Member Formula in Outline

Question

Using the members:
__Measure: (dense)_
Exchange rate_local rate
cost
currency(sparse)
-usd
-gbp
Mkt(sparse)
Pdt (sparse)
in measures, I tried adding a formula against local rate
if
*(cost>0),*
local rate (member) = cost / fxrate-> anymkt->anypdt;
endif
I have 8 different currencies. Costs and not every combination will have cost against them. The cost is loaded against different currencies depending on market and product.
Eg.
Cost->mkt1-> pdt13->usd=1.5
Cost->mkt1-> pdt13->gbp=4.8
Fxrate-> usd->anymkt->anypdt=0.85
Fxrate->gbp-> anymkt->anypdt=0.25
My issue is I am not getting any results. I thought if you don’t specify the dimensions in your formula, Essbase will calculate for every possible combinations? If that is right, I should be getting something. I have made the member a dynamic calc so I can get instant results and yet don’t get them.

Answer 1

In ASO architecture, if you want to aggregate these multiplied values you probably want to do the multiplication prior to loading so the sum of the products rolls up. Right now, you can't have the multiplication done in MDX and then have ASO aggregate. It's mostly a performance concern; you can do the multiplication and aggregation in one formula if you want.<BR><BR>The basic multiplication is just<BR> [Standard Material Per Unit] * [Units Sold]<BR><BR>To aggregate, you need to wrap in additional clauses. I've attached code here so you can see it with indenting- I believe that consistent indenting helps catch a lot of syntax errors.<BR><BR>You will also need to assign the formula to a new member (account or otherwise).<BR><BR>If you only want to see the values at level-0 and you don't want them aggregated, it's very easy:<BR><BR>iif (<BR> [Product].CurrentMember.[LEVEL_NUM] = 0,<BR> [Standard Material Per Unit] * [Units Sold],<BR> MISSING<BR>)<BR><BR><BR>