TODATE and AGO function errors in OBIEE

I have aggregated time dimension. The time calendar comprises of the following structure with a physical table for each level in the Physical Layer -
Year -> Half Year -> Quarter -> Month -> Week -> Day
These tables form the calendar. The RPD works fine until I use the TODATE and AGO based fields in the query.
When I use the AGO and the TODATE time series function to generate the YTD and PY YTD calculations in the Business Modelling Layer. The system gives the following error on Answers -
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 22045] AGO function is used on a time dimension which is logically snowflaked. (HY000)
SQL Issued: SELECT "- Retail Calendar"."Year Identifier" saw_0, "- Sales"."Gallons Sold" saw_1, "- Sales"."Profit Amount" saw_2, "- Sales"."Sales Quantity" saw_3, "- Sales"."Retail Sales Amount" saw_4, "- Sales"."Licensee Sales Amount" saw_5, "- Sales"."% Retail Sales Amount" saw_6, "- Sales"."% Licensee Sales Amount" saw_7, "- Sales"."Store Average Profit" saw_8, "- Sales"."Sales Amount - Last Year" saw_9 FROM "Reporting Objects" ORDER BY saw_0
Let me know what I am doing incorrect here?
I have checked all the joins to see if the time calendar has been incorrectly joined, but I can't find anything. Please help.

Below are the physical tables involved -
Year - TIME_YEAR_DM
Half Year - TIME_HALF_DM
Quarter - TIME_QTR_DM
Month - TIME_MTH_DM
Week - TIME_WK_DM
Day - TIME_DAY_DM
Each of these tables has an Identifier key (for example, YR_IDNT, HALF_IDNT, QTR_IDNT, etc.) that uniquely identifies the rows. I am using these IDNT fields as my hierarchical keys.

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I am able to display only columns with fiscal year in time series function with timeDim.fiscal_year... similarly only calendar year with time seriese with calendar year columns... In my hierarchy, I have two branches for Time Dim...one is Fiscal and other is Calendar... and they both are at same level
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I have an answer for you...Since you have a correctly defined time dimension (with branches - Fiscal Year->Fiscal Qtr ->Fiscal Month->Fiscal Week and Calendar Year->Cal Qtr->Cal Month->Cal Week->Cal that I assume have the common Child level - Day...) - you should have no problem building time-series logical columns
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same goes for qtrs, months, weeks
If you want to take it to the lowest level Day - it won't matter if you pick Fiscal or Calendar since it's essentially the same.
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OBIEE 11.1.1.7-Ago Function Error-[nQSError: 46008] Internal error: File server\Query\Optimizer\SmartScheduler\PhysicalRequestGenerator\Src\SQOSPMarkMultiTargetSupport.cpp

Hi All,
I was performing the steps mentioned in Oracle Tutorial"http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/fmw/bi/bi11115/biadmin11g_02/biadmin11g.htm#t10"-BI RPD creation.
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Thanks,
Sreekanth
Error
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Odbc driver returned an error (SQLExecDirectW).
Error Details
Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 43119] Query Failed: [nQSError: 46008] Internal error: File server\Query\Optimizer\SmartScheduler\PhysicalRequestGenerator\Src\SQOSPMarkMultiTargetSupport.cpp, line 1680. (HY000)
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I know that there is no relation between "SampleApp Lite"."D3 Orders (Facts Attributes)"."Order Date", "SampleApp Lite"."D0 Time"."Calendar Date", it's also the same thing in my own RPD.
But as it's working with the 11.1.1.6.2 BP1 version I don't understand why it's not working with 11.1.1.6.9.
Implicit fact column is not set on my repository, but I don't have any request with only dimensional column, so if my understanding is correct I don't need to use it. Also, the problem appears during the check of the repository not in answers.
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Level based measure and AGO function

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I've a TIME fact table with a single dimension (TIME_DIM) and a single measure (WORK_DAY).
WORK_DAY is 1 if the day is a working day, otherwise it is 0.
This way I can get the number of working days by month, quarter and year.
(TIME is a logical fact table. WORK_DAY is phsical stored inside the physical TIME_DIM).
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So far so good.
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No complains by OBIEE, but this column always returns 1...
I've no trouble using level based measures.
I've no trouble using AGO.
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I'm trying to use the 'AGO' function to have The sales of one year ago
My time dimension is a normal table imported from the database and has one hierarchy:
Year Level
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*[NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 22040] To use AGO function, the storage level of the query ('[DWH_TIME_D.Dimension Key]') must be a static level. (HY000)*
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Naresh
I don't see any *(use existing columns as source)* In the creation window of the repository variable I only have a default Initializer.
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Hi
I am getting below errors while doing cast and concat
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and my concat code is
CAST (cast(day(current_date) as char)||'-'||month(current_date)||'-'||cast(year(Core."Dim - Date"."Date") as char) AS DATE )
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AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) || '/' || TRIM(BOTH ' ' FROM CAST ( EXTRACT( MONTH FROM CURRENT_DATE ) AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) || '/' || TRIM(BOTH ' ' FROM
CAST (Core."Dim - Date"."Year" AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) AS DATE )) ELSE 0 END
Here I have taken this part of the code from above code and started testing from answers
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errors as it used to be before.
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USING Core."Dim - Date"."Date" = VALUEOF(NQ_SESSION."R_Current_Date")) WHEN Core."Dim - Date"."Year" <> 'year(current_date)' THEN FILTER( AGO(Core."Fact - Spend
and AP Invoice Distribution"."Spend YTD", Core."Date"."Year", 1) USING Core."Dim - Date"."Date" = CAST ( TRIM(BOTH ' ' FROM CAST ( EXTRACT( DAY FROM CURRENT_DATE )
AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) || '/' || TRIM(BOTH ' ' FROM CAST ( EXTRACT( MONTH FROM CURRENT_DATE ) AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) || '/' || TRIM(BOTH ' '
FROM CAST (Core."Dim - Date"."Year" AS CHARACTER ( 30 ))) AS DATE )) ELSE 0 END
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The problem here happening is
Core."Dim - Date"."Date" data type is DATETIME
and the concat string whole date type is DATE.
Its like datetime=date
Since becuase of this mismatch I assume I am getting this error.
So I thought of changing the data type of Core."Dim - Date"."Date" data type in rpd. Even though I checked out to do the changes I am unable to do though I login with
Admin account.
Secondly I thought of changing the concat string whole date type to DATETIME then I get the syntax error.
Any help on this would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Edited by: 949675 on May 7, 2013 5:33 AM

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I'm struggling a bit with the AGO function and LAST aggregation. The problem is when I try to compare balance from the last day from last month compared with last day of this month.
To get the balance of the last day of this month, I'm using based on dimensions LAST aggregation in the logical column KNSALDOPROMEDIOlast (avg balance).
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KNSALDOPROMEDIOlast-1:
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JAN 2010     JAN 31     437,880,393     0
FEB 2010     FEB 28     484,804,165     442,880,934
MAR 2010     MAR 31     562,201,480     484,804,165
APR 2010     APR 30     583,255,351     570,661,690
MAY 2010     MAY 31     663,660,138     583,255,351
1. The balance of last day of previous month of February is 442,880,93, is wrong this amount, is from Jan 28th, the real is 437,880,393 from last day of January, Jan 31st. January has more days than February.
2. The balance of last day of previous month of March is 484,804,165, is correct this amount is from last day of February, Feb 28th. March has less days than February.
3. The balance of last day of previous month of April is 570,661,690, is wrong this amount, is from mar 30th, the real is 562,201,480 from last day of March, Mar 31st. March has more days than April.
4. The balance of last day of previous month of May is 583,255,351, is correct this amount is from last day of April, Apr 30th. April has less days than May.
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Hi,
I'm not sure about your issue.
The aggregation option "LAST" is used when you need the last value, the most typical example of this is inventory, if you want the inventory quantity of a product in a month, you don't sum the value for each day in the month, you only get the value of the inventory in the last day of required month, right?
Have you tried using session variables?
You can get the last day of the last month from Oracle DB with the function "LAST_DAY". For example:
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I know that is not exactly what you need, but I hope I gave you an idea what other things you can try.
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Hi, i try to implement ago function in OBIEE, but the result is not as expected. Please help me to configure Time Dimension to get this work.
My case:
- I have a time dimension with this configuration:
[http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii176/necrombi/NEO/1-1.png]
Time Hierarchy: Total > Year > Quarter > Month > Day
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[http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii176/necrombi/NEO/2.png]
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
I implemented Time dimension with your recommend, and have time dimension like this:
Time Hierarchy: Total > Year > Quarter > Month > Day
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I have a time dimension with Year,Quarter,Month,Week and Day Levels.
Year - 2013,2012...
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Month - 1,2,3..12
Week - 1,2,...52
Day - Date_id (20130101...(YYYYMMDD).
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Yes I have verified it thoroughly.I have implemented this before on 10G for other customers and I don't feel that something is wrong with it .
I found this link on AGO Function in OBIEE 11G:
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https://forums.oracle.com/message/9323083
Does a month have always the same number of week and begin with the first day of a week ?
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http://gerardnico.com/wiki/dat/obiee/ago_todate_configuration#timecalender_dimension_design_verification
============================================
OBIEE 10G/11G - How to set up the time dimension (for time series functions Ago, Todate, ...) ? | GerardNico.com …
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My Basic Requirement is to Create Time Series Function on AAA ie ( Month To Date , Quarter To Date and Year To Date )
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I am using this expression defined in the new logical column properties:
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I get the following error message:
[nQSError: 27009] Unresolved identifier: "HCBF"."Time"."Month of Year".
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An issue remains with the AGO function in BI Answers, when I try to run a report in answers with the new column created in the fact table I get the following error in the log file:
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Does this error look familiar, there is a time dimension key in the logical time dimension table but this is not referenced in the hierarchy.
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Obiee ago function

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I need to use a ago function for month comparision in obiee, but actually the column which i am using has alsoi '*' characters and also numbers so i am unable it aggregate the column and use it as a measure for calculating the Month Ago.
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