What is meant by cell definition

Hi all
I have absolutely no idea of what exactly is Cell Definition. Can any body explain the same.
i will be thank full to you if you could send me documents regarding the same to my address mentioned in my profile.
thanks in advance
regards

Hi Nag,
Please try to search the forums before posting a question. The same subject was discussed recently. See:
Re: details about cell definition
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What is Cell Definition (BW 3.5)

Hi Experts,
Could any of you explain what is the Cell definition and how that is useful in reporting (SAP BW 3.5)
Please explain with a good example as Iam struggling to understand teh exact use of this.
Points guaranteed.
Thanks & Regards,
Sunny

Hi ,
Cell definition is used in order to avoid formula collision. for example in a table in one row you has used one formula and in column you have used another formula then at certain cell the system is unable to identify that it should apply which formula .
So for that cell we explicitly define a formula that should be used by the system.
Check the below thread for more:
Cell Definition in the query
Hope this helps,
Regards,
Supriya

What is the cell definition

Hi all,
What is the cell definition option in query designer and what is the use of that ?
Regards
Kiran Kumar

Hi Kiran,
I believe you are talking about 'Cell Editor' in the Query Designer. If so, let me provide few excerpts from Peter Jones book.
1) "A cell is an intersection of two structures in a query definition"
2) it is the 13th icon on your Query Designer (in BI7.0)
3) "In certain situations where you need to define each specific cell of a query, you may need to use the Cell Editor. For ex, suppose you are looking to create a query that has the divisionslisted in a particular manner and you want to hold all the divisions in the list, even though there are months where certain divisions don't have any sales or data. This may be the reason for using the Cell Editor. The Cell Editor allows you to directly define specific cells in the query via the Query Designer. If you define selection criteria and formulas for structural components and there are structural components of the query, generic cell definitions are created at the intersection of the structural components that determine the valuesto be presented in the cells. Cell-specific definitions allow you to define explicit formulas and selection conditions for cells as well as implicit cell definiitons. This means you can override cell values. This function allows you to design much more detailed queries. In addition, you can define cells that have no direct relationship to the structural components (virtual key figures). These cells are not displayed and serve as containers for help selections or help formulas.
4) The pre-requisite for this is that the query must have two structures.
5) "A new cell reference is a cell you have defined that can be reused in a formula. If you want to re-use the value from the implicit, generic cell definition that is automatically created at the intersection of the two structural components of a query, select this cell in the Cell screen area and , using the secondary mouse button, choose New Cell Reference."
6) "You can also change the properties of a defined cell by selecting it. I nthe properties screen, you can change the description as well"
I hope this will be helpful.

What is Cell Definition?

Hi Experts,
Can anyone please tell me what exactly is Cell Definition and when & where it has been used in the real time scenario... If possible please provide me some real time scenarios..
Advance Thanks & Regards,
Chintu.

Hi chintu,
Example:
1.In Column there are three key figures say a)current month actual amount(Amount key figure is restricted by current month),b)current month budget amount(Amount key figure is restricted by current month) and c)Last month amount(Amount key figure is restricted by last month).
2.In Row there are two lines say a)Sales(0account sales is restricted by actual cube) and b)cost (0account Cost is restricted by actual cube).
In this design the second colum(current month budget amount(Amount key figure is restricted by current month)
value will be wrong becouse we restricted our both of rows with actual cube which is applicable for all three column whereas our this second coloum needs budget values, to get budget values in this second column we can use cell definition and restrict with budget cube in the same manner.
This is only a example and there are many solutions to crack this type of issues like we can use value type char to restrict key figures etc.
SAP Accountant

Cell Definition in Query Designer

Hi,,
Can anyone will tell me the real time use of cell definition option in query designer.
Thanks and Regards.
Anjali

Anjali,
You can use cell definitions when you want to overwrite the value of a particular cell.
For this you need to have an identification of where the cell intersection takes place. So for defining cell definitions its mandatory to have two structures in the report.
Now coming to the scenario,
You have GL accounts in the rows structure and the key figures amount, deductions and some others.
Rows-----Amount--
Deductions
1001--20000--
100
1002--15456--
4363
1007--64334--
252
1005--36643--
34
1111--43436--
343
This is what the report displays for a particular year the user enters e.g 2007.
But for a GL account 1005 the user wants to display the amount for the last fours years.
The out put for amount for the GL account 1005 displays only 2007. The requirement is that it should display the summed up values of 2007,2006,2005,2004.
To get this out put we go for cell definitions and in the intersection of the 1005 GL account and amount we define a cell definition. Based upon the requirement we define the cell definition...
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Cell definition / Cell exception

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Can you please explain me What are the situations we are using Cell definition and Cell exception in BEx Query??
Regs
Kuttan

Hi,
in exception reporting you select and highlight objects that are in some way different or critical. Results that fall outside a set of predetermined threshold values (exceptions) are highlighted in color or designated with symbols. This enables you to identify immediately any results that deviate from the expected results.
Exception reporting allows you to determine the objects that are critical for a query, both online, and in background processing.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/1a/615f64816311d38b170000e8284689/frameset.htm
You can define threshold values (exceptions) for a query. Data that varies from these thresholds is highlighted in color or marked with icons. You can use these exceptions to identify deviations from expected results at a glance.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/9d/76563cc368b60fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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What is meant by Local Class and how we can create local classes in abap?

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what is meant by Local Class and how we can create local classes in abap?
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Sree

Hi
Local classes are the classes which we declare and use using the SE38 ABAP editor
Global classes are the classes which we find in SE24 and call the methods of them into our program.
see the sample code
REPORT zs_class.
SELECTION SCREEN
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME.
PARAMETERS:p_var TYPE i,
p_var1 TYPE i.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.
CLASS d_class DEFINITION
CLASS d_class DEFINITION.
PUBLIC SECTION.
METHODS:
add,
sub.
PROTECTED SECTION.
DATA : var2 TYPE i.
ENDCLASS. "d_class DEFINITION
CLASS d_class IMPLEMENTATION
CLASS d_class IMPLEMENTATION.
METHOD add.
var2 = p_var + p_var1.
WRITE:/ var2.
ENDMETHOD. "add
METHOD sub.
var2 = p_var - p_var1.
WRITE:/ var2.
ENDMETHOD. "sub
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START-OF-SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
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Help in Cell Definition

Hello,
Can you please anybody tell us , what do you mean by help cell in Cell defintion.
Thanks
PT

Hi,
Help Cells:
Choose Help Cells, if you require additional cells for help selections or help formulas. You can use the functions New Selection and New Formula in the context menu to define help cells that are not displayed in the query to serve only as objects for help selections and help formulas.
For example, you can define an invoice in a help cell and use this in a u201Crealu201D cell to calculate a duplicated invoice.
                            a.      Right-click on the empty cell next to Help Cells to get to a context menu. From here, choose New Selection.
                            b.      Use Drag & Drop to drag the Invoice key figure into the right-hand area of the New Selection dialog box.
                            c.      Enter a description.
                            d.      Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
                            e.      From the context menu for the required cell of the query, now choose New Formula.
                              f.      Drag the cell you have just defined, which you can find in the Operands window, under Cells, into the Formula window using Drag & Drop. Click on the button twice.
                            g.      Enter a description.
                            h.      Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
In the help cells that are already defined in the context menu, you can:
·        Edit the cell definition
·        Delete the cell definition
·        Display the where-used list for the cell
·        Change the description of the cell under Properties.
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Cell Definition Functionality

Hello,
I am new to version 3.5 and would like to know more about the functionalities of "Cell Definition". Could someone enlighten me more about what possibilities I have wirh Cell Definition. Links are always welcome....
Thanks,
SD

Hi,
Cell defination can be created only when you have two active structures.
regards,
Shailaja
Some examples:
You can use any cell that you define in a formula. If you want to reuse the value from the implicit, generic cell definition that is automatically created at the intersection of the two structural components of a query, select this cell in the Cell screen area and, using the secondary mouse button, choose New Cell Reference. A description taken from the two structural components now automatically appears in the cell. The symbol shows you that a cell reference exists for this exception cell. Now you can reference this cell. You can continue to use the implicit cell definition and do not have to manually generate this value using a new selection.
Functions of explicitly defined cells:
Select a defined cell and choose the required function from the context menu (secondary mouse button).
●     Edit
●     Cut
●     Copy
●     Paste
●     Remove
●     Where-Used List
Before you delete a cell, you can check for the formulas in which the defined cell is used in the where-used list.
You reach the properties of a defined cell by selecting the defined cell. In the Properties screen area you can also make changes such as:
●     Changing the description of the cell
●     Changing the highlighting of the cell
●     Hiding the cell ( if you do not want to see the values of the cell)
Help cells
In the Help Cells area you can define additional cells for help selections or help formulas. You can use the functions New Selection and New Formula in the context menu to define help cells that are not displayed in the query to serve only as objects for help selections and help formulas.
For example, you can define an invoice in a help cell and use this in a real cell to calculate a duplicated invoice.
a. Using the secondary mouse button, click on the empty cell next to Help Cells to reach the context menu. From here, choose New Selection.
b.Use Drag&Drop to drag the Invoice key figure into the right-hand Details of the Selection area.
c.      Enter a description.
                            d.      Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the selection. The symbol shows you that a selection exists for this exception cell.
                            e.      Now choose New Formula from the context menu of the required cell of the query. The new formula that is not yet defined appears in the cell.
                              f.      Select the new formula and choose Edit from the context menu.
                            g.      Use Drag&Drop to drag the cell you have just defined, which you can find in the Available Operands window under Cells, into the Detail View window. Click on the button twice.
                            h.      Enter a description.
                              i.      Choose OK. The cell contains the description of the formula. The symbol shows you that a formula exists for this exception cell.
Result
You have defined one or more exception cells for a query.
Regards,
shailaja
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Exception Aggregation & Cell Definition

Hi All,
Can someone please explain me what are Exception Aggregation and Cell Definition with some real time examples?
Many thanx in advance...
Best Regards,
Nene.
Message was edited by: Nene BW

Hi Nene,
Check out the below links
Exception Aggregation
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/d2/e0173f5ff48443e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8e/08ab3d81534c64e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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What is meant by characteristic values

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what is meant by characteristic values
i have seen some tables like AUSP, these r for characteristic values.
can any one explain me that

Hi,
Characteristic value variables are parameters for a query. You set these variables in the query definition, and they are filled with values when you execute the query. They act as placeholders for characteristic values, and are processed using any processing type.
In some cases, it is possible to use variables for texts, as well as for characteristic values.
If you specify a variable as a characteristic value, for example, you do not have to give a text for the characteristic value straight away. Instead, you are able to fill the text field dynamically, according to the characteristic that you used for the variable when you inserted the query into the workbook. Define a text variable with automatic replacement for this.
Use
You need to use a variable for characteristic values, if you want to specify one or more characteristic values that you do not want to be included permanently in the query definition. A characteristic value variable is the placeholder for either a single value, an interval, or a set of selection options. With selection options, it is possible to make several restrictions, meaning that you are able to combine single values and intervals (7 and 3 to 19 and 43, for example). Characteristic value variables for intervals and selection options are available with the processing type Manual entry / Proposed value and Customer Exit.
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Venkat

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Hi,
I have defined a query with a Structure in Row and Key Figures in column.
The result of query should look like this:
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011.2010 (Variable Offset Value -3) | 5 | 5
012.2010 (Variable Offset Value -2) | 6 | 11
001.2011 (Variable Offset Value -1) | 7 | 7
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Hi,
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data: month_difference TYPE N.
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