'How to Do Doc' on Virtual Char & KF

Can any one please send me How to do document on Virtual Char & KF
Thanks

Hi,
Virtual key figures: Will not be stored in the cube. Will be computed at run time when he query is executed. The are virtual in nature and not physical. When you view the cube's contents in listcube, you will not see it there. This is not the same as calc key figures. example: to store sales in your cube and this has o be allocated to all the group companies with a business logic, in this scenario you can code the logic in an exit and derive these virtual key figures. Another example is, when you report on no of days outstanding of your debtors. This will vary depending on when you the run the report. So, a exit can be coded to compute this run time. This is classical example of virtual key figure.
Virtual characteristics: Same as above. Here you will derive the characteristics while report is run.
Depending on the requirements, you must decide when to code for a virtual kf or cha and when to store them in the cube physically.
Virtual characteristics and Key figures are useful if you want to dynamically pouplate data from the fact table to the field.
Virtual key figures are key figures within an InfoProvider that are not filled with data. Instead the key figure value is determined at runtime of the query using custom ABAP coding
Check "how to" doc for virtual characteristic/key figure details.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/g-i/how%20to%20use%20variable%20time%20references%20in%20currency%20conversion
Virtual key figures and charecteristcs are populated at query execution time.
These virtual objects should be included in the modelling level itself,so that it can be used in the query while using exit in that.
check this step by step doc:
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700009299362001E/HOWTOIDENTIFYCOMPRESULTS.DOC
Regards
Karthik

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Virtual char and keyfig

HI
wt is the ue of virtual chars an keyfiures.. how r they created.... how r they different from normal keyfig..... explain .. plzzzzzzz
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Rekha

Hi Rekha,
Virtual key figures: Will not be stored in the cube. Will be computed at run time when he query is executed. The are virtual in nature and not physical. When you view the cube's contents in listcube, you will not see it there. This is not the same as calc key figures. example: to store sales in your cube and this has o be allocated to all the group companies with a business logic, in this scenario you can code the logic in an exit and derive these virtual key figures. Another example is, when you report on no of days outstanding of your debtors. This will vary depending on when you the run the report. So, a exit can be coded to compute this run time. This is classical example of virtual key figure.
Virtual characteristics: Same as above. Here you will derive the characteristics while report is run.
Depending on the requirements, you must decide when to code for a virtual kf or cha and when to store them in the cube physically.
Virtual characteristics and Key figures are useful if you want to dynamically pouplate data from the fact table to the field.
Virtual key figures are key figures within an InfoProvider that are not filled with data. Instead the key figure value is determined at runtime of the query using custom ABAP coding
Check "how to" doc for virtual characteristic/key figure details.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/g-i/how%20to%20use%20variable%20time%20references%20in%20currency%20conversion
Virtual key figures and charecteristcs are populated at query execution time.
These virtual objects should be included in the modelling level itself,so that it can be used in the query while using exit in that.
check this step by step doc:
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/~sapdownload/011000358700009299362001E/HOWTOIDENTIFYCOMPRESULTS.DOC
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Help on Virtual Chars & KFs

Hi,
I need some help on how to create virtual chars & KFs.
I hv created an Info object in a DSO.
I donno how to go abt writing the code and where.
Can some one point me to some material on this?
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Dear Experts,
I have the following requirement:
In my cube I have the following Chars:
Reference #
Clearing Date
Net Date
Date1
Date2 => Virtual Charc
I have a query with input variable as Key Date based on Infoobject Date2 in the cube. I want to restrict a Key Figure based on value of Date2.
In my query I want to accept user input via Key Date. Then,
If Reference# <> blank and (Clearing Date = Blank OR Clearing date GT Key Date)
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I would really appreciate if someone could point me how to do it.
I know the characteristics and Key Figures can be accessed in Virtual Char/KF implementation but my question is how can I access the value of Key Date which is a user input value in Virtual Char/KF implementation?
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Try this document:
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It isn't exactly what you are doing, but it should be close enough to get you where you want to go...
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Virtual chars performance issues ?

Hello BW Experts,
Does virtual chars have performance issues ?
It has small effect or an adverse effect ?
please suggest.
Thanks,
BWer

hi BWer,
it depends on the 'logic' in virtual chars exit, may have performance issue e.g if you select/populate from
table, but may not if only filled with other characteristic value or only simple logic.
the 'how to' doc sample from sap market place have no performance issue.
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Virtual Chars and KF

Hi Gurus,
can i use the Virtual Chars and KFs in an ODS
and then use them in the reporting and through codeing can i get them filled from the required value of an char or kf of the ODS only basing on a business logic.
If somebody can forward me the docs on them i will be happy or else any links of service.sap.com will also do please
thanks and regards
Neelu

Hi Neel
Virtual chars & KFs are just normal infoobjects. You add them to your provider without storing any information in there. Just leave them initial. The values for the virtual infoobjects will be derived during runtime of the query using the user exit of enhancement RSR00002. (go to SMOD transaction and take a look to the available documentation for RSR00002 enhancement).
Also Just have a look at the following threads
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How to implement Virtual Characteristics or Virtual key figures
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Pradip

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Virtual Char error - UC_OBJECTS_NOT_CONVERTIBLE

I posted this on BI general, but thought may be this is a better place..please respond..
Hi all, I am trying to implement a virtual char and I foolowed the how to paper from SAP...My example is a very simple one where I want to test how this concept works. What I wanted to do is to be able to assign a constnt value to the characteristic 0PLANT, but I get the following runtime error when I test the report in RSRT.
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Ok I am past the error message and can actually execute it throught RSRT, but I dont see the virtual chars being filled in the output result. I can see through debug mode that the Virtual char in this case ZMRPDATE getting a value and also c_s_data being filled with that value, but finally when it outputs the result in RSRT it shows nothing. Is there any step that I am missing??
METHOD IF_EX_RSR_OLAP_BADI~COMPUTE .
field-symbols <fs_zmrpdate> type any.
field-symbols <fs_0material> type any.
field-symbols <fs_0plant> type any.
field-symbols <fs_zberw2> type any.
data: l_plant(4) type c.
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******<fs_zmrpdate> = sy-datum.
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Virtual Char and Keyfigures in Queries

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What are Virtual Chars & KFs

Hi Friends,
I am new to BW. I would like to know about Virtual Chars & key figures.
Where can they be created ? How to create them? Whats the use of them?
If anyone of you have any document which speaks about them , pls send it to
[email protected]
Thanks
mv_d

hi,
A virtual characteristic / key figure can be used to derive values at
query run time
The virtual characteristic / key figure must be added to the cube as a
characteristic or key figure but not filled in update rules or transfer
rules
Useful for determining values that are not known or determined until
query runtime
Cache not used Could have performance impact
Can be used in conjunction with variable userexit
n The value selection made by the user for the variables can be used in
the virtual characteristics and key figure exit.
EXIT_SAPMRSRU_001 - BW: Definition of Virtual Characteristic
ZXRSRTOP Global Variable Definition Section
ZXRSRU02 Specify if infoobject should be read or populated during
exit
ZXRSRZZZ Enhancement Coding (Update Logic)
Transaction RSRT can be used to troubleshoot virtual characteristics
For queries with virtual characteristics or key figures you are able to activate the use of the cache, which is deactivated by default.
Also look at the following post for a typical scenario,
How to implement Virtual Characteristics or Virtual key figures
try out these links for similar issue..
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Virtual Chars and Keyfiguers

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hi babu..
virtual key figures are key figures within an InfoProvider that are not filled with data. Instead the key figure value is determined at runtime of the query using custom ABAP coding .(or)
Virtual characteristics and Key figures are useful if you want to dynamically pouplate data from the fact table to the field which doesn't have any data in the fact table and also used to build an internal security model before the data gets passed to DATA_PROVIDER.
Virtual Characteristics and Virtual key figures are not part of data targets.
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You can get more information if you review the documentation for enhancement RSR00002.Go to SMOD type in RSR00002 and select the documentation radiobutton..
/people/sap.user72/blog/2005/02/14/logistic-cockpit--when-you-need-more--first-option-enhance-it
/people/sanyam.kapur/blog/2005/04/30/custom-fields-and-bw-extractors-making-a-mixed-marriage-work-part-ii
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See this:
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https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=3080291&messageID=3371606
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https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=3080292&messageID=3309795
In SAP BW, values of key figures and characteristics do not necessarily have to be stored permanently in an InfoCube or in a master data attribute table. Virtual key figures and virtual characteristics allow the dynamic computation or derivation of values for key figures and characteristics at query execution time.
Examples 4 Virtual Characteristics
Dynamic categorization of key figure values such as age groups and price ranges, where the basis for calculating the categorical values is variable (as for the age).
2.Computation of complex compound values, combining information read from the InfoCube
with current information retrieved from other sources (e.g., master data attributes).
Virtual key figures can be used to perform complex computations on the fly that are
beyond the scope of the formulas available in the BEx Query Designer.
Examples include
1.Dynamic computation of the current age of a customer based on the current date and the birth date of the customer or the number of days on back order.
Both virtual key figures and virtual characteristics are rarely used, as they impact query performance and the degree of flexibility in defining aggregates significantly.
hope this helps..

Virtual Chars - a new problem

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Let me know the Purpose of Virtual chars and key figs.
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