy variable.
As a more detailed scenario, you may want a user to be able to choose which cost element hierarchy to be used within the query. Additionally, you may want the user to be able to choose a particular node(s) of the selected hierarchy.
To create this scenario (user picks hierarchy and node of selected hierarchy): Create/use a hierarchy node variable on cost element (this can be done by right-clicking "cost element",choosing "restrict", and proceeding to the hierarchy tab of the restrict dialog window). After selecting the variable, right-click, and choose "Select variable hierarchy".
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For more info on variable, please refer to http://help.sap.com.
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