Using offset on a characteristic input variable

hi,
in my query iam giving an input variable for fiscal year , now i am using an offset -1 on this variable and restricting a keyfigure
eg.,
if i give the input as 2009 it should take as 2008.
but it is not restricting the keyfigure by any value if i use the offset.
do any one have have ideas on this

Hi Dolly, Make sure that your keyfigure restriction and Query restriction is not conflict each other.
and hope this variable is Manual Input variable.(Not Exit variable)
Hope necessary authorization is in your ID.
Regards,

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Calculations on customer exit using input variable

hi,
suppose i have a date input variable on my query, and i want to use the input value as an input for a calculation to be done in a different characteristic variable whose value is derived via a customer exit. how could this be done?
as an example - i have an input date field, and say, the user enters 1/15/2005. the other characteristic variable is, for example, sales for a given date, restricted against a characteristic variable (customer exit) which should restrict the KF to say, the start of the month of the input date up to the input date (in this case, 1/1/2005 - 1/15/2005).
thanks in advance. =)
ryan.

Hi Ryan,
you have to use parameter I_STEP = 2 in your exit (IF I_STEP = 2. (...))
This second step is called after the processing of the variable pop-up and only for those variables that are not marked as ready for input and are set to mandatory variable entry.
Build your second variable in this way and then you can use this step to see first (pop-up) variable value.
For details see www.service.sap.com/bw -> SAP BW InfoIndex -> Variables -> How to... Derive a Variable value from another variable 2.x (pdf).
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Bye,
Roberto

How to use a characteristic value variable in a formula?

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I have created a characteristic value variable (manual input) for 0CALDAY in a query to get the Start & End date. There is requirement in the report to display a KF showing the duration between Start & End Date.
I have tried to create a Formula Variable with Replacement Path, Ref Char 0CALDAY. In the Replacement Rule, there is an option to Replace Variable With variable. However, I wasn't able to locate the variable I have created for user input.
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hi,
if you have the start and end dates as user entry then follow this
1) create a formula variable with reference char as start date of the type customer exit
2) create another formula with end date as reference char of type customer exit
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4) create a formula with ( start date formula variable - end date formula variable)
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I have a query in which I use av variable (0CWEEK) for the current week. The query works fine with this varable. But when I use an offset of for example minus 1, the query displays an error:
(A299(BRAIN)) Terminate: System error in program SAPLRRI2 and form REP_ASSIGN_INITIAL_OPT-01
We use offset of 0CALWEEK in other info cubes, and there are no problems with that.
In this case we have implemented 0CALWEEK in a DSO. Perhaps this somehow causes the problem? On the other hand the variable works fine in the DSO, as long as we don't use offset.
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BR,
Niclas

Managed to solve the problem. The reason was that there was no column (or row) with the variable without offset. I.e. there needs to be a column for the actual week in the query as well, not only week with offset. In this case I didn't want the actual week, only an offset to it. So I just hid the column with the actual week from presentation.
/Niclas

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Bump...
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Use of Input Variables in SQL-Queries Sometimes Not Possible

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provided that the queries have a certain complexity
SELECT ...
FROM ... OINV Tx ...
WHERE ... Tx.DocDate >= [%0] ...
does not work,
SELECT ...
FROM ... OINV Tx ...
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<i>
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on OVPM.docnum = VPM2.docnum
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<i>
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Other terms
query, SQL, parameter, survey, variable, query generator, set, declare, [%0], table, error, SAP Business One
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FAQ
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Dear all,
I'm using global variables (i.e. defined in planning area)in my FOX formulas by using VARV-command.
I'm doing this for fiscal year, which has default value current year. However I'd like to use this variable also for next year thus creating the following code:
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Thanks in advance!
Kind regards, Harjan

Harjan,
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Hi @ all,
i have a question regarding "Formula variable with replacement path to another input variable".
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here is a reason why the F4 help on ODS was faster in BW 3.x.
In BW 3.x the ODS did not support the read mode "Only values in
InfoProvider". So If I compare the different SQL statements I propose
to change the F4 mode in the InfoProvider specific properties to
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Check below for insights
https://forums.sdn.sap.com/click.jspa?searchID=6224682&messageID=2841493
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