Inserting WEBI into Live Office with Bex query

I have created a WEBI connected directly to a Bex query in BI 4.0. When I refresh the WEBI, I am prompted with the Bex variable and the data is refreshed correctly. I added that WEBI to Live Office, but it does not prompt me with the Bex variable. I only get the data that was last saved in the WEBI. Is there anything special I have to do to get the Bex variable to prompt me in Live Office 4.0?

Hi,
Some additional info: It seems .unx is not fully supported with LiveOffice 4.0 - an enhancement has been registered on Ideas Place: https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/ideas/3578
I have also seen it that WEBI on BICS never pulls the prompts (SAP Variables) through into Live Office. There is a documentation fix in process to explicitly mention this limitation.
Regards,
Henry

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Budget %
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Budget YTD
etc
if I drag the structure into the Crystal Report detail section with a key figure it displays like this
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Budget YTD     250
the null values are displayed (and this is what is required). However if I filter using a Record selection or group on a profit centre then the nulls along with the associated structure component are not displayed.
Actual $     300
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Webi is also behaving similarly. Can anyone explain why the above is happening and suggest a solution either on the Bex side of things or on the Crystal Reports side of things? I'm confused as to why nulls are displayed in the first example and not the second.
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Keith

Hi,
Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence will only show data which is in the cube. You could have an actual 0 or Null entry whithout grouping but by changing the selection / grouping in the report the data does not include such entry anymore.
ingo

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i know there is an FP3 or something out, but not sure if it will fix this. i am reluctant to run the FP due to the lack of SAP support.
if there is someone that has done this and can show me how, that would be a great help.
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g

Hi,
Some additional info: It seems .unx is not fully supported with LiveOffice 4.0 - an enhancement has been registered on Ideas Place: https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/ideas/3578
I have also seen it that WEBI on BICS never pulls the prompts (SAP Variables) through into Live Office. There is a documentation fix in process to explicitly mention this limitation.
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Can anybody help me ?
1) I use BEx query variables in WebI 3.1 . But i can't understand how to order fields of selection screen in WebI reports
2) How can i use Dynamic filtering with BEx query variables in WebI 3.1 ?
It's need that list of second field on selection screen will be accoding to result of selection first field on selection screen and so on .
Need i use BEx user-exit variables ?
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1) Variable sequence isn't respected in XI3.1 - and can't be modified in OLAP.unv (this enhancement exists in 4.0 )
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I've created a query in BW BEx, where I have a mandatory variable for 0calmonth, and I list 0material and sales (in volume, liter). And I have a restricted key figure giving me sales (volume in liter) restricted with 0calmonth = variable - 12, to give me the sale for the same month the user select, previous year.
This seems to be working, the sum is correct, but when adding up the number for the sales in the month previous year, the numbers does not fit the sum in the end.
I think the report only lists materials with sales the month selected in the variable, if a material has not been sold that month, but in the same month last year, it's not listed in the reports, but it's added in the sum in the end.
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We have three records like this:
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101 - 01.2010 - 5
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201 - 01.2010 - 7
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Any way to solve this issue? We noticed because we run BO - Webi on top of the BEx query, and BO sum's the values per material, and in webi the report would give us the sum 8 and 5.
Any input is appreciated.
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Øystein

Hi,
thanks for your reply.
The error is that the report only seems to list materials that has been sold "this month", and if the same material was sold the same month last year, it will also list the volume for this.
But if the material is only sold in the same month last year, it's not listed in the report, but it's calculated into the sum at the end.
The report is listing material, which is why the error presents itself, as you said
Getting 8 minus 12 is correct unless you drill down by material. In that case, it should be 8 minus 5 and 0 minus 7.
The row with 0 - 7 is not shown, and my guess is that the report will only list materials that has sales this month (which has been selected in the variable)
Regards,
Øystein
Edited by: Oystein Gundersen on Mar 21, 2011 4:36 PM

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which version of BOBJ are you using?
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Crystal Reports with BEx Query using Custom Exit Variable

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We have BW BEx Query using Customer User Exit variable to derive the Fiscal Week for Last Year (called it VAR2) based on another user input variable Current Fiscal Week (called it VAR1).
VAR2 is derived from VAR1 in CMOD via some codings and thus it DOES NOT have the "Variable is Ready for Input" flag ticked in the BEx. VAR1 is user input variable, so it has "Variable is Ready for Input" flag ticked in the BEx.
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Andy

Hi Vibhav,
We have the SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise XI4.0 Version 14.0.0. Not sure if SP0 or other SP, got to check with Basis Team later.
We tried that "mandatory" option and did not work either.
Anyway, SAP has now come back again saying it is something they will fix it in next release/version. We got a phone call from them and a reply below to our OSS.
23.08.2011 - 08:20:49 CET - Info for Customer by SAP
I have raised this issue on the Idea#s Place as an enhancement request
on the below link:
https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/ideas/5586
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Error with bex query in web

Good morning together,
i have trouble again with a BEx Query in our BW landscape.
I have created a query with a lot of key figures. When i call it in BEx (Excel) i get data; everything is ok.
But when i say, execute this query in web, or try to call the query in connection with a web template i get the error message "no data was found".
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Thanks for your reply Suman,
the WT is ok. Have checked the RSRT too. i get everytime the message
"No Data available
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although in BEX (Excel) I get data with the same selection.

Webi 4.0 with Bex Query

Hi Experts,
I am making webi report directly hitting bex query. I dont know much about bex may be you can help me understanding this, i have a Default Value (Global Filter date object) Recieved Date, which is also included in Free Characteristics of my bex query. Now while hitting this query Webi is showing three objects in universe outline panel for this Recieved Date , A dimension object Named Recieved Date and when you expand node of that Dimension it shows you another Recieved Date object but it is not a detail object it has a small up errow with it, then 3rd a Key detail objects.
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I'm new to a company and I've been tasked with identifying the BEx queries that underlie the published web application reports that are accessed via our company's intranet site. I am able to identify the queries via the URL on a few of the published reports. However, there are a few reports that do not indicate the query name in the URL; these reports are located in a section referred to as "Embedded Reports" and are accessed by clicking on a hyper-link. Even after I click on the hyper-link and arrive at the web application report, I am still unable to identify the query name within the URL. Furthermore, the URL does not change when I click on the Hyper-link or even after I execute the report.
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http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/c0ecd052-ec2f-2c10-a89b-9be7c89e1f33?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
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