Workbook having non-aggregated items

When I created a workbook for a client using Discover 4.1 user edition I encountered a problem stated "join configuration can not be resolved. Reason: more than 1 detailed folders uses non - aggregated items. How can I resolved this issue??
Thanks

The Administrator should try to set up the joins such that the relationships are defined in terms of going from the Dimension to the Fact. For Relational Schemas, try to define the joins so they originate from the "one" side to the "many" side - assuming a 1-m relationship. This has provided some measure of success in resolving the join/non-aggregate items problem, but I must admit that it doesn't appear to be a Total solution. I suspect there's more to it than what I've just described, because I still encounter the error under certain conditions. I'm usually able to select from the available joins I've defined such that I can build workbooks with the elements the client wants to see. But ideally, you shouldn't have to go through the process of identifying the "correct" join definitions - especially if the clients are attempting to build their own workbooks. If anyone has additional information that would better clarify the problem/resolution, I'd be happy to hear about it.

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What does this join configuration message mean? I am a user not an administrator but I notice that sometimes I get this message when I am trying to create reports in Discoverer.
Currently I have a report that is using a control table and a detail table. I need to link to another table (not a detail table). The join did not exist but I was able to take a transaction and join to the table with sql. I asked that this join be created in Discoverer so I can link to the other table in the report and it was created, but when I go to pull in the field I need I get this message:
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Hi there
I think therefore you have answered your own question and determined that using CASE in aggregations is not a good idea. I only threw out the two CASE options as ideas not as solutions, just in case (pardon the pun) one of these worked in your situation.
Your comment I must say that if it worked it would give a wrong result (the sum of the divisions is not the same as the division of the sums) may give the wrong answer in your case but may be correct in others. It just depends how the items in the folder have been set up. I agree though that SUM(x) / SUM(y) will more often than not give the right answer.
This discussion about DECODE vs CASE has been going on ever since Oracle introduced CASE as a means of placating a younger breed of user who needed an IF..THEN...ELSE construct and could not get their minds around the intricacies of DECODE. The DECODE is a much more reliable function than CASE because it has been around for a long time allowing Oracle plenty of opportunity to iron the bugs out of it. If I get a chance I will always use a DECODE whenever aggregations are required. However, when no aggregations are in use then I'll use CASE, simply because it's easier for users to work with.
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