Regarding Formula Variable...

Hello guyz,
I am preparing for certifications. I have a doubt regarding Formula Variable. Can anyone please let me know with good and easy example so that i can understand the concept.
Thanks and Regards,
Hawkin.

Hi Hawkin
check this link,
http://www.sd-solutions.com/documents/SDS_BW_Replacement%20Path%20Variables.html
hope it helps,
Sudhakar.

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Formula variable with replacement path to another input variable

Hi @ all,
i have a question regarding "Formula variable with replacement path to another input variable".
My Problem is that in selection screen and for info-fields the input variable is shown with its key and not with its description.
Scenario:
A formula variable (X) is used to get an input value of a characteristic variable (Y) for 0Fiscper3 to realize a IF-Then scenario.
The formula variable (X) uses replacement path by variable (Y) replace by "key".
In selection screen of the query variable (Y) is named with its key "ZAB_BUPE01" and not with its description " fiscal period". Same as for info-fields where the description is "ZAB_BUPE01" and not " fiscal period".
Does anybody have a solution to display the selection variable correctly?
Regards
Tobias

Issue Solved!
The input varaible (y) for 0Fiscper3 was saved globally on the InfoProvider. This results in that the formula variable with replacement path only shows its technical name. I put the input variable in the query itself and it soved the problem. The variable is displayed with its description in selection screen.
Regards

Replacement Path Formula variable

Hi
I have a doubt regarding formula variables created using Replacement Path .
Suppose I create such variable on some characteristic say A then what will be the value in the variable when the value of characteristic A is '#' ? Will it be 0 or something else?
Also what will be the value in the formula variable when A is not equal to # and has some value in it?
Thanks,
Ninad

For formula variable # will be 0.
Other values are truncated based on your offset start and end of your ref char.
Hope this helps.

Help Regarding the Formula Variable

Hi,
We have a scenario where "CKF = RKF/Formula Variable". When we execute a Query in BEx Analyzer, for this particular CKF values are displaying as 'X'. (i.e Numeric values are not displaying)
When we check in the backend data is available for the RKF.
Can someone please guide on how to validate whether the Formula Variable is working fine or not?
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Seshendra Reddy

Hello,
This post caught my attention because I am facing a similar problem.
I created a Formula Variable with replacement path on Posting Date (0DATE Char), with exception aggregation = MAX and results calc = MAX. The purpose is to return the last posting date for a set of documents. However, it seems that if Posting Date is not in the drilldown, then the formula formula returns 'X'.
This limitation is not mentioned in SAP help... and seems to be a pretty big constraint if the reference char on the replacement path formula variables must be in the drilldown.
Does anyone know how to work around this?
Thanks!
Jenni.

Regarding Calculated key figure on Formula variable.

Hi Gurus
I have a requirement. My business scinerio in E-recruiting is to find out no of days between requistion creation date and offer made date in each month of year.
For example we have around 120 requistion created in calyender year .
10 requistion in jan , 10 in feb , 10 in march , 10 april , ...........10 december.
my client wants out put as
jan       no of days between offer made date to requistion creation date.
feb             ,,
march        ,,
april           ,,
may           ,,
june           ,,
july            ,,
december    ,,
i have requistion , req creation date , offer made date , cal period , cal year , no of requistion in my data model.
i am unable to this report.
i have made structure in rows
jan = no of requistion based on calperiod = 1,
dec = no of requistion based on calperiod =12.
in Columns
i created a calculated keyfigure based on formula variable with replacement path of req created date and offer date.
i am not getting the data. my guess is i went some where wrong. please give some advice where i am going wrong . plz help me on this
thanks
roopa

Hi
Thanks for your reply.
Both req creation date and offered date are in the free characteristics of query.
main problem for me is how to get no of days between offered date - req creation date in jan month.
can you give me exact formula how to write it down in query builder
<b> hi Banu ( Queen of reporting ) can you through ligth n this issue</b>
Thanks
Roopa
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BW 3.5 - Issue with formula variable with replacement path

Dear experts,
I'm facing an issue with formula variable with replacement path.
Just to clarify, I know replacement paths is raising a lot of questions but I've been using this functionnality extensively in the past, both in 7.0 and 3.5, so I'm not looking for basic information about how to use it.
I'm trying to setup a simple report that would show total values per plant of Purchase Order < 100
To do so I've setup a calculated key figure as follow:
VAR1 * ("PO value" < 100 ) * "PO value"
VAR1 is a formula variable with replacement path on 'purchase order' and value attribute 'constant =1'.
(The report has to show values summarized by plant but should not show the detail PO by PO, so I'm not looking at a solution based on condition)
The report as characteristic "plant" in rows and my CKF in columns.
Now let's take an example. I have 3 POs in Plant 1:
PO1 -> 150
PO2 -> 90
PO3 -> 80
Because of the variable with replacement path, the result in my query should be:
plant1 = 170 (even though characteristic "purchase order" is not in my rows, system should evaluate PO one by one and return values only for those two that are below 100).
But the result coming is 320, which is wrong.
I've done the same report on many other 3.5 systems and it worked perfectly, and I am not able to get proper support from SAP OSS who keep saying that this functionnality is not ready in 3.5 (although I've provided screenshot of this working on another 3.5 system!!! how frustrating...)
They have also pointed to problems of Before and After aggregation but that has absolutely no impact. Once again, the scenario is working perfectly on other 3.5 systems with the same query design, so i'm sure it has nothing to do with Query Designer options.
Would anyone have ever come to an equivalenet problem? I'm wondering whether the DB itself could not play a role in the variable with ref characteristic 'constant =1' ...
Any though is welcome!
thanks

Hi,
The text variable is replaced when the exact date is clear for this key figure column according to the restriction.
To achive this, please make sure that either the variable is directly restricted in the key figure selection, or that the date characteristic is in drilldown.
Regards,
Patricia

If condition in Formula variable

Hi forum,
Can anybody please help me write the formula below in formula variable.
*If A >=0
then
result = (A/B100365)
Else
result = (A/B100365-1)
Thanks in advance for the efforts.
Regards,

(A>=0)(A/B100365)+(A/B100365-1)
do a formula check.
Khaja

Default Value in Formula Variable - Inconsistent behaviour

Hi,
I am facing a very strange issue in a formula variable.
I had created three formula variables with default values and the user (Power user who has the Bex access) was able to change the default value themselves for two of these variables.
Now he wants to change all the three, so I have tried to check the issue and changed all the three for testing purpose.
Now, he is unable to change any of them!!! Sad, now I cant even say that "You dont have the Auth to do so"
Any clue? Anyone has faced similar issue.
Any thoughts are highy welcome! Suddenly users wants to get this one URGENTLY, usually he used to access the report once in month. Now he wants to use the same once in half an hour
We are on BI 7.0 with SP 24
Any thoughts PLS
Regards

hi,
probably you can refer to SAP Note 1413030 - SAPBWNews NW 7.x BW Add-On Frontend Patch 1300 - GUI 7.10 or maybe SAP Note 1294382 - SAPBINews NW7.0 BI Add-On Frontend SP900 - GUI 7.1 that might help you in sorting out your problem, plus you can buy more time from the user as well
regards
laksh

Problem with formula variable

HI,
I am facing problem with formula variable with replacement path. my requirement is system date - posting date.
here i created 2 formula variable one is system date. second formula vaiable with replacement path is posting date. second formula vaiable not populating data. please help on that.
regards,
kris

Hi,
here is some idea.. here i have taken expample dates 1)notification creation date and 2) notification completion.
1st:in the query designer at key figure coloumn create
one local formula.in that local formula create formula
variable with replacement path.in that take reference character
notification completion.in the next tab take replace ment
as key.in the last tab select "date".
2nd: do the same thing for the notification creation date.
3 rd : create 3 rd local formula and do the substraction
for the first 2 local formulas.
4th:create codition on the difference which u have find with
on that condition u can create one user entry varibale.
5th:while u defining the query put these 2 dates,i,e
notification completion, notification creation date in the character block.
If not system will ignore the formula variable which u created in
above steps.
Hope this wil help u.
regards....KP

Formula variable with replacement path

HI ,
1. Is it possible to use "Customer exist- without user entry variable in the formula variable with the replacement ?
2. if I use two variable for a same time char in one report (one is User entry variable and the other is customer exit variable for calculating current system date), then how it will work ? (User entry variable is there in the "Char restrictions" section and the customer exit variable is customer exit used in formula variable)
Thanks in Advance.
Thanks
Rajesh

1. Is it possible to use "Customer exist- without user entry variable in the formula variable with the replacement ?
Yes. use I_step=1
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.
2. if I use two variable for a same time char in one report (one is User entry variable and the other is customer exit variable for calculating current system date), then how it will work ? (User entry variable is there in the "Char restrictions" section and the customer exit variable is customer exit used in formula variable)
Yes you can use both the variable of time char to restrict a characteristic but that should not be used on single characteristic.
You can use the sys defined 0date on one field and the customised one Zsydatum on other char.
Regards
KP

Formula Variable with replacement path on 0CALDAY

Hi,
I am trying to enhance an existing query.
I am creating a new formula variable processing by replacement path.
In Reference Characterisitic I have choosen 0CALDAY.
In the tab options , I selected replacement path.
In the replacement path tab, in Replacement Rule /replace variable with I am trying to select the variable. But in the variable list I am not able to find 0CALDAY variable, which we have already created and restricting in some other key figures.
Please help me in this regard.
Thanks & Regards,
Madhav

Hey in the replacement path tab you need to choose either its infoobject or variable from which the value needs to be taken.
If you choose infoobject you get the options of choosing its attributes etc.
If you choose variable you get option to choose variable associated.
But under "General Tab" under reference characteristic you need to choose your CALDAY.
Hope this helps.
Edited by: Praveen G on Sep 26, 2008 5:53 AM

Issue - Formula Variable with Replacement Path

Hi,
Is it mandatory to include the base characteristics in the rows on which the formula variable(replacement path) is based on. As long as the base char is in the rows the variable works fine. The moment I take that off, the variable doesn't produce any result. I know the char can be put in the rows and can be hidden, but then in that case I don't get the desired aggregation level.
Has anybody come across this probelm and managed to sort this out? Kindly suggest any solution.
Thanks,
Anurag.

Hi,
a formula variable with replacement path only works if the replacement object is in the query in either the rows or colums. The data can never be aggregated on a higher level then the infoObject in the replacement path. If you want a higher aggregation you can add a new key figure as an attribute to your infoObject and fill it with the value you want in the loading process. You can use that key figure in your queries every way you want.
Kind regards,
Alex

Formula variable using Replacement path not working

Dear All,
I am using a query to calculate YTD values in the report. I am using a formula variable to calculate the number of months. Formula is
Month To - Month From+1
When I am giving the range from 001 to 006 for period in th evariable screen,
I am gettung Month To as 6 and Month From as 6 with total no . of months as 1.
I think Month From is not being caculated properly. I created another formul variable using Replacement path, for characteristic Posting period, replace with a Key and dimension ID as number with out any offset.
Still not working.
Any suggestions.
Thanks and Regards,
Srini
Edited by: Srinivas on Apr 24, 2008 11:13 AM

Hello,
I have seen this document already. It is slightly different from what I am trying to do here than what the post shows. How ever, I did everything right, atleast seems to be and don´t know why I am not getting the From value from the posting period selected. To value variable is coming right.
Any more sugegstions.?
Thanks and Regards,
Srini

BEX 7.0: Formula variable with replacement path not working after BW Upg

Hi all,
We have a formula variable using replacement path for 0MATERIAL characteristic that is used in a calculated key figure, in order to perform conversion factor to change measure units (0MATERIAL attribute).
This was working pretty well until an upgrade from 3.5 to 7.0 EHP 1. The list that is displayed contains all key figures empty instead of the desired values.
Can anyone suggest what could be the possible reason for this?
Thanks in advance.
CCS

Hi all,
Problem solved!
The solution was based on the u201Chow to...Report Data in alternate units of measureu201D document (for 3x version) . http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b7b2aa90-0201-0010-a480-a755eeb82b6f?quicklink=index&overridelayout=true
Basically, the upgrade has override the previous changes made in the program LRRSVF20, like the "How to" document refers. Namely, the reference to YBW_AUNIT_ENHANCEMENT program.
We have carried out the changes and, apparently, the query is now working fine.
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Cátia Coelho Silva

Using Formula Variable in Customer Exit variable

Hi,
I want to assign valuees of 2 Formula Variables to one cstomer exit variable based on some Characteristic.
Example. Formula variables are Early and Late. If Early = 3 and Late = 4 , I want to pass value to the Customer Exit variable as Low = 3 and High = 4.
The problem is in I_T_VAR_RANGE there is no value for formula variable in LOW field.
Other variables based on Characteristics have values in this field.
What can I do in this case?
Regards
SSS

SSS,
You can restrict your characteristic with two variables in the value range options of restricting.
One can be used as low and the other can be high.
Hope that helps.
Thanks.

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