SQL UDF in BusinessObjects - Possible?

Question

Post Author: Ryan Quigley
CA Forum: Semantic Layer and Data Connectivity
I have a UDF that I created in SQL Server 2000.  I would like to utilize that UDF in a BusinessObjects XI R2 universe for reporting and dashboard purposes.  The first parameter is a field in the database that is already in the universe.  The second parameter needs to be a prompt for the user.  I've pasted the UDF below.
How can I have BO utilize the function?  I have had no luck so far.
Thanks!
Ryan Quigley
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.CalcRollingPendingInventoryDays
(     @Notes_GUID AS VARCHAR(72),     @Query_Date AS DATETIME)
RETURNS SMALLINT
AS
BEGIN      DECLARE @RollingPendingInventoryDays AS SMALLINT     DECLARE @Query_Date_Key AS INT     DECLARE @Date_Rcvd_Key AS INT     DECLARE @Date_Case_Closed_Key AS INT     DECLARE @Weekend_Days AS SMALLINT     DECLARE @Holiday AS SMALLINT
     SET @Notes_GUID = @Notes_GUID + '%'     SET @Query_Date_Key = (SELECT DATE_KEY FROM dbo.D_DATE WHERE @Query_Date = CALENDAR_DATE)     SET @Date_Rcvd_Key = (SELECT DATE_RCVD_KEY FROM dbo.F_COMPLAINT_TRACKING WHERE NOTES_GUID LIKE @Notes_GUID)     SET @Date_Case_Closed_Key = (SELECT DATE_CASE_CLOSED_KEY FROM dbo.F_COMPLAINT_TRACKING WHERE NOTES_GUID LIKE @Notes_GUID)      SET @Weekend_Days = (SELECT COUNT() FROM dbo.D_DATE WHERE (DATE_KEY BETWEEN @Date_Rcvd_Key AND @Query_Date_Key) AND (WEEKEND_INDICATOR = 'Y'))     SET @Holiday = (SELECT COUNT() FROM dbo.D_DATE WHERE (DATE_KEY BETWEEN @Date_Rcvd_Key AND @Query_Date_Key) AND (HOLIDAY_INDICATOR = 'Y'))
     IF (@Query_Date_Key < @Date_Case_Closed_Key) OR (@Date_Case_Closed_Key = -2)     BEGIN           SET @RollingPendingInventoryDays = @Query_Date_Key - @Date_Rcvd_Key - @Weekend_Days - @Holiday     END     ELSE     BEGIN           SET @RollingPendingInventoryDays = NULL     END
     RETURN @RollingPendingInventoryDays
END

Answer 1

Srini, @chris hope you don't mind me stepping in
Just checked this in 11.1.1.4.0 and 11.1.1.6.0 and it worked for me.
I used the HR schema and the Departments table
  <ViewAttribute
    Name="DepartmentName"
    IsNotNull="true"
    PrecisionRule="true"
    EntityAttrName="DepartmentName"
    EntityUsage="Departments"
    AliasName="DEPARTMENT_NAME"/>
  <ViewAttribute
    Name="nnn"
    IsPersistent="false"
    PrecisionRule="true"
    Precision="255"
    Type="java.lang.String"
    ColumnType="VARCHAR2"
    AliasName="VIEW_ATTR"
    Passivate="true"
    Expression="SUBSTR(DEPARTMENT_NAME, 1, 5)"
    SQLType="VARCHAR"/>
...The nnn attribute I added to show only the first 5 characters of the department name.
Timo