I_step = 2 : Customer Exit Variables

Has anyone had problems with i_step = 2 in customer exit variables in 2004s queries and web templates.
When the web template is first executed the call takes place directly after the variables values are entered. This works as expected.
If you return to the variable screen to change the variable values the call does not take place.
We are on SP11.
I have tested the same customer exit variable using a 3.5 Query and Web template and it works in both cases explained above.
Has anyone had a similar problem?

Hi MM
Thanks for the pointer. Unfortunately this did not help.
It is interesting to note with 2 identical queries, 1 developed in the 3.5 Query Designer and the Other in the 2004s Query Designer.
Both queries have the same customer exit variable. The variable exit is called correctly on all calls (1st and 2nd) when the 3.5 query is executed.
The 2004s query does not yield the correct result in the new BI Web runtime.
Also as we have just applied SPS11 to our development system, only our Development System has been effected. Our QA and Production systems on SPS 10 are not effected.
Cheers
Ian
PS> I have submitted a OSS note to SAP.
Message was edited by:
Ian Carbonel

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Scenerios for using I_STEP parameter for creating customer exit variables.

Hi All,
I need to create a customer exit variable.
Please explain the different scenerios for using each i_step parameters.
For eg. in which practical scenerio i_step 3 is used?

Hi Shobhit,
You can find plenty of info on this in the forums, So i suggest you to do a small search with imp Key words. Anyways below is the std usage of I_STEP
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.
I_STEP = 0
The enhancement is not called from the variable screen. The call can come from the authorization check or from the Monitor. This is where you want to put the mod for populating the authorization object.
This is basic info from help.sap.com.
regards,
Gaurav
Edited by: Gaurav Kothari on Aug 4, 2011 2:18 PM

Display Error Message in BW Report based on Customer Exit Variable

Hi
I need to display an error message in the BW report based on the value of a customer exit variable - i was able to do this successfully in BW3.5 using the below code.
WHEN 'ZUPN'. "Here ZUPN is the customer exit variable
 IF i_step = 1.
 <check for condition -- if successful, variable flag = 1, else variable flag = 0>
 IF flag = 0.
 MESSAGE e157(00). "Error Message
 ENDIF.
 ENDIF.
I have upgraded my system to BI 7.0 now. Whenever the variable check is not successful, it displays a blank screen instead of the error message in the report. Please advice if we need to change the code and how ??

Bhanu,
Thanks for u r reply.This warning message appears every time i execute the report through portal.
Any idea ?
Regards
Mano

Customer exit variable - internal table in BEX

Hi,
i am running a report and using variables in it.
The report runs over a info cube. There are few challenges in it.
One of the variable is posting date, and when user enters posting date i need to negate it with current system date.
If the negated value is greater than 28 then i need to exclude documnet type 'YG' and display the query, else i need to include the dcumnet type 'YG' and document type ' '. The above logic can be well implemented via a customer exit variable(for posting date) using an internal table. We have internal tables like C_T_DATA which is used in data source enhancement, which help us to implement our own desired logic.
Do we have such kind of internal tables, based on which the report output (result set) is derived?
i know that we have l_t_range and e_t_range, but dont know their usage, some one can explain in detail about them?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Selva & Lakshmin,
The code given by Selva is almost correct . If my understanding is clear , you also wanted to include document type ' ' when the negated value is less than 28 .
Modification in Selvas Code :
Variable 'V_DOCTYP' must be of type Multiple Single Values.
DATA : V_DATE LIKE SY-DATUM.
DATA : V_DAYS TYPE I.
if i_step = 2.
when 'V_DOCTYP'.
READ TABLE i_t_var_range INTO loc_var_range WITH KEY vnam = 'ZV_PDATE''.
IF SY-SUBRC = 0.
V_DATE = loc_var_range-low.
ENDIF.
V_DAYS = SY-DATUM - V_DATE.
IF V_DAYS > 28.
l_s_range-low = 'YG'
l_s_range-sign = 'E'.
l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
ELSE.
l_s_range-low = 'YG'
l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
clear l_s_range.
l_s_range-low = ' '.
l_s_range-sign = 'I'.
l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
APPEND l_s_range TO e_t_range.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
Hope the above reply was helpful.
Kind Regards,
Ashutosh Singh

Customer Exit Variable and Condition in a Query (Sequence of Execution)

Hi,
For a query i defined a Customer exit variable and a condition....
Which will first execute...wether it is a Variable and then Condition or vise versa
Is there any way we can control sequence of execution
My requirment is first to execute the condition and the variable how can i control this
Thanks

Hi
In your customer exit you will be having a field by name I_STEP which will help you to handle the time of execution of the variable.
Assign points if helpful
Prathish

Customer exit variable output error

Hi gurus,
I have created one customer exit variable. in the selection screen i am giving multiple plant and material value,
my code is working for sigle plant and single material.
when i have taken multiple value. i am getting error message
error is 'No value determined for th variable"
When i debug my code in RSRT, it is giving all the values for different combination of plant and material. and those values are getting in the E_T_RANGE.
but out put it is giving the error.
my code is:
WHEN 'ZPRDEMVA'.
    IF i_step = 2.
      READ TABLE I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE
      WITH KEY VNAM = 'ZPRRNDT'.
      v_date = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW.
      v_year = v_date+0(4).
      v_month = v_date+4(2).
      v1_date = v_date+6(2).
      v3 = v_year - 1.
      v4 = v_month - 1.
      if v4 = 00.
      v4 = 12.
      v3 = v3 - 1.
      endif.
      concatenate v3 v4 v1_date into ddate.
      CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_GET_WEEK'
        EXPORTING
          DATE         = ddate
        IMPORTING
          WEEK         = zweek
        EXCEPTIONS
          DATE_INVALID = 1
          OTHERS       = 2.
      CALL FUNCTION 'WEEK_GET_FIRST_DAY'
        EXPORTING
          WEEK         = zweek
        IMPORTING
          DATE         = monday
        EXCEPTIONS
          WEEK_INVALID = 1
          OTHERS       = 2.
      sunday = monday + 6.
      v3_date = monday.
      v4_date = sunday.
      LOOP AT I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE
              WHERE VNAM = 'ZPRPLNML'.
      CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
        v_werks          = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW.
      LOOP AT I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE
              WHERE VNAM = 'ZPRMATML'.
      CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
        v_matnr          = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW.
      data: dummy_menge like i_mseg-menge value '0.01'.
      Do 52 times.
           select MATERIAL PLANT QUANT_B MOVETYPE
                 from /BIC/AWINO0100 into table i_mseg
                 where PSTNG_DATE between monday and sunday
                 and   MOVETYPE between 261 and 262
                 and   MATERIAL = v_matnr
                 and   PLANT = v_werks.
                     if sy-subrc NE 0.
                       i_mseg-menge = '0.01'.
                       i_mseg-matnr = v_matnr.
                       i_mseg-werks = v_werks.
                       i_mseg-bwart = '261'.
                       append i_mseg.
                     endif.
        loop at i_mseg.
          itab1-matnr = i_mseg-matnr.
          itab1-werks = i_mseg-werks.
          itab1-menge = itab1-menge + i_mseg-menge.
          itab1-bwart = i_mseg-bwart.
          COLLECT i_mseg into itab1.
        endloop.
        sort itab1 by matnr werks bwart.
        loop at itab1 where bwart = '261'.
          itab2-matnr = itab1-matnr.
          itab2-werks = itab1-werks.
          itab2-bwart = itab1-bwart.
          itab2-menge = itab1-menge.
          read table itab1 with key matnr = itab2-matnr
                                    werks = itab2-werks
                                    bwart = '262'.
          if sy-subrc = 0.
            itab2-menge = itab2-menge - itab1-menge.
          endif.
          append itab2.
        endloop.
        clear itab1[].
        refresh itab1.
        sunday = sunday + 7.
        monday = monday + 7.
      ENDDO.
      loop at itab2.
        sum1 = sum1 + itab2-menge.
      endloop.
      average = sum1 / 52.
      loop at itab2.
        sum2 = sum2 + ( ( itab2-menge - average ) * ( itab2-menge - average ) ).
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      sum2 = sqrt( sum2 / 52 ).
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      l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
      l_s_range-low = sum2.
      Append l_s_range to E_T_RANGE.
      clear itab2[].
      refresh itab2.
      sum1 = 0.
      sum2 = 0.
      monday = v3_date.
      sunday = v4_date.
      ENDLOOP.
      ENDLOOP.
    ENDIF.
Can any one please help me.
Thanks in advance.

Hi Alec,
i created a customer exit with the formula variable only. in the code i am getting the both quantity and unit fields. now i want to get quantity with unit in output.
thanks

Concatination of Two dates in customer exit Variable

HI Expert ,
I am writting customer Exit Variable to get Records from user entered Dates .
Eg. In Variable Screen of Bex report i have 2 Variable LYDate & TY Date both of them are As "Mutiple Single Value" & "Mendetory".
If we give LYDATE and TYDATE Date range as,
LYDate - 01/2013 - 06/2013
TYDate - 01/2014 - 12/2014
So I need ABAP Code which will get Value Range from 01/2013 from LYDATE and 12/2014 From TY DATE . So Query will Get data for 01/2013 TO 12/2014 (2 Years Data).
ZCALYEAR (Cusomer Exit) = LYDATE (01/2013) TO TY DATE(12/2104).
Please provide step by step ABAP Code to Achiev above issue. Points for Sure...
Thanks,
GB

Hi,
Some code like this will solve your issue:
CASE I_VNAM.
   WHEN 'NEWVARIABLE'.
   IF I_STEP = 2.
      READ TABLE I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE WITH KEY VNAM = 'LYDate'.
      If sy-subrc =0.
          CONCATENATE LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW(4) INTO L_S_RANGE-LOW.
          READ TABLE I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE WITH KEY VNAM = 'TYDate'.
          If sy-subrc =0.
               CONCATENATE LOC_VAR_RANGE-HIGH(4) INTO L_S_RANGE-HIGH.
               L_S_RANGE-SIGN = 'I'.
               L_S_RANGE-OPT = 'EQ'.
          APPEND L_S_RANGE TO E_T_RANGE.
        endif.
      endif.
    endif.
endcase.
Regards
Yasemin...
Just realized that you need the year. Message was edited by: Yasemin ULUTURK

Check user entry in Customer Exit Variable in i_step2

Hi Folks,
at the moment I'm facing a challenging problem. In an BW Query i have a Customer Exit defined as "not ready for Input" to catch the Variable in I_Step = 2 and fill by a certain algorithm. When i change the CE Variable to "Inputready", the user can enter values, but i have no chance to react on these values as i_step = 2 will not b reached during execution- And this behaviour is correct. BUT is there any chance to Check user entries in an Customer Exit variable and change this somehow in des code?
Thanks for all replies.
BR,
Maik

Hi there,
It is possibel depending on what you wish to accomplish.
You can create two variables for the same characteristic.
The first is an input ready variable for the user to enter the data and the second is a not input ready variable CE where you can in step 2 process the data entered from the variable ready for input.
You can than fill the CE variable with any data, but you will have the variable restricted by the two variables (the ready for input and the CE).
But for validating you could throw an error message based on the variable input ready.
Diogo.

Customer exit variable with exclusion

Hello all, anyone know why a customer exit variable cannot exclude values ?
I've tried with multiple, single and interval without success (it give me a generic error in the customer exit for my variable).
Only the "selection option" mode seems to be enabled to exclude values (also in debug mode with rsrt transaction).
Unfortunately, I cannot use selection option (because this exclusion is an integration of pre-existence selection on a complex structure).
We have SAP BW 3.1C, with SP16. I've looked for sap notes but nothing about this problem (may be a limit).

Now I post my code. The variable is a "Multiple Single Values", optional, not "Ready for Input".
This is my code.
DATA: L_S_RANGE TYPE RSR_S_RANGESID.
If I_STEP = 2.
 CASE I_VNAM.
 WHEN 'ZXXXXX'.
 clear l_s_range.
 l_s_range-sign = 'E'.
 l_s_range-opt = 'EQ'.
 l_s_range-low = 'xxxxxxx'.
 append l_s_range to e_t_range.
 ENDCASE.
ENDIF.
The query raise an error (generic error on customer exit).
I've debugged the code. Error has raised from plausibility_check on RRS_VAR_VALUES_EXIT_AFTER. The following is the code that raise the error.
 CASE i_vparsel.
 WHEN rro04_c_vparsel-param
 OR rro04_c_vparsel-multiple
 OR rro04_c_vparsel-table.
 IF <l_s_range>-sign <> rs_c_range_sign-including
 OR <l_s_range>-opt <> rs_c_range_opt-equal.
 PERFORM raise USING rs_c_false g_c_ue_invalid_range
 i_vnam space space space.
 ENDIF.
From this code, it seems that with multiple selection we only have sign including and option equal.
What do you think about ?

Error in the ABAP Code for Customer Exit Variable

Could you please update me what is the wrong with the below ABAP Code developed for Customer Exit Variable in BW
i created a Variable (ZVWKNO) of Customer Exit,Single Value ,Mandatory and Variable is ready for input
In CMOD i had written the below Code:
When 'ZVWKNO'.
DATA: WEEK(2) TYPE N,
WEEKNO(2) TYPE N.
IF i_step = 1.
l_st_date = SY-DATUM.
CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_GET_WEEK'
EXPORTING
DATE = l_st_date
IMPORTING
WEEK = l_fn_week.
CHECK sy-subrc = 0.
WEEK = l_fn_week+4(2).
If WEEK 0.
WEEKNO = WEEK - 1.
l_s_range-low = WEEKNO.
l_s_range-sign = k_sign_inclusive.
l_s_range-opt = k_option_equals.
APPEND l_s_range to e_t_range.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
But when i execute the query the default value is not populated with Week-1 No in the variable screen
Please update me what went wrong
Thanks

Case ZVWKNO.                "write this with out comments
When '1'.              "write the value that needs to equal with value in varaible ZVWKNO after when in sungle quotes
DATA: WEEK(2) TYPE N,
WEEKNO(2) TYPE N.
IF i_step = 1.
l_st_date = SY-DATUM.
CALL FUNCTION 'DATE_GET_WEEK'
EXPORTING
DATE = l_st_date
IMPORTING
WEEK = l_fn_week.
CHECK sy-subrc = 0.
WEEK = l_fn_week+4(2).
If WEEK 0.                                    "check this Week Minimum is '01' and Maximum '52'
WEEKNO = WEEK - 1.
l_s_range-low = WEEKNO.
l_s_range-sign = k_sign_inclusive.
l_s_range-opt = k_option_equals.
APPEND l_s_range to e_t_range.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
Prabhudas

Error Message : " No value could be determined for Customer Exit Variable "

Hello BI Experts ,
I have created a "ZYTD_PERIOD" Customer Exit Variable Interval Mandatory and ready for input check mark removed.
The reference character is '0FISCPER' .
I want to have YTD figures when the user enter single Fiscal Year Period for variable 0P_FPER.
So I have written below code in SE37 : EXIT_SAPLRRS0_001 and include program : ZXRSRU01
==================================================================
case i_vnam.
              WHEN 'ZYTD_PERIOD'.
              IF I_STEP = 2.
              LOOP AT I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE WHERE VNAM = '0P_FPER'.
              CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
              L_S_RANGE-LOW0(4) = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW0(4).
              L_S_RANGE-LOW+4(3) = '001'.
              L_S_RANGE-HIGH = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW.
              L_S_RANGE-SIGN = 'I'.
              L_S_RANGE-OPT = 'BT'.
              APPEND L_S_RANGE TO E_T_RANGE.
              EXIT.
              ENDLOOP.
              ENDIF.
===================================================================
After that I use this 'ZYTD_PERIOD' variable in the query .
Also I have used the variable 0P_FPER in another structure.
When I execute the query by entering the value of 0P_FPER as 010.2009 or any other value ,
I am getting below error message ,
*No value could be determined for variable ZYTDPERIOD*_
Below is details of this Error message ,
Note that I have proper Master and Text data for 0CO_AREA and 0COMP_CODE loaded into BI.
=======================================================================
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).
System Response
1. Operation method of SAP-Exit-Variables 0P_FVAEX or 0P_CTPCA
With queries from the CO application, both SAP-Exit-Variables look for an entry for 'controlling area'. With this controlling area from the selection screen, the SAP-Exit-Variables program reads the attributes for InfoObject 0CO_AREA (controlling area).
With queries from the FI application, the SAP Exit Variable 0P_FVAEX looks for an entry for 'company code'. With this company code from the selection screen, the SAP Exit Variables program reads the attributes for InfoObject 0COMP_CODE (Company Code).
0P_FVAEX determines the fiscal year variant (attribute 0FISCVARNT) from the attributes for 0CO_AREA (CO queries) or 0COMP_CODE (FI queries). 0P_CTPCA determines the currency type of the profit center local currency (attribute 0CURTP_PCA) from the attributes for 0CO_AREA.
2. Cause of Error
The attributes for the controlling area (InfoObject 0CO_AREA) or company code (InfoObject 0COMP_CODE) were not loaded into the BW system, or the attributes for the controlling area are not active in the BW system.
Check whether this is the cause of the error in your BW system. Display the contents of table /bi0/mco_area or /bi0/mcomp_code using transaction se16.
Application CO:
Check whether the attributes 'fiscal year variant' (field FISCVARNT) and 'profit center local currency currency type' (field CURTP_PCA) are filled in the 'A' version (field OBJVERS) for the selected controlling area. If the fiscal year variant in the OBJVERS = 'A' is empty, then the error is with variable 0P_FVAEX. If the currency type of the profit center's local currency in OBJVERS = 'A' is empty, then the error is with variable 0P_CTPCA.
Application FI:
Check whether or not the attribute 'fiscal year variant' (field FISCVARNT) is filled in the 'A' version (field OBJVERS) for the selected controlling area. If the fiscal year variant is empty in OBJVERS= 'A', then the error is with variable 0P_FVAEX.
Procedure
Using InfoSource 0CO_AREA, load the attributes for the controlling area or company code into your BW system.
Afterwards, activate the attribute changes in your BW system. To do this, use transaction rsa1, path 'Tools > Hierarchy/Attribute changes', functions button 'InfoObject list'. Choose InfoObject 0CO_AREA or 0COMP_CODE from this list, and activate the attribute changes.
=====================================================================================
Is there any special settings needed before writing BEx Customer Exit ?
I have already created a project in CMOD and assinged a proper RSR00001
and EXIT_SAPLRRS0_001 and project is active.
Any help please ....
Regards ,
Amol

My Code is as below ,
          case i_vnam.
              WHEN 'ZYTD_PERIOD'.
              IF I_STEP = 2.
              LOOP AT I_T_VAR_RANGE INTO LOC_VAR_RANGE WHERE VNAM = '0P_FPER'.
              CLEAR L_S_RANGE.
              L_S_RANGE-LOW0(4) = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW0(4).
              L_S_RANGE-LOW+4(3) = '001'.
              L_S_RANGE-HIGH = LOC_VAR_RANGE-LOW.
              L_S_RANGE-SIGN = 'I'.
              L_S_RANGE-OPT = 'BT'.
              APPEND L_S_RANGE TO E_T_RANGE.
              EXIT.
              ENDLOOP.
              ENDIF.
              ENDCASE.

Problem with customer exit variable that is input ready as well

Hello all,
I'm facing an issue with a customer exit variable that again has been defined as input ready. I'm not sure why it is working incorrectly and I#m wondering if this is a bug or if I do s.th. stupid.
The problem is that in the exit program ZXRSRU01 this varibale does not go into the program code I have prepared for this variable. I have added entry points for all three i_step values 1,2,3, but the code will never be touched and in debugging I can see that it simply pypasses the code for this variable.
I have tried to enter a value or to leave it blank, no difference.
When I run another test by just using a customer exit variable w/o input ready capability, then I have no issue, the exit does exactly what I have coded.
Does this mean, that a customer exit variable along with input readiness dows not work ?????
You may ask why I need this variable. Well, my intention is to use the input value of this variable A to derive other values for a complete different variable B. Afterwards I want to erase the input given into variable A to have it blank.
Any comments are appreciated
Thanks

Hi Heiko,
I assume A & B variables are defined on different Characteristics. If you wish to derive B based on A, you can create the Query Characteristic Restriction on B & have a dummy RKF restricted on A whose processing is by Manual Input; where processing of B is by Customer Exit. In istep 2 you can check for B, read A & derive B. There would not be a need to blank out A since the Query would not be restricted on A - you can hide the dummy RKF from showing in the output. Just a thought.
--Priya

Problem with Bex Customer Exit Variable

Hi Friends,
I have a customer exit variable which is getting filled based on the User Input. I have written the code inside the If condition checking i_step = 2. The code is working as required.
But the problem is when I try refreshing the query or change the user variable selection, the Customer exit variable is not changing. I tried to debug the code and realized that the values for the exit variable based on the previous selection is not cleared and the i_step = 2 is not being executed for the variable.
While I close and reopen the query, the code is working fine.
Does anyone know why this is happening? Please suggest..
Thanks in advance..
Regards,
Priya

Hi Binu,
Here is the code sample. I am trying to populate the month based on the input Week number '0I_WEKIN'
. For eg. If I give 37.2011, the month value should be 08.2011. If I give 39.2011, month should be 09.2011.
WHEN 'ZC_MONTH'.
    IF i_step = 2.     "after the popup
        READ TABLE i_t_var_range INTO lw_var_range WITH KEY vnam =
    '0I_WEKIN'.
       IF lw_var_range-high IS NOT INITIAL.
          l_week = lw_var_range-high.
          l_week = l_week - 3.
          CALL FUNCTION 'WEEK_GET_FIRST_DAY'
            EXPORTING
              week = l_week
            IMPORTING
              date = l_date.
          lw_range-low = l_date+0(6).
        ENDIF.
        lw_range-sign = 'I'.
        lw_range-opt = 'BT'.
        APPEND lw_range TO e_t_range.
    ENDIF.
Regards,
Priya

Customer exit variables: order of execution

Hi,
I am using multiple customer exit variables. What determines the order the coding in ZXRSRU01 for these variables is executed ?
When I debug, the program always starts with the coding for one particular variable first, but can I depend on it that it stays this way ?
Regards,
Guido

Hi Wodn,
Suppose I have 2 variables, both are called in I_STEP = 2. You write:
'the order of execution is based on the order of the variable which is being called'
Can you elaborate ? What exactely determines this ? Is it the order of the variables being used in the query (KF1 first, the KF2) ? I cannot find logic here.
Thanks for your reply.
Guido

Query Drilldown does not Invoke Customer Exit Variables

We have a problem with performing a drilldown in a BEx Analyzer reprot, basically the client is a Trading company and they have inter company trading. We are using the Profit Centre as one of thre u201CFree Characteristicsu201D in the query and hence we are able to drilldown on a Characterictc by Profit Centre.
We are using a couple of BEx query variables (Customer Exit variables) to determine the inter-area and extrenal area profit centres and these profit centres will be different based on the level of Hieracry node selected when the query is initially executed. For example if we assume a hierarchy with has one root node, 3 children under the root node and 2 grand-children under each of the 3 child nodes, now if we are at the root Node of the Hierarchy then every profit centre is internal and there are no external profit centres, similarly if we are at the 2nd node (i.e. one of the child nodes) then everything under that node is internal and everything in the other 2 child nodes is external and so on.
This is where the issue starts for us, since on the report if we select the the node we want to see the results for at the query rumtime (i.e. the Customer Exit Variables are invoked at I_STEP=2 and they select the other nodes of the hierarcy if any and group them into either external or internal) then the results are correct. Now if we were to drilldown, i.e. We selected the root node and we drilldown on to see for example of the child nodes then the result are not correct, this becomes apparent when we drilldown further to the grand-child nodes.
One logical explaination is that when we are doing the drilldowns the customer exit variables are not being invoked in the BEx analyzer report and hence they are not grouping the sums for the internal and external profit centres relevent to node selected in the Drill down.
Does anyone have any suggestions regarding how to make this query work properly or show the correct results in BEx Analyzer (ideally), I have considered the Workbooks option but the client does not want Workbooks.
Please let me know if there is a program etc we can customise to ensure that the Customer Exit variables logic is used when the user does a drilldown in the query or any other way to make it work.
Many Thanks
Jack

Hi
Just to aid anyone who is thinking what to do in a similar situation, I am aware that RRI or using workbooks are a couple of good alternatives (just that these are currently not being considered by the client, hence I am asking here).. Also, if someone has Business Objects WEBI then we can satisfy the requirement by creating a new Webi Report for each of the nodes and displaying it (similar to Workbooks but much nicer and faster) or we can get the Webi to execute the variables again during the drilldown... Unfortunately the client is not using Webi either... So the solution has to be in BEx Analyzer / Query designer based...
If you have any thoughts on how I might be able to do what I want to do then please feel free, I am quite confident that I am not the 1st person to come accross this issue and someone somewhere has solved this issue.
Thanks

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