Time series AGO error - beginner ..

Im very new to this so if i ask abit stupid question you know why. Ive tried to read abit around in reagards to this error but im confused.
I must ask for help for this specific task i think and maybe if you got the time, youll give me a helping arm.
Ive created a timedimension which is Year ( "Calender Year Name" is key ) and defined as Grand total level , Quarter ("Calender Quarter Name" is key, Month ("Calender Month Name" is key, Day ("day" is Chronokey) format for DAY is : "2006/02/17 00:00:00" ...
I have my transaction fact table which is aggregated (sum)
So the code looks like this when i try to run AGO function month ago :
AGO("Dev Nordea BI"."Transactions Fact"."Org Trans Amount Sum", "Dev Nordea BI"."Time Dim"."Month", 1)
This gives me the error when i run the request in Answers :
"To use AGO function, the storage level of the query ('[Time.Dimension Key]') must be a static level. (HY000)"
If i try to use the keys in the dimensions, and not the year, quarter, month, day dimensions like this :
Ago("Dev Nordea BI"."Transactions Fact"."Org Trans Amount Sum" , "Dev Nordea BI"."Time"."Calendar Month Name" , 1)
I get error in the reposiotory saying :
[nQSError: 27009] Unresolved identifier: "Dev Nordea BI"."Time"."Calendar Month Name".
The different format for the columns are :
Calender year name : "2008"
Calender quarter name : "Q1 2008"
Calender month name : "OCT 2008"
Day : "2006/02/17 00:00:00"
if anyone could help ..

Thanks for replying John !
- ive now changed it to numeric month and put that as chronokey.
I get the following error : A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 27005] Unresolved column: "Transactions Fact"."Month Ago#1". (HY000)
//leif

Similar Messages

Unable to create time series ago function

Hello guys
I am running into a problem about time series function, ago function
I have a simple schema, fact <---->Time dimension
I have created time dimension hierarchy where month is the lowest level, I have also made it "time dimension" and month is the "chronogical key"..
When applying ago function, I am putting my measure from the fact table, level as "month" from time dimension table, and 1 meaning 1 month ago, when I complile it, I get the following error:
[nQSError: 27009] Unresolved identifier: "FTTNBILLSUM"."FTTNOBIEEBILLTIME"."Month".
Could anybody help me out as what the system doesn't like about this column?
Thanks

Thanks Maden
I did the correction and now it's giving a different error: [nQSError: 22038] Function AGO requires at least one measure attribute in its first argument.
My code is:
Ago("FTTNBILLSUM"."F_Bill_Sum"."ATM_UNITS_Sum" , "FTTNBILLSUM"."D_Time"."Month" , 1)
I have time hierarchy that names: D_Time with Month at the lowest level with Chrono keys, there is no level above it except grand total level, so only 2 level hierachy
I have a fact table that is F_Bill_Sum, which is join to D_Time... I made the D_time both the name of table and hierarchy
Please let me know what this error is coming from
Thanks

Hi Time series comparsion error

Hi
i am practising Obiee labs i got these problem, Time series error
I created Time Series measure in my Fact and saved with out error it thou,In answer when i selected those columns to compare with Dollar iam getting these Error
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 14026] Unable to navigate requested expression: Ago(Dollars:[DAggr(SalesFacts.Dollars by [ Periods.Month Code, Periods.Year] )], [Level Month], 1). Please fix the metadata consistency warnings. (HY000)
SQL Issued: SELECT Periods."Year" saw_0, "- SalesFacts".Dollars saw_1, "- SalesFacts"."Change Month Ago Dollars" saw_2, "- SalesFacts"."Percent Change Month Ago Dollars" saw_3 FROM SupplierSales ORDER BY saw_0
Let me know what do you mean by these Error?

Hi,
have you checked that your .RPD file doesn't have any consistency errors or warnings?
Regards,
Monica

Time Siries AGO Error

Hi,
When i try to use the AGO function in time sieries i am getting below error.
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 22040] To use AGO function, the storage level of the query ('[MV_CALENDAR.YEAR_454, MV_CALENDAR.MONTH_454]') must be a static level. (HY000)
I have a fact table which stores data at the month level. It has item#,Year#,month# and sales measure for all the months. I have created Calendar Dimesion on Calendar logical table and made it as time dimesion. When i try to create previous month sales column in BMM layer using Timesiries AGo fucntion i am getting the above error.Please help me.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Shanx

Hi,
I have a calender dimension table which consists of Year,month,month key, no of weeks columns in that table.
I have created Calendar Dimension as Total Years(Grand Total)->Years(Year as key,2 elements)--> Month(Month Key as Key,12 elements). Then I have created new column in BMM layer called Last Month Sales using timesiries AGO function like AGO(IR.MV_AGG_ITEM_LOC_HIST.SALES_ISSUES, IR.calendar."Month", 1) where SALES_ISSUES logical column stores sales data for all the months.
Can you please check and let me know where i have done wrong?
Thanks in advance
Regards,
Shanx

Using Time Series Functions in Answers 11g

Hi All,
I am using OBIEE v11.1.13, I want to use Time series AGO function in Answers level, its syntax is:
AGO(expr, level, interval)
for level part: should i only give the <name of the level in the hierarchy>, is it compulsary that i should introduce the Hierarchy to presentation layer?
Thanks,
Richa

for level part: should i only give the <name of the level in the hierarchy>, is it compulsary that i should introduce the Hierarchy to presentation layer?Hierarchy shud be present at presentation layer so that you can select the level from there and work on Time Series functions in answers.

Time series questions - how to do AGO function for prior year end

Question on how to perform the following calculation in OBIEE:
I need to create a time series calculation that will calculate a metric as of Dec prior year. For example, my users will select Mar 2010. I want to show the amount for Mar 10 as well as the amount for Dec 09. If the select Jun 10, I will show them the amount for that month as well as Dec 09.
Is there a way to do an AGO function that will give me this value? I can't use a filter calculation on my column because filter on the period will exclude these records

Thanks John. Your suggestions seems promising but I'm having issues when I tried it out. I am receiving the following error message:
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 22046] To use AGO function, the query level ('Fiscal Period, Prior Fiscal Year End Date') must be a static level. (HY000)
What I did was create a new level off my Fiscal Time dimension which is a child of Total. I tried creating my AGO calculation using this level but received that error message in Asnwers. Any ideas on what I may be doing wrong?

Time series error

hi friends
got this error
new to 11g
plz can any one help me out of this
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 22040] To use Ago function, the storage level of the query ('[TIMES.TIME_ID]') must be a static level. (HY000)

>
hi friends
got this error
new to 11g
plz can any one help me out of this
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 22040] To use Ago function, the storage level of the query ('[TIMES.TIME_ID]') must be a static level. (HY000)
>
Please mark this question ANSWERED and repost it in the OBIS forum as this is question about Siebel Analytics which is now part of Oracle's BI.
https://forums.oracle.com/forums/category.jspa?categoryID=147
That error is because you have not set up your time dimension properly. Did you perhaps use the OBIEE extract() function to derive your dimension?
If so you should create a view or table instead and the error should go away.
See this article on 'OBI EE, Time Dimensions and Time-Series Calculations for an example of how to set up your dimensions properly.
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2007/04/obi-ee-time-dimensions-and-time-series-calculations/

Error in Source System, Time series does not exist

Hi Guys,
I am loading the data from APO system and i am getting the below error after scheduling the info Packs.. can you analyze and let me know your suggestions
Error Message : Time series does not exist,
Error in Source System
I have pasted the ststus message below
Diagnosis
An error occurred in the source system.
System Response
Caller 09 contains an error message.
Further analysis:
The error occurred in Extractor .
Refer to the error message.
Procedure
How you remove the error depends on the error message.
Note
If the source system is a Client Workstation, then it is possible that the file that you wanted to load was being edited at the time of the data request. Make sure that the file is in the specified directory, that it is not being processed at the moment, and restart the request.
Thanks,
YJ

Hi,
You better search for the notes with the message ""Time series does not exist". You will get nearly 18 notes. Go through each note and see the relevence to your problem and do the needful as it is mentioned in the note .
Few notes are:
528028,542946,367951,391403,362386.
With rgds,
Anil Kumar Sharma .P

Bad performance due to the use of AGO and TO_DATE time series functions

Hi all,
I'm building an OBI EE Project on top of a 1TB DW, and i'm facing major performance problems due to the use of the AGO and TO_DATE time series functions in some of the Metrics included on the reports. I discovered that when a report with one of those metrics is submited to the DB, the resulting query/explain plan is just awful!... Apparently OBI EE is asking the DB to send everything it needs to do the calculations itself. The CPU cost goes to the roof!
I've tried new indexes, updated statistics, MV's, but the result remains the same, i.e., if you happen to use AGO or TO_DATE in the report you'll get lousy query time...
Please advise, if you have come across the same problem.
Thanks in advance.

Nico,
Combining the solution to view the data in dense form (http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/bi_server/design/obiee_densification_design_preservation_dimension), and the use of the lag function (http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/presentation_service/obiee_period_to_period_lag_lead_function) appears to be the best solution for us.
Thanks very much.

Time series does not exist, Error in Source System

Hi friends,
I am loading the data from APO system and i am getting the below error after scheduling the info Packs.. can you analyze and let me know your suggestions
Error Message : Time series does not exist,
Error in Source System
I have pasted the ststus message below
Diagnosis
An error occurred in the source system.
System Response
Caller 09 contains an error message.
Further analysis:
The error occurred in Extractor .
Refer to the error message.
Procedure
How you remove the error depends on the error message.
Note
If the source system is a Client Workstation, then it is possible that the file that you wanted to load was being edited at the time of the data request. Make sure that the file is in the specified directory, that it is not being processed at the moment, and restart the request.
Thanks,
YJ

Hi,
You better search for the notes with the message ""Time series does not exist". You will get nearly 18 notes. Go through each note and see the relevence to your problem and do the needful as it is mentioned in the note .
Few notes are:
528028,542946,367951,391403,362386.
With rgds,
Anil Kumar Sharma .P

YTD, MTD, YAGO, Function (Time-series Functions TODATE, AGO) Like OBIEE

Dear BO Gurus,
I am a newbie to business object. I would like to ask are there any ready made time series functions which can be used in the BO Semantic layer (universe).
Like Year to Date, Year Ago. Functions like TODATE and AGO functions found in OBIEE semantic layer (siebel analytics). It was just simple there, I had to use the function on the semantic layer and BI server would raise the query to get the answer.
The syntax was
Todate(measure, time_dim_attribute)
Ago(measure, Time_Dim_Attribute, period)
Thanks & Regards
Ishaq

Dear Gurus,
There is no DB function in oracle to do this (AGO/TODATE).
OBIEE issues time-series queries, in the form of AGO and TODATE. AGO gives you, for example, the value of sales one month ago or one quarter ago, whilst TODATE gives you the total of sales month-to-date, or quarter-to-date, or year-to-date. Both of these time-series functions rely on the existence of a time dimension in your business model and mapping layer, with the period you can refer to in the AGO and TODATE functions being determined by what levels you have in this time dimension.
This eliminates the need to create and store complex time-based
reporting tables.
I would only like to know does the universe designer has this sort of functionality which is present in OBIEE semantic layer. Or I need to create and store time-based reporting tables.
The question can best be answered by some-one has worked on both the BI platforms (OBIEE and BO).
Thanks & Regards
Ishaq

SQL for Time Series Functions AGO and YTD

When we use a time series function such as AGO or TODATE, OBIEE creates 2 physical queries. One query reads the calendar table. The other query reads the fact table without any date filter in the WHERE clause. Then the results of the 2 queries are stitched together. The query on the fact table returns a lot of rows because there is no filter on date.
Is there a way to force OBIEE to put a filter on the date when performing the physical query on the fact table when using AGO or TODATE?
Thanks,
Travis
v11.1.1.6

We do have a date filter on the analysis. We need the analysis to show sales for a certain month and sales for that month a year ago, so we use the AGO function. However, it is really slow because it does a physical query on the sales table without filtering on date and then filters the results of that physical query by the dates from the physical query on the calendar table.

How can you build time series measures in OBIEE without using TODATE AGO fu

How can you build time series measures in OBIEE without using TODATE and AGO function?
Please provide steps to build time series
measures in OBIEE without using TODATE and
AGO function. Dashboard results not storing
in cache when using TODATE and AGO functions.
eventhough its cached users queries not
hitting cache because queries doesn't match
exact date time when using TODATE and AGO
functions. so I want to build queries using
sysdate and some simple calculations. Please
send your inputs/ideas for my questions..
Thanks in Advance

This can be using Msum function in answers. Use the following formula, here dollars is my metric. Change the formula based on your metric.
Msum("Sales Measures".Dollars ,2) - "Sales Measures".Dollars
the report will be cached and better performed compared with time series. check ti
- Madan Thota

Like Time Series function AGO, but for Future calculations

Hello All,
Is there a time series function that can do the same as AGO but going forward?.
I tried using the same AGO function but adding <<number of periods>> = -1, but that didn't work.
I'm interested on getting daily, monthly or yearly future calculations.
Thanks.
Edited by: PabloC2 on Mar 3, 2009 1:37 PM

Hi
try this
and in 6th point of blog entry, you may need to put plus symbol to add
http://shivabizint.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/rolling-months-data-for-year-month-prompt-in-obiee/
i didn't check.. but hope it works out

Comparing AGO vs TODATE - few time-series questions

Hi All,
I just thought that someone might actually shed some light on the following situation.
I'm using AGO function for reporting CY, PY, PY-1 - etc.
So, AGO is essentially showing the value (or aggregated value) of the metrics at the same time period - and I usually use year, not months in the function.
Now, my understanding is that when I have CYTD and PYTD - I must use TODATE function. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Like if I need to show % variance over different times periods (Previous year to Current Year) and the current year data MUST be compared to the same data in the previous year. For example, if we are in January of current year, the comparison must be between Oct-Jan of current year to Oct-Jan of previous year, not the full previous year.
Here, I should probably use months' level in this situation, correct? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Is TODATE getting a current system time and date? Or Do I need to go about creating a dynamic variable Current Month?
UPD:
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/oracle-bi-ee-101332-understanding-todate-and-ago-achieving-ytd-qtd-and-mtd/
this is very helpful actually
Message was edited by:
wildmight

This can be using Msum function in answers. Use the following formula, here dollars is my metric. Change the formula based on your metric.
Msum("Sales Measures".Dollars ,2) - "Sales Measures".Dollars
the report will be cached and better performed compared with time series. check ti
- Madan Thota

Time series AGO error - beginner ..

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for