Tricky constrained dashboard prompt

Hello experts!
I have some tricky setup for dashboard prompt. I'm using Oracle 10g.
Assume there are:
- Product dimension which has hierarchy in 3 levels
- Account dimension which has hierarchy in 2 levels
- Service request dimension
- Service request fact
I need to build a report based on service request fact which is filtered by attributes of the dimensions mentioned above.
Problem is about the prompt design, which is required to work like that:
- 3 Product Level fields should constrain each other (means when I choose Level 1 value, Level 2 and Level 3 values should be correspondingly limited), but not any other fields in the prompt.
- 2 Account Level fields should constrain each other (means when I choose Level 1 value, Level 2 values should be correspondingly limited), but not any other fields in the prompt.
- Several service request dimension attributes (e.g. Open date) which should not constrain any other fields in the prompt.
Speaking otherwise, product hierarchy choices should be constrained by product fields only, account hierarchy - by account fields only and other fields should not constrain anything.
When you build dashboard prompt, there is a Constrain checkbox present for field, but unfortunately field values are constrained by ALL other fields in the prompt. That means, when I enter SR Open Date range interval, Product and Account levels will be constrained only to service requests within that interval, which is unwanted. This behavior also has negative performance impact, since different dimension are joined through the fact (which is pretty large table), while it is not actually needed.
Solution I have in mind: create and use multiple prompts (separate for Product, Account and SR fields), but operating multiple prompts is not so user-friendly and is a bit confusing (you cannot apply multiple prompts at once).
Any ideas how to implement such a functionality?
Thank you in advance,
Alexei
Edited by: Alex H. on Apr 16, 2012 7:22 AM

Hi MK,
Do you mean implicit fact column for subject area using SR logical fact?
This would not eliminate the joins between fact and dimension tables, hence will not solve the issue.
What I tried as an option: created separate logical dimension containing multiple LTS-es (separately for each real dimension) and joined that dimension to dummy fact on logical level.
When querying data from this dimension, physical tables are queried together without any join criteria, only filters are applied. This actually solved the original issue, but there is a performance hit since this is cartesian join query.

Similar Messages

Constraining Values in Dashboard Prompts

Hi,
I have a question about constraining values in dashboard prompts. Do all fields need to come from the same table as I am finding constraining values is not working where I am selecting some values from different tables:
For example
Start Date - Fact Table
End Date - Fact Table
Salesperson - Org Dim
Market - Org Dim
Introducer - Org Dim
Customer - Org Dim
I am trying to constrain values beginning from Salesperson and so on but this does not work.
Is this the expected behaviour? should all values be retrieved from the same table in order for this to work?
Thanks

Hi,
Below is the filter I am applying in the report:
"Agreement Fact"."Prop Creation Date" >= Evaluate('to_date(%1,%2)','@{startdate}','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')
and "Agreement Fact"."Prop Creation Date2" <= Evaluate('to_date(%1,%2)','@{enddate}','YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS')
and Organisation.Market = '@{market}'
and Organisation."Sales Person Name" = '@{salesperson}'
and Organisation."Introducer Name" = '@{introducer}'
and Organisation."Customer Name" = '@{customer}'
I have selected constrain in the report from salesperson onwards but instead when I run the dashboard report the values beginning with salesperson do not show.
I definitely know that data exists for the date parameters(startdate and enddate) and market parameter. I have run a report in answers using the same parameters as in dashboard and do see data.
Can anyone help?
Thanks
Edited by: sliderrules on 14-Mar-2011 05:57

Constrained values not generating correctly in Dashboard prompt

Hi,
I have a dashboard prompt which has 4 drop downs viz From Month, From Year, To Month, To year and one Mullti Select Product.The default and the drop down values for the first four prompts are controlled by SQL queries so that in drop down only those values are displayed in the drop down for which i have data in my fact tables and the multi select of product is a constratined one.
As per the current scenario i have data for current month - 1 (say if current month is August so i have data for July). In the default values for these prompts i show the current month and year (August and 2010). So when i select July in my From Month prompt the values for other promts get set to August and 2010 for month and date prompts (both From and To). And then when i click on the multi select of product no values are shown on OBI screen even though they are in database.
This is due to the fact the query that OBI genrates in the backend the To Month is set to August not May, even though May is shown on the dashboard.
However, if cilck on GO then the values for contsratined promt are generated correctly and also the backend query changes the To Month is set to May.
Could somebody help me to resolve this problem.
Thx :)

Reminds me of a bug I hit with constrained prompts and a time dimension, but I didnt have another dimension (your Product) in my case. I'll try and dig out the bug number for you. - Have you got a support account to login and check it out?

Functionality of Constrain in Dashboard Prompt

Hi,
Created a Dashboard Prompt with 3 columns and enabled the option 'Constrain'. Now, I would like to alter the default functionality of this Constraint. How can I do this?
Thanks in Advance,
-Vency

Hi Casimo,
When I use check the 'Constrain' option in the Dashboard prompt able to restrict the values but some of the fields in the prompt are not populating.
I took 5 fields in the prompt and all are checked constrain. When I select a value in the first prompt, it is affecting correctly to the second prompt but results in no values to the other prompts. I have checked the log in Manage sessions and it is because of using second prompt previous value to populate the values in subsequent prompts.
Year || Quarter || Company || Account || Department
2007 || Q1, 2007 || C1 || Acc || Dept
When I change the year to 2008:
2008 || Q1, 2008 || -- || -- || --
According to log file, to generate Company, Account and Department prompts it using 'Q1, 2007' instead of 'Q1, 2008'. Here, it requires to press the GO button to populate the values correctly but need to implement without clicking GO.
This also causes another problem which I have posted previously Error during Navigation...
If I uncheck 'Constrain' option getting no error but need to get the constrain behaviour either this way or any other so that I can resolve the above issues.
Looks bit of complex... please let me know if your not clear... and it is a urgent deliverable for me..:(
Thanks for giving Reply,
-Vency

Problem showing constrained values in dashboard prompt using a specific val

Hi all,
I'm using a dashboard prompt showing several fields ie Company, Business Area, Dept. They are set as the following:
Drop Down List Box
Show > All Choices, Constrained
Default > Specific Value
The requests work fine with these prompts. The problem is if I go to Dept drop down, all I see are '(All Choices)' and the default dept I established defining the prompt. There are other depts for the same Business Area that I want to see, not just the default value.
What did I do wrong?
Thanks in advance

Hi ,
may be the problem with company also ,you enabled the constrained to company as well i guess..
Just check with this order Business Area,Dept , Company , .. enable the constraint for company and Dept and test the prompt by selecting the business area , are you able to see the company and dept correctly or not.
Just a testing method ...helpful for you.
Thanks,
Ananth

Column constrain doesn't work correctly in dashboard prompts

Hi,
We have a dashboard prompt with 3 columns. The first both columns are set to default values. The last column has multi-select control with checked Constrain checkbox. The shown values should depend on the values of the other columns.
If a user opens the multi-select window to choose values, only values are visible, which depends on the values of the other columns. This is the expected behaviour.
But if the user clicks on the Go-Button in the multi-select window, all possible values are shown. Can anybody let me know why this is happening and how to overcome it.

Hello,
I think that this is the default behavior.
At my reports happens the same, so nothing is apparently wrong in your prompt.
Does anybody know a way to avoid this behavior?

Help needed with Dashboard prompt using SQL Constrain

I am trying to implement a filter using presentation variables in a Dashboard Prompt.
I wish to use SQL filter to Constrain the results to populate the 2nd Combo Box.
The solution works for the 1st time, and there after it doesn't.
Can anyone suggest a better approach or correct me if I am doing anything wrong.
NOTE: I do not wish to use 'Constrain' Check box which is provided by Oracle.
The code -> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GTEQfuC6g7xGeP6HXor6_A?feat=directlink
It works the First time ->http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/SUrrZJSgB5W8H39D899yGQ?feat=directlink
Hence forth it does not -> http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/vUVrMPbPpdEzj7nHnePZEg?feat=directlink
-Rohit.

hi....
your picasa is not opening.. i don't know why??
follow this.. Can presentation variable created in one Dashboar prompt be used in other?
see my first reply in this thread..
may it solves..
Thanks & Regards
Kishore Guggilla

Can we use Evaluate Function in Dashboard Prompt

Hi
Can anybody tell me
Can we use Evaluate Function in Dashboard Prompt.
If yes...How
Thanks in Adv

Yes ! You Can!
while creating the dashboard prompt, under "Show" pick SQL results and you write the SQL statement and include the EVALUATE function.
I have several such examples. Most of of dashboard pages are parameter driven.
1. 1st paratmeter - users specify the dates
2. 2nd parameter - constrains the results for the period specified in 1st paramter and my SQL for 2nd paramter looks like this -
SELECT table1.column1
FROM table, datedim1, table1,table2
WHERE datedim1.date BETWEEN EVALUATE( 'TO_DATE(%1,%2)','@{presentation variable1}','dd/mm/yyyy') AND EVALUATE('TO_DATE(%1,%2)', '@{presentation variable 2}','dd/mm/yyyy')
HTH
Mahesh

Using presentation variable in a dashboard prompt

Hi All,
Can we use a presentation variable set in 1 dashboard prompt in another dashboard prompt to filter the values shown in the prompt based on the value selected in the first prompt?
I am using SQL results in the second prompt.So, Iam not able to constrain the results. Any ideas?
Thanks.

Steps:
1. 1st Dashboard prompt set Presentation Variable name say pdashboardprompt1
2. In 2nd Dashboard prompt set Presentation Variable name say pdashboardprompt2
In SHOW SQL results for 2nd Dashboard prompt. Select constraint
SELECT Table1.Column1 FROM "SA" WHERE Table1.Column2 = '@{pdashboardprompt1}'

OBIEE 11g Dashboard Prompts

Hi,
I need some help on possible designs for dashboard prompts. We have a number of prompts which are based on SQL Results (custom query) in some dashboards. Unfortunately obi cannot "Limit values by" or constrain values returned by the selected values of another prompt.
My questions is what solutions have you tried & implemented to constraint the values returned by the selection values of another prompt when using SQL Results prompt?
Thanks in advance
Phil

Hi,
What we tried is having a presentation variable for the first prompt and according to the value of the first prompt, second prompt will show values.
For example,
First prompt has a presentation variable as @{first_prompt}
Second prompt has sql results as -SELECT "dim1_column1" from sh where "dim1_column2"=@{first_prompt}
Hope this helps.
Regards
MuRam

Dashboard Prompts in OBIEE 11g

Hi all,
I had a requirement:
In my dashboard page , prompts are YEAR , QUARTER , MONTH , PRODUCT NAME , ORDER NAME .
Now when i select YEAR = 2010 , then Quarter should display values related to 2010 .
If i select Quarter = 2010 Q1 then month should display only related values.
which is like creating dependency between the dashboard prompts.
Can some one please help me in this issue .

In your dashboard prompt properties you need to tick the 'Constrain' box for all the columns that you want be constrained by the other choices, e.g Year, Quarter, Month.
Only tick Product Name / Order Name if you want these to be constrained also but bear in mind it could cause a performance delay if you are having to join tables to get the constrain.
Hope this helps,
Regards
Alastair

No break in dashboard prompt name

hi ,
My dashboard prompt name is walker SR Account Name .But OBIEE by default put Walker SR In one line and Account Name in Another line . but we need to show walker SR Account Name in one line.
Thanks,

I have a prompt with 4 columns-full date, customer number,customer name and customer (concat of customer number and name) in the same order. I checked Constrain to the last two columns--customer name and customer, so that I get the customer name and customer fields filled up when I selected customer number.
Here are the details:
'Column' 'operator' 'control' 'show'(constrain) 'default to' 'set variable' 'label'
'Full Date' 'is between' 'calendar' 'unchecked constrain' 'specific value' --- 'Period'
'Customer Number' 'is equal to/is in' 'multi-select' 'all values' 'specific value' -- 'Customer #'
'Customer Name' 'is equal to/is in' 'multi-select' 'all values/Constrain' 'Report Defaults' -- 'Customer Name'
'Customer Name))' 'is equal to/is in' 'multi-select' 'all values/Constrain' 'Report Defaults' -- 'Customer'
Since date/customer number is default to specific value, on the dashboard, I click on Customer Name and/or Customer and it shows 'No Choices Available.'I see the same behavior even if I change the full date and Customer Number.
I tried the following after looking for this online.
1) Click OK in the Customer Name multi select box.
OR
2) Enter some value in the box and click GO in the CUstomer Name multi select box.
OR
3) Select Constrain (which I am already doing).
None of the mentioned above worked for me.

Dashboard Prompt - Getting error for Adding SQL query in "Default to"

Hello Oracle,
I am facing some problem in Dashboard Prompt. Like when i add some sql query in "Default to" in Dashboard prompt and for the next prompt when i check for Contrain option i get error in the second prompt. but it works fine when i hard-code a value in "Default to" options.
For Example:
Like when we consider a two prompts :
1) Year -> (In Default to i select SQL Query and enter the query as SELECT "YTD Dim"."Fiscal Year" FROM "YTD Report" WHERE "YTD Dim"."Fiscal Year" = Year(Current_Date)
2) Business Unit -> (In specific value i give as some hard code value of Business Unit and check the contrain option)
i get error as
Business Unit
Error Generating Drop Down Values
A numeric value was expected (received "SELECT "YTD Dim"."Fiscal Year" FROM "YTD Report" WHERE "YTD Dim"."Fiscal Year" = Year(Current_Date)"). Error Details
Error Codes: EHWH2A7E
but i get correct value for Year as 2011.
I need to use SQL query in default to option and need to check the constrain option too.
Looking for positive feedback.

You need to create a dashboard prompt and in Default To -> select SQL Results
Click on the ... (three dots ) underneath it and put in your sql
For Example , I have a Table called "Sales Date" in my "ABC" presentation folder. This has a column called "Year" and "Date". If I want to have a Year prompt with the default value set to current year, here is what the syntax of my sql result will be :-
SELECT "ABC"."Sales Date".YEAR
FROM "ABC"
WHERE "Date" = current_date
In SQL, we cannot put SQL as we know of in terms of Oracle, Sql Server etc. The SQL here refers to sql as OBIEE understands it and should be in the form of Select "Presentation foler"."Table Name".ColumnName from "Presentation Folder"
Hope this helps

Calculations in Page /Dashboard Prompts in OBIEE doesnt work for me .

Hi ,
Iam trying to create a Custom Aging Report instead of using the OOB Aging report . In the report I created column ( only at this report level) "% of Outstanding Amount in AR Past Due 1- 30 Days" by changing the "Fx" and Now I can see the $$ amount that customer has due as well as how much % is that in the total Outstanding Amount. The report is coming good. Now I have a business requirement that the groupings such as 1-30 , 31-60 , 61-90 , and 90+ should be given in dashboard prompt . I could create 1-30 , 31-60 , 61-90 but 90+ ( 91-180, 181-360 , 360+) prompt is not working as I tried to concat these three groupings and iam getting the error message as " Un resolved column error , Concat Function does not support." and other thing when i tried to create a calcualted % prompt even that is giving me error message as " Unresolved colum. I think the Calculations doesnt work for Dashboard prompts ..but iam not sure ..May be Iam missing somethg , Can anybody pls help me in getting this fixed . How to create a calculation for page/Dashbaord Prompts ...I tried using the sql too but still it gives the error.
Please help
Thankyou
Karthik

In your dashboard prompt properties you need to tick the 'Constrain' box for all the columns that you want be constrained by the other choices, e.g Year, Quarter, Month.
Only tick Product Name / Order Name if you want these to be constrained also but bear in mind it could cause a performance delay if you are having to join tables to get the constrain.
Hope this helps,
Regards
Alastair

Dashboard Prompt Issue

hi all,
I have taken four coulmns as prompts.
Prompt coulmn names : Region, Start date, End Date, Meeting name.
All the four columns are from the same table
My Scenario:
if the user selects the prompt 1[region], and then the prompt 2[start date] and 3[end date] in order, then for the prompt 4 [meeting name] - i should get the meetings that were conducted for that region and between the specified dates.
i have selected the constrain option for the 1st three columns in the dashboard prompt.
but still i am not able to get the particular list of meeting names...
pls suggest me some solution...
thanks,
ILAZZ

Thanks Guys, This works...
I have given the constraint in the meeting also.
Now, the dates prompts are giving some problem..
only if i give the exact value for the start and end date i m getting the result
For Ex: if i select xxx as region and give 2-24-10 as start date and 4-30-10 as end date then i m getting the exact 5 meeting names record.
if suppose i select the filters from 1-1-10 to 4-30-10, i should get all the meeting names which falls between those dates.
but it is giving the result as "No results"
how to rectify this ? pls help me.
regards,
ILAZZ

Tricky constrained dashboard prompt

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for