Variable offset issue.

Hi,
I have a query with 12 columns. I am using variable 0P_FPER. I am doing an offset in each of the columns. Still, all columns return same values. The offset is not working. Please help.
Tthanks...

For offsets instead of creating 12 different selection you should give range.
e.g. variable-12 to variable
Restrict -> value ranges -> between
Then select same variable in both from and to input boxes.
Once you transfer it to right and select the offset, it will ask offset two times.
One for - from variable
next for - to variable
Select -12 and 0 respectively.
It should give you prior 12 period offset.
It will increment/decrement according to values of master data. So if you have master data fro 13/2008 then only it will go to that period, otherwise 01/2009 will be selected.
Abhijeet

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Hello,
My fiscal year variable offsets are not working. I have an input-ready query setup with 3 restricted key figures.
1) Restricted by FY Variable 0P_FYEAR, 0VTYPE = 20, KF = 0QUANTITY
2) Restricted by FY Variable 0P_FYEAR (variable offset -1), 0VTYPE = 20, KF =0QUANTITY
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It is very surprise with variable offsets (0CalWeek) in my Query.
I have a query where I have 2 structures.
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In Column, I have a Key Figure structure where I have Stock, Age (in No. of Months). The stock and Age are displayed against to Product.
Apart from the stock and Age, The User want to separate the Product Ages in to 4 categories like <6 Month Age Product Stock, <12 Month Age Product Stock, <24 Month Age Product Stock, >24 Months Age Product Stock. I created these selections using Boolean operators taking in to consideration of Age and Stock.
I have two variable selections for this query, Country (Mandatory) and Cal Week (Mandatory, User Entry/default). The Stock Key Figure is restricted with Variables Calweek and Country. Up to now the Report is working fine.
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This is bit tricky, Please suggest me a suitable solution for this. Your help is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
SB

Hi,
12 weeks means 3 months.Right?
try by creating selections month wise. i.e. create 3 selections by restricting sales with offsets on months instead of 12 weeks .
Hope this helps!
(what about your previous thread?issue is resolved?if so,pl close it by assiging points )
Message was edited by: Murali

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Hello Community,
I have a problem with using variables offset for time characteristic 0CALMONTH
Let's say my current query looks like this:
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What I want do now is to add a previous year comparison. So that it should look this way:
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Regards,
Ulrich

Hi,
We can get an an other way by using CELL editor caoncept.
First create teh query like this:
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Sales ..............100................125..............200.............50...........100.........100
Then hide the 2005 years' kf:
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Sales ..............100................125..............200
Sales ..............100................125..............200
Though the call editor concept overwrite the second rows(selection) content with hidden columns of second row(selection) one by one .i.e first cell of 2nd row will be overwritten by 13 th cell of second column.similarly second cell of 2nd row will be overwritten by 14 th cell of second column........
First row(selection) : Cal year Charactertic with restriction 2006.
second row(selection) : Cal year Charactertic with restriction 2005.
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Hi,
Refer the 'Examples for using Variables' in 'Bex Query designer' of sap help..
Examples for Offset Variables
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Also use a text variable in the description in this case.
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Value 2
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180.000
Value 3
300.000
400.000
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       1.      Create a new structure in the Query Designer and add a new Selection.
       2.      Move a key figure, for example, Revenue, into the selection.
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Select the characteristic value variables for Fiscal Year/Period and from the context menu, choose New Variable. The Variables Wizard appears.
Use the SAP Exit variable Current Fiscal Year/Period (0FPER) if you always want to reference to the current year. If you set the variable as entry-ready in the Variable Editor, after executing the query, the variable screen then appears with which you can change the default values were necessary.
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                            b.      Choose OK.
       9.      Enter a description, such as Revenue for current year.
   10.      Choose OK.
   11.      Select the selection and from the context menu, choose Copy and then Paste.
   12.      Now select the second selection and from the context menu, choose Edit.
   13.      Select the characteristic value variable and from the context menu (right mouse click), choose Restrict.
   14.      Select the characteristic value variable again and from the context menu (the right hand button), choose Enter Variable Offsets.
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                            b.      Choose OK.
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Also use a text variable in the description in this case.
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   17.      Move the required characteristic into the rows.
   18.      Save the query.
After execution, the query should appear as follows:
Variable screen entry: 01. 2002 to 08. 2002
Comparison with Cumulative Previous Year Period
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¡        1. selection: Cumulative Amount for current year
¡        2. selection: Cumulative amount for previous year
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Hello experts, at first I thought that an offset I placed on a variable for 0FISCPER was not working. I am trying to do a report which gives me the value of couple of Key Figure "Earnings", for a certain Fiscal Period and this same Period but for the last year. That is (please consider each "/" as a blank space):
////////////              Earnings //////////////////               Earnings
///////////           on FiscPer   ///////////        on LastFiscPer
///////////           (E.G. 01.2008) ////////      (E.G. 01.2007)
Char1 /////////         $       ////////////////////////////                      $
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How can I manage to get this to work? Any ideas?
Edited by: Pedro Olvera on Apr 28, 2008 6:17 PM

Hi Pedro,
i will try to answer your questions:
a) range of values instead of individual value for variables:
-> if u use a range of values for one KF u will always get cumulated values for this range
-> for example: 0FISCPER3 with range 001-016 and 0FISCYEAR 2008 -> u get the sum of all periods for year 2008
Idea : i have a query where i have a KF with a range. I defined a solid start period (0FISCPER3) for example 001 and have an input ready variable for end period, called "Period to". Also u have input ready variable for 0FISCYEAR. This KF shows me the sum until the defined end period for a user defined year.
b) 0FISCPER3 in lines or columns:
IF u now drop 0FISCPER3 in free characteristics in query designer, u are able to do a breakdown in BEx Analyzer for 0FISCPER3 in lines or columns.
Szenario:
1) u have created your KF as i descriped in IDEA
2) u have dropped 0FISCPER as free characteristics in query designer
3) At BEx Analyzer u go to query properties -> put 0FISCPER3 in columns (-> maybe u change with properties display options for 0FISCPER to text -> it dispays for 0032008 -> Mar 2008)
4) Press ok
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6) Do a horizontal drilldown for posting period with drag and drop
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-> To avoid this u can customize workbook settings
1) Change to design mode
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Another way is to delete the hierachy icon
-> u now only see a drilldown with posting period for these KF u wanted to have a drilldown to.
If u now only want to see posting periods which have values and disable all which have no values, u can activate zero suppression for lines and columns in query properties.
Voila, u have a worbook which now shows for your KF all availble posting periods in one year without creating 16 monthly key figures. In addition u can change the inner year range of summation of period values
Hope it helps
Regards
Edited by: Tobias on Apr 30, 2008 8:35 AM
Edited by: Tobias on Apr 30, 2008 8:36 AM
Edited by: Tobias on Apr 30, 2008 8:36 AM

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can anyone let me know whether variable offsets can be used for characteristics, text and formulas.
if so cany one send me examples of using offsets to my email id [email protected]
regds
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You use offsets on dates (0CALMONTH, 0FISCYEAR, 0DAT and so on) and of course the corresponding texts.
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