Non Numeric data

Hi,
Why Essbase database can store only "numeric" data is there any workaround to store "non-numeric" data in Essbase

To expand on this, an analytical view of such data is questionable. While you could aggregate/consolidate and even analyze non-numeric (i.e. categorical responses), the business needs of such analysis are almost always better served with more appropriate tools.
Compare this with regions, time, accounts -- where the structure of the database has an inherent consolidation or mathematical relationship. Deriving value from these numeric relationships is where multidimension analysis thrives.
With text information, you would need to create artificial relationships for the different "values" that at best represent weighted values, not completely useless but again, the right tool would do you better. It seems to me like another case of using a hammer to pound a screw in because the screw driver is still in the tool box.
Some over-eager (read: young) essbase developers love to throw the database logs into essbase cubes, too -- which is rather silly to me (if they don't have enough to keep them busy answering the user's needs, perhaps they should look for additional users...). The two issues have one thing in common: allowing the technology to dictate effort, rather than responding to a business need with targeted solutions.
Hmmm, maybe I'll create a cube to store the number of added members by dimension and the database statistics across time so I can prove to my boss that I'm wasting enough time on boondoggles every day. Well, at least THAT data is numeric...
The above was all said tongue in cheek -- you can use oddball things like this to answer some interesting questions. I just think that if you have questions like that, you should go talk to the CFO and finance departments a bit more to see what kind of questions you COULD be answering.

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Dear All,
I have problem to upload non-numeric data into planning?
Regards,
Thomas

I am not sure what that has to do with non-numeric data and planning.
If you want to move your ODI environment then have a look at this post :- Re: move full ODI environment to another Machine...
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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

How do I import non-numeric data into DIAdem?

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Testing for non-Numeric Data in a varchar2

Hello -
What is the easiest way to test see if there is non-numeric data in a varchar2 column? The column holds ssn values, but I am unable to convert these values to numeric data, because somewhere the column is storing non-numeric data.
Thanks in advance.

Maybe something like this ?
SQL> create or replace function test_num (var1 in varchar2) return varchar2
2 is
3     num     number;
4 begin
5     num := to_number (var1);
6     return ('Number');
7 exception
8     when others then
9             return ('Character');
10* end;
SQL> /
Function created.
SQL> select test_num ('111') from dual;
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Number
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SQL>

Compare non numeric data using arithmetic operations

Hi
Is there anyway to compare the non numeric data in a table to a numeric number.
Want to run a query like
SELECT rank_id
                                      FROM   mas_rank
                                      WHERE rank_code > 26 Rank_code contains numeric as well as some non numeric data
Thanx for the help

Yes, it will work if you just say > '26' See this demo :
SQL> create table mas_rank(rank_id number,rank_code varchar2(2));
Table created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (100,'aa');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (101,'ab');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (102,'ad');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (103,'ag');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (104,'ac');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (105,'22');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (106,'25');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (107,'26');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (108,'27');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (109,'aa');
1 row created.
SQL> insert into mas_rank values (110,'28');
1 row created.
SQL> SELECT rank_id
2                                        FROM   mas_rank
3                                        WHERE rank_code not in ('ab','ad','ag')
4                                                 and rank_code > 26;
                                               and rank_code > 26
ERROR at line 4:
ORA-01722: invalid number
SQL> ed
Wrote file afiedt.buf
1 SELECT rank_id
2                                        FROM   mas_rank
3                                        WHERE rank_code not in ('ab','ad','ag')
4*                                                and rank_code > '26'
SQL> /
   RANK_ID
       100
       104
       108
       109
       110
SQL>Regards
Girish Sharma

Numeric and Non Numeric Data

Hi,
I have to check the data in Varchar2 field idtr and if it is numeric some actions are to be done on the data and if it is numeric some other different action is to be done.
So I used some logic for finding whether the data is numeric or non numeric which I got it from the net.
Now my problem is all decimal numbers are to be treated as numeric but this logic is treating decimals as non numeric and I am not able to proceed further.
Can some one help me out in this issue.
Below is the Logic and actions I am doing
select      pol_id,lpad(substr(trunc(to_number(idtr),0),1,10),10,0),idtr
from           pl_insrd
where      length(idtr) - length(translate(idtr,chr(1)||translate(idtr,CHR(1)||'1234567890',CHR(1) ),CHR(1) ) ) = 0
and           length(idtr) > 9
UNION
select      pol_id,lpad(trunc(idtr,0),10,0),idtr
from           pl_insrd
where      length(idtr) - length(translate(idtr,chr(1)||translate(idtr,CHR(1)||'1234567890',CHR(1) ),CHR(1) ) ) = 0
and           length(idtr) < 10
UNION
select      pol_id,substr(idtr,1,10),idtr
from           pl_insrd
where      length(idtr) - Length(TRANSLATE(idtr,CHR(1)||TRANSLATE(idtr,CHR(1)||'1234567890', CHR(1) ), CHR(1) ) ) > 0
and           length(idtr) > 9
UNION
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<quote>One I provided was I found at asktom.oracle.com</quote>
So? ... If you'd provided a link then one could see the entire context for that particular snippet of code and decide if it is indeed appropriate. As shown by Angus it is not always appropriate ... add to that, NULL is not a number as that function reports.
<quote>It's using replace and transalate functions which are less expensive then To_Number function.</quote>
Proof?
<quote>I agree with you [John], that's the best function you can use to validate data for numeric.<quote>
I don't agree to_number() is [always] the best way ... the easiest way? ... maybe.
My personal view is that there is no universal way to determine if a string, in all circumstances, can be translated into a number. One has to have knowledge of the source data domain ... only you know if, in your particular circumstance, '1e4' is or is not a NUMBER represented as a string.
flip@FLOP> select to_number('1e3') from dual;
TO_NUMBER('1E3')
1000

Non Numeric Data query

Hi,
I'm trying to check our HR phone number table for phone numbers which contain anything except numbers and spaces.
Using sample data:
WITH sampledata AS
     (SELECT '01234 123456' col FROM DUAL UNION ALL
      SELECT '01234 123456 (Ext 456)' FROM DUAL UNION ALL
      SELECT '01234 123213234 (** 2342)' FROM DUAL)
SELECT *
FROM sampledata;I'd like to use SQL to find the 2nd and 3rd examples (and any other rows where the telno does NOT contain just numbers and spaces).
I've tried:
adding a WHERE:
WHERE NOT REGEXP_INSTR(col,'[0-9]') > 0Or this:
where regexp_like(col, '[^[0-9]]*')But when I try that, all rows are returned, presumably because all rows contain numbers.
I'm not sure how to change to return lines which contain both numeric and alphanumeric data, but where spaces are ignored (i.e. if row1 in e.g. above is okay, rows 2 and 3 aren't).
Any advice much appreciated.
Thanks

20100511 wrote:
Or this:
where regexp_like(col, '[^[0-9]]*')But when I try that, all rows are returned, presumably because all rows contain numbers.You missed the space: where regexp_like(col, '[^[0-9] ]*')bye
TPD

Report totals for non-numerical data

Hello all,
I am trying to update a site for an auto shop. The site is in PHP, MySQL.
What they have in the database is records for each customer that comes in to their shop. So, they will have John Q. Public having multiple entries for the date he came in, and what was done to the car. They want a report that will display the totals for each item that John Public has had done.
So for example the report would be displaying the following:
                     breaks             oil change            shocks              tune up     total visits
John Public       2                       4                        0                       2               8
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Name             Date             Work          Cust. Review
John Public    02-05-2007    breaks        satisfied
John Public    03-15-2008    breaks        satisfied
John Public    01-09-2008    oil change   satisfied
Is there a way to do this?

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This is what I had originally:
<?php
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$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
while($record = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
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//Query the records
$query = "SELECT t2.location, t2.reason, COUNT(t1.reason) as total
          FROM (
              SELECT tt1.location, tt2.reason
              FROM (SELECT DISTINCT location FROM `call_log`) tt1,
                   (SELECT DISTINCT reason FROM `call_log`) tt2) t2
          LEFT JOIN `call_log` t1
          ON t1.location = t2.location AND t1.reason = t2.reason
          GROUP BY t2.reason, t2.location
          ORDER BY t2.location, t2.reason";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
And this is what I changed it to:
<?php
//Query the unique works to generate the headers
$query = "SELECT DISTINCT call_log.reason, call_reason.reason_id, call_reason.reason
   FROM call_log LEFT JOIN call_reason
   ON call_log.reason = call_reason.reason_id
   ORDER BY call_log.reason";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
while($record = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
$reasons[] = $record['reason'];
// Query to get the top headers to have the correct column span
$query = "SELECT COUNT(*) AS reason_id FROM call_reason";
// Execute Query for the correct column span
$result = mysql_query($query);
// Get the result of query named count
$count = mysql_result($result,0);
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$report = "<table width=\"75%\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\" border=\"1\">\n";
$report .= " <tr><th style=\"border-color:#000;\">Store</th><th colspan=\"$count\" style=\"border-color:#000;\">Reasons for the Call</th></tr>\n";
$report .= " <tr><th></th><th>" . implode('</th><th>', $reasons) . "</th></tr>\n";
//Query the records
$query = "SELECT t2.location, t2.reason, COUNT(t1.reason) as total
          FROM (
              SELECT tt1.location, tt2.reason
              FROM (SELECT DISTINCT location FROM `call_log`) tt1,
                   (SELECT DISTINCT reason FROM `call_log`) tt2) t2
          LEFT JOIN `call_log` t1
          ON t1.location = t2.location AND t1.reason = t2.reason
          GROUP BY t2.reason, t2.location
          ORDER BY t2.location, t2.reason";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
It's the first section of:
$query = "SELECT DISTINCT call_log.reason, call_reason.reason_id, call_reason.reason
   FROM call_log LEFT JOIN call_reason
   ON call_log.reason = call_reason.reason_id
   ORDER BY call_log.reason";
$result = mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
while($record = mysql_fetch_assoc($result))
$reasons[] = $record['reason'];
that I'm wodering about. Since I didn't realize that I defined the vairable for call_reason.reason how did it know to display the data from that field? I know I joined the tables, but why would it not display the call_reason.reason_id?
Thank you very much.

Data Storage in Essbase -- Non Numeric

Hi Experts,
Could you please guide me how the non numeric data is stored in Essbase (which is not metadata). Ex: Dates, Text Etc...
It it Essbase first convert date format into numeric and then store or something else???
Thanks
N Kumar

From version 11, Essbase provides some support for text and date measures natively.
Text measures allow a predefined set of text values to be mapped to a predefined set of numeric values - there is no native support for loading 'free text'. The text measure 'mappings' are stored in the Essbase outline (.otl), but for both text and date cases the value itself is stored numerically, like any other data cell.
You can also use formats to convert numeric values to text when reporting. Again, Essbase 'really' only stores data as numbers.
Check out the following page from the latest Database Administrators Guide, which covers all these topics: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/esb_dbag/frameset.htm?dtypmeas.html
Edited by: TimG on Jul 8, 2010 5:30 AM
John got there before me. Still, follow the link to the DBAG!

Using MODEL clause and COUNT for not numeric data columns....

Hi ,
Is it possible somehow to use the COUNT function to transform a non-numeric data column to a numeric data value (a counter) and be used in a MODEL clause....????
For example , i tried the following in the emp table of SCOTT dataschema with no desired result...
SQL> select deptno , empno , hiredate from emp;
DEPTNO EMPNO HIREDATE
    20 7369 18/12/1980
    30 7499 20/02/1981
    30 7521 22/02/1981
    20 7566 02/04/1981
    30 7654 28/09/1981
    30 7698 01/05/1981
    10 7782 09/06/1981
    20 7788 18/04/1987
    10 7839 17/11/1981
    30 7844 08/09/1981
    20 7876 21/05/1987
    30 7900 03/12/1981
    20 7902 03/12/1981
    10 7934 23/01/1982
14 rows selected Now , i want to use the MODEL clause in order to 'predict' the number of employees who were going to be hired in the 1990 per deptno...
So , i have constructed the following query which , as expected, does not return the desired results....
SQL>   select deptno , month , year , count_
2    from
3    (
4    select deptno , to_number(to_char(hiredate,'mm')) month ,
5                to_number(to_char(hiredate , 'rrrr')) year , count(ename) count_
6    from emp
7    group by deptno , to_number(to_char(hiredate,'mm')) ,
8                to_number(to_char(hiredate , 'rrrr'))
9    )
10    model
11    partition by(deptno)
12    dimension by (month , year)
13    measures (count_ )
14    (
15     count_[1,1990]=count_[1,1982]+count_[11,1982]
16    )
17 /
    DEPTNO      MONTH       YEAR     COUNT_
        30          5       1981          1
        30         12       1981          1
        30          2       1981          2
        30          9       1981          2
        30          1       1990
        20          4       1987          1
        20          5       1987          1
        20          4       1981          1
        20         12       1981          1
        20         12       1980          1
        20          1       1990
        10          6       1981          1
        10         11       1981          1
        10          1       1982          1
        10          1       1990 As you see , the measures for the 1990 year is null...because the measure(the count(deptno)) is computed via the group by and not by the MODEL clause...
How should i transform the above query... so as the "count_[1,1982]+count_[11,1982]" will return non-null results per deptno...????
Thanks , a lot
Simon

Connected to Oracle Database 10g Express Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0
Connected as hr
SQL>
SQL> SELECT department_id, MONTH, YEAR, count_
2    FROM (SELECT e.department_id
3                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm')) MONTH
4                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')) YEAR
5                ,COUNT(e.first_name) count_
6            FROM employees e
7            WHERE e.department_id = 20
8           GROUP BY e.department_id
9                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm'))
10                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')));
DEPARTMENT_ID      MONTH       YEAR     COUNT_
           20          8       1997          1
           20          2       1996          1
SQL> --
SQL> SELECT department_id, MONTH, YEAR, count_
2    FROM (SELECT e.department_id
3                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm')) MONTH
4                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')) YEAR
5                ,COUNT(e.first_name) count_
6            FROM employees e
7            WHERE e.department_id = 20
8           GROUP BY e.department_id
9                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm'))
10                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')))
11 model
12 PARTITION BY(department_id)
13 dimension BY(MONTH, YEAR)
14 measures(count_)(
15    count_ [1, 1990] = count_ [2, 1996] + count_ [8, 1997]
16 );
DEPARTMENT_ID      MONTH       YEAR     COUNT_
           20          8       1997          1
           20          2       1996          1
           20          1       1990          2
SQL> ---
SQL> SELECT department_id, MONTH, YEAR, count_
2    FROM (SELECT e.department_id
3                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm')) MONTH
4                ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')) YEAR
5                ,COUNT(e.first_name) count_
6            FROM employees e
7           GROUP BY e.department_id
8                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'mm'))
9                   ,to_number(to_char(e.hire_date, 'rrrr')))
10 model ignore nav
11 PARTITION BY(department_id)
12 dimension BY(MONTH, YEAR)
13 measures(count_)(
14    count_ [1, 1990] = count_ [2, 1996] + count_ [8, 1997]
15 );
DEPARTMENT_ID      MONTH       YEAR     COUNT_
          100          8       1994          2
           30         12       1997          1
          100          3       1998          1
           30          7       1997          1
                       5       1999          1
           30         12       1994          1
           30         11       1998          1
           30          5       1995          1
          100          9       1997          2
          100         12       1999          1
           30          8       1999          1
                       1       1990          0
           30          1       1990          0
          100          1       1990          0
           90          9       1989          1
           20          8       1997          1
           70          6       1994          1
93 rows selected
SQL>

Error while pulling data from an Oracle database. ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected

I'm trying to pull data from an Oracle database using SSIS. When I try to select a few fields from the source table, it returns the following error message:
    [OLE DB Source [47]] Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. An OLE DB error has occurred. Error code: 0x80040E14.
    An OLE DB record is available. Source: "OraOLEDB" Hresult: 0x80040E14 Description: "ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected".
    An OLE DB record is available. Source: "OraOLEDB" Hresult: 0x80004005 Description: "ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected".
The source columns are a combination of numeric and texts, and I've also tried selecting one of them, which didn't work. I'm using the Oracle client 11.2.0.1, and it works fine with any other data sources I have connected to so far. How can I resolve this
error?

Hi H.James,
According to your description, the issue is a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected while pulling data from an Oracle database in SSIS.
Based on the error message, the issue should be you are comparing a number column to a non-number column in a query. Such as the query below (ConfID is a number, Sdate is a date):
where C.ConfID in (select C.Sdate
                   from Conference_C C
                   where C.Sdate < '1-July-12')
Besides, a default behavior for the Oracle OleDb Provider that change the NLS Date Format of the session to 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS can also cause the issue. For more details about this issue, please refer to the following blog:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dataaccesstechnologies/archive/2012/01/20/every-bug-is-a-microsoft-bug-until-proven-otherwise.aspx
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

How do I take two separate non numeric fields in a acrobat form and combine the data to display in a third separate field?

How do I take two separate non numeric fields in a acrobat form and combine the data to display in a third separate field?

You have to use custom JavScripting to concatenate the first 2 fields. You cannot use the first 2 calculation options because they force the values of the fields to a numeric value or ignore string values.
Possible scripts for the 3rd field are:
event.value = this.getField("Text1").valueAsString + " " + this.getField("Text2").valueAsString;
or
event.value = this.getField("Text1").valueAsString.concat( " ", this.getField("Text2").valueAsString);
If you do not want change the separator or not show the separator when on or the other field is empty, you will need to add more code to adjust for change.
The above scripts will also concatenate number because the field values are read as strings and not numbers.
There is also a generalized user written function to concatenate up to 3 fields with a separator that adjust for missing data.

ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected

hi ,
This was the code which shows the sales rep invoice amount and collected amount but while running report thru concurrent program its showing the following error:
ORA-01858: a non-numeric character was found where a numeric was expected
WHERE TO_CHAR ( TO_DATE ( PS.GL_DATE , 'DD/MON/YY' ) , 'MON-YYYY' ) BETWEEN TO_CHAR ( TO_DATE ( : ==> P_todate , 'YYYY/MM/DD' ) , 'MON-YYYY' ) AND TO_CHAR ( TO_DATE ( : P_todate , 'YYYY/MM/DD' ) , 'MON-YYYY' ) AND ps.customer_id = cust.custome
The Actual Code was this
SELECT SUBSTR(SALES.name,1,50) salesrep_name_inv,
--ps.CLASS,
SUM(ABS(ps.acctd_amount_due_remaining)) acctd_amt,
SUM(ABS(ps.amount_due_remaining)) amt_due_remaining_inv,
SUM(ABS(ps.amount_adjusted)) amount_adjusted_inv,
SUM(ABS(ps.amount_applied)) amount_applied_inv,
SUM(ABS(ps.amount_credited)) amount_credited_inv,
SALES.salesrep_id,
NULL "REMARKS"
-- ps.gl_date gl_date_inv,
FROM ra_cust_trx_types ctt,
ra_customers cust,
ar_payment_schedules ps,
ra_salesreps SALES,
ra_site_uses site,
ra_addresses addr,
ra_cust_trx_line_gl_dist gld,
gl_code_combinations c,
ra_customer_trx ct
WHERE TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(PS.GL_DATE,'DD/MON/YY'),'MON-YYYY')
BETWEEN TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(:P_todate,'YYYY/MM/DD'),'MON-YYYY') AND TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(:P_todate,'YYYY/MM/DD'),'MON-YYYY')
AND ps.customer_id = cust.customer_id
AND ps.customer_trx_id = ct.customer_trx_id
AND ps.cust_trx_type_id = ctt.cust_trx_type_id
AND NVL(ct.primary_salesrep_id, -3) = SALES.salesrep_id
AND ps.customer_site_use_id+0 = site.site_use_id(+)
AND site.address_id = addr.address_id(+)
AND TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(PS.GL_DATE_CLOSED,'DD/MON/YY'),'MON-YYYY')
BETWEEN TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(:P_todate,'YYYY/MM/DD'),'MON-YYYY') AND TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(:P_todate,'YYYY/MM/DD'),'MON-YYYY')
--AND ps.gl_date_closed > TO_DATE(:P_todate,'MON-YYYY')
AND ct.customer_trx_id = gld.customer_trx_id
AND gld.account_class = 'REC'
AND gld.latest_rec_flag = 'Y'
AND gld.code_combination_id = c.code_combination_id
AND sales.salesrep_id is not null and sales.name is not null
-- and ps.payment_schedule_id+0 < 9999
-- AND SALES.salesrep_id ='1001'
GROUP BY SALES.name,
--ps.CLASS,
SALES.salesrep_id

So to_date function accepts a string as input and returns a date. When a date is input instead, it is implicity converted to the required type of the function paremeter, which is a string, so that to_date can convert it back to a date again.
If you are lucky with the implicit conversion, you get the same date back, if you are not you might get a different date or an error.
From your query it appears that this conversion from a date, to a string, to a date, and then back to a string using to_char this time, is being done to remove the time or day part of the date. The actual range comparison is being done on strings rather than dates, which is dangerous as strings sort differently than dates.
In this example if I sort by date, Jan 01 comes between Dec 00 and Feb 01 as you would expect.
SQL> select * from t order by d;
D
12-01-2000
01-01-2001
02-01-2001When converted to strings, Feb 01 comes between Dec 00 and Jan 01, which is probably not the desired result
SQL> select * from t order by to_char(d,'DD-MON-YY');
D
12-01-2000
02-01-2001
01-01-2001If you want to remove time and day parts of dates you should use the trunc function
trunc(d) removes the time, trunc(d,'mm') will remove the days to start of month.
http://download-east.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/functions201.htm#i79761

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Hi All
I am using BAPI for creating sales order. If user is giving non numeric value in Quantity field it is giving error. Because quantity field data type is Double.
Please Help.
Thanks
Raktim

Hi Banerjee,
Create a String/int/long Context variable and point it to UI Input element.Do the validation for correct input value. once the validation is succesful assign that value to RFC BigDecimal variable by Explicit casting.
Hope this might solve your problem .
Thanks
Madhan

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Hi,
I am using the following code.
Tables : vbap.
DATA: t_vbap TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF vbap,
      x_vbap TYPE vbap.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME TITLE text-000.
SELECT-OPTIONS: s_vbeln FOR vbap-vbeln.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.
START-OF-SELECTION.
SELECT * FROM vbap
    INTO TABLE t_vbap
    WHERE vbeln IN s_vbeln.
LOOP AT t_vbap INTO x_vbap.
    at new vbeln.
      write:'new vbeln'.
      ENDAT.
ENDLOOP.
In debugging mode, the non-numeric fields on x_vbap becomes ****
I want to know whether this can be done using oops.. any methods available for at new
Moderator message: please search for available information/documentation before asking (as you can tell from some of the replies so far)
locked by: Thomas Zloch on Oct 1, 2010 3:25 PM

see documentation:
"If the INTO addition is used in the LOOP statement to assign the content of the current line to a work area wa, its content is changed upon entry into the AT-ENDAT control structure as follows:
The components of the current control key remain unchanged.
All components with a character-type, flat data type to the right of the current control key are set to character "*" in every position.
All the other components to the right of the current control key are set to their initial value.
When the AT-ENDAT control structure is exited, the content of the current table line is assigned to the entire work area wa. "

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