Variable types in sap abap variables or abap data objects are containers that carry information and can be worked upon during the course of the abap programs by making use of various abap statements. Aug 11, 2017 welcome to the tutorial about sap bw text variables as part of our free sap bw training. Then in tab replacement path, choose replace variable with current member. The sap bi budget and award reports are run from the. Variable with replacement from key is not replaced. You can now process the data result of the selected query as a variable in a different query. The characteristic value variables are replaced by the results of a query at runtime. Variables in queries using variables creating characteristic value anv text. The variable wizard takes you automatically to the characteristic dialog step, in which you select the reference characteristic for replacement. Variables function as a store for diff types of variables, and can be processed in different ways, according to sap four variable types exist. The following diagram shows an open, broad and standard based architecture of business intelligence. The different types of variable types in abap are simple variables, structure variables and table variables.
How can i pass values from variable used in report to step 0. A practical guide to sap netweaver business warehouse bw 7. Using web intelligence, business users can create basic, medium, and complex reports from transactional data in. How to calculate the number of days in the selected period for the. We cannot do a lot of analysis for this type, only check if its filled correctly and if the. In query design, when you define a selection on a time charactreristic, you can choose to create a variable.
Query design and analysis with sap business warehouse. Dimyearmonth dynamicdate i want to do this for report scheduling purposes we always schedule our production reports to run on the first or second of the month with an as of date for the previous month. Please register for bw405 as the course to provide an overview of query design for both sap bw powered by sap hana and sap bw4hana. You can now process the data result of the selected query as a. Im trying to see if we can get characteristic values into a formula. I mean age is attribute of customer and not part of the cube. The value is determined either from the key, the external attribute of the key, the description, or the attribute value. Creating info areastep 1after logging on to the bi system, run transaction rsa1, or doubleclick the administrator work bench. Bi expert 4 options for using uom conversion during. Oct 04, 2010 what is the exact functionality of replacement path in variable reporting. The selection screen variable monthyear should be optional and if user inputs any value the query should run for that selection condition else if user doesnt input any values it should pick the dates as high current calmonth and low current calmonth 3 months. Sap bw connector for power bi entering parameter values. Then assign it to a calculated keyfigure or local formula.
Hi, i\m trying to see if we can get characteristic values into a formula. Bi platform the bi platform layer contains bi services to support complex analysis tasks and. Claudine lam from business analytics services demonstrates how to create restricted and calculated key figure within sap business explorer bex query designer. Jan 23, 20 claudine lam from business analytics services demonstrates how to create restricted and calculated key figure within sap business explorer bex query designer. Working with system variables in sap abap, sap abap runtime system fields. The document will show how to create a sample query using this feature, discuss some parameters, tables and functions which will help in the analysis of problems in this area.
Charecteristic value variable with replacement path we use this when we want a charecteristic value variable to be replaced with query result set of the other query. Can i get these values into a formula variable using replacement path. I have already gone through help and sap pdf documents. So i would like to explain in a simple way what a variable is. Dear experts, i am new to biexperienced in abap, so please do explain in laymans language. Characteristic value variables, hierarchy variables, text variables and formula variables with processing type replacement path can be replaced by the value from a different variable. Replacement path variables replacement with query they may save you some time. In bi project, consultant often come across the situation when they need to use aprocessing type other than manual entry default value, replacement path, sap exit, or authorization to fulfillthe requirement of the customer, then a customer.
Sap bw is known as an open, standard tool which allows you to extract the data from different systems and then send it to the bi system. Below is the sap abap code to split filename from file path, this logic will work for both application server path and presentation server path. The following are the allowed processing types for sap bw formula variables. How to create a current member variable sap netweaver. How do you change the default sap download filepath locally. Replacement path processing type is used in a variable when you wish to get a value from attributes of another character or from a query. Shyam uthaman is working as sapbi consultant in accenture services private he is working. In the variable editor, on the replacement path tab page, you select the query whose result you want to use as the variable. If no value is specified,the reserved word is deleted or replaced by blank characters. Apr 14, 2020 mysap it is a suite of sap products which apart from sap r3 also includes srm, plm, crm, scm 5.
It enables you to analyze data from r3 applications or any other business application, including external data sources such as databases and the internet. Text variable and formula variable with the replacement path. You can do so with a replacement path variable, where you incorporate the user input value to be incorporated into the calculated key figure formula. Shyam uthaman is working as sap bi consultant in accenture services private he is working. I would like to use this variable a filter in my report i. Variables are content holders, so when you run a query you can give some value which is taken by the variable and your request is processed. Data warehousing this is mainly to extract, transform and load data from source systems. Sap bw formula variable tutorial free sap bw training erproof. Hi i would like to know how i would exclude values returned via a replacement path variable. The formula variable is replaced by the values of an key figure. You can use these variables in calculated key figures, structures, and query descriptions.
We can create formula variable at the bottom of the available operands key figures listed. Describing business intelligence products consuming. Query design and analysis with sap business warehouse powered by sap hana course outline. Business intelligence is a core component of sap netweaver. Feb 18, 20 we will learn how to usecharacteristic customer exit variables in our bi reports. May 05, 2017 with recent updates to power bi desktop there have been a lot of enhancements to bw connector. If 0profitcenter has only numeric values like 45, 68 then variable working fine otherwise it is showing x as values. May 03, 2012 you want to migrate the bex query to bobj webi in which a variable of type replacement path with query is used. This document shows how to use and also helps in the analysis of issues with bw text variables of type replacement path. Describing the concepts of business intelligence bi and datawarehousing on any database. Aggregates are selected by olap processor during query processing. I am using a replacement path variable to create a value list from a donor query, however i want to be able to exclude these values from the current query. Miguel has worked for more than 8 years in abap and bw.
Sap lumira software combines selfservice bi discovery and visualization with interactive dashboards and analytic applications all in one solution that rapidly promotes insight across the organization. Browse other questions tagged sap abap sap bw or ask. Learn how to use a replacement path variable to create a formula, with advice from bw expert peter scott. This new type of variables is available as of bw 740. Every time i click on any dimension or measure,power bi throws a. Numeric variable with replacement from key intensified. Replacement path takes place automatically, meaning the variable is never ready for input when a query is executed. How to avoid using abap when calculating the number of days in a selected time period. It is a characteristics variable with replacement path by current member and can be used. Bw text variables of type replacement path applies to. When you initially create and save variable in bex, you cannot change its processing by property any more at least not via bex query designer. Below is the standard documentation available and a few details of the fields which make up this table. For sap bw formula variable of processing type replacement path, values derived from either the key or the attribute key of an infoobject can be used to fill the variable. Each property represents a description of a single sap bw variable.
In the variable editor, on the replacement path tab page. It also evaluates the data with different reporting tools and you can distribute this to other systems. Replacement path query with ready for input variable. Characteristic value variables, hierarchy variables, text variables, and formula variables with the replacement path processing type can be replaced by the value from a different variable. The steps detailed below show a technique to enable a bex query user to determine the number of days between two dates. Replacement path variables replacement with query they may. Characteristic value variables with the processing type replacement path are replaced with the results of a query. A practical guide to sap netweaver business warehouse.
When you call the function module, you must make sure that the. Can anyone explain me the replacement path clearly with very simple exmaple. Employee key on which the replacement path variable was created in the main query and save it as the dimension. Replacement path replacement path processing type is used in a variable when you wish to get a value from attributes of another character or from a query. These sample questions are for selfevaluation purposes only and do. Sap bw powered by sap hana delta for bw query design course outline.
Oct 02, 2010 aggregates are built against infocubes only but not with ods objects. Sap bw formula variable tutorial free sap bw training. Problems w formula exception aggregation in netweaver 2004s. The sap business warehouse sap bw module is an enterprisewide information hub. In the variable editor, on the replacement path tab page, you specify the source variable from which the. Filepath sap logical file path definition table data abap. Harness data companywide so you can gain and share unprecedented insight to compete boldly in todays digital economy. Aggregates are useful for keyfigures with sum,min,max properties. A variable replaced by a query can only be used in characteristic restriction section as a hard filter see filter values. Summarythis document provides an introduction for the creation and management of variables type customer exit inbw queries. Bi expert 4 options for using uom conversion during query. Describing the concepts of business intelligence bi and. These sample questions are for selfevaluation purposes only and do not appear on the actual certification exams. Web intelligence, the business intelligence reporting tool, is a part of sap businessobjects product suite.
This document describes nonstandard way to change the processing by property of bex variable that is already defined and used by bex business explorer query. Cannot run a report that contains replacement path with prompt. Create characteristic value variables with a replacement path from a query lesson 16. The sap bw variables property contains one or more composite properties, each of which must be assigned a unique name. One of the most important sapbw reporting concepts is variables. Welcome to the tutorial about sap bw text variables as part of our free sap bw training. Characteristic replacement path variable let us assume that there is a requirement that query2 should be executed for all those materials which are present in the output of query1 query1 might be using some conditions or anything else. The pre query replacement path query has a ready for input variable thus the bex query cannot be made available for olap. Overview of variable types and processing types sap help portal. In effect i want the query to show me all the values that dont appear in the replacement path list. Formula variables of the type replacement path can be filled by.
Following are the some step by step procedure for sap bi 7. Create characteristic value variables with a replacement path from a query. For text variables user entrydefault value, replacement path, customer exit, sap exit processing types are available. The value is either determined from the key, the external attribute of the key, the description, or the attribute value. Top 60 best and most important sap bw interview questions and answers for experience personals such as how would you optimize the dimensions, what is table partition, what are the different variables used in bex, where are the psa data is stored etc. If 0profitcenter has only numeric values like 45, 68. A variable replaced by a query can only be used in characteristic. Sapabap sap web dynpro abap sapmm sapsd sapplm sapcrm technical sapfico saphr sappm sappp sap basis sapbi sapxi sappi saphana object oriented abap sap enterprise portal brf plus. For more information, visit the business intelligence homepage.
Page information view in hierarchy view source export to pdf. Query design and analysis with sap business warehouse powered. Business intelligence bi products consuming queries 25 lesson. Aggregates are built against infocubes only but not with ods objects.
Bharat patel, amol palekar, shreekant shiralkar a practical guide to sap netweaver business warehouse bw 7. Variable entry screen entering values with selection button. Sap bw powered by sap hana delta for bw query design. This is a handy tool for business users for analytical and ad hoc reporting. Sap certified application associate business intelligence with sap netweaver 7. Browse other questions tagged sap abap sapbw or ask. Sap bw variable information is included in a composite custom property named sap bw variables that exists only if a data source has one or more variables associated with it. In this scenario, we will create a replacment path variable on material for query2 which will read material values for query1 output. Just create a formula with replacement path, set the reference characteristic as the one you want. Is there a tcode or other setting that controlls this. In the replacement path dialog step, select the query whose result you want to use as the variable. The figure below shows the key components of a bi system. Apr 17, 2017 dependency structure is a valuable addition to the query designer.
Which bi objects are essential for extracting and loading data from a source system into an infocube when using the new data flow technology in sap netweaver 7. For more information, visit the business intelligence. As a result, when a master file description is created for a query that includes a variable whose processing type is defined as replacement path, there wont be any fields to represent this variable. Variable types sap netweaver business warehouse community. Current member variables sap netweaver business warehouse.
Formula variable with a replacement path does not work. As of now i can get variable value in other steps than zero. You can also get the values of attributes within characteristics. Sap bw text variable tutorial free sap bw training.
Filepath is a standard sap table which is used to store logical file path definition data and is available within r3 sap systems depending on the version and release level. The processing type replacement path can be used with the following options. Variable replaced with a query sap netweaver business. For instance, by allowing a user to enter an interest rate on the query selection screen, that will be used as an operand. It graphically represents dependencies between various components, but does have certain limitations such as. Exclude values returned in a replacement path variable. The value is determined either from the key, the external. Using a replacement path variable to create a formula. Netweaver is an integrated technology platform such that all the products in the mysap suite can run on a single instance of netweaver known as sap web application server sap webas. Summary this document shows how to use and also helps in the analysis of issues with bw text variables of type replacement path. In bw405 you will gain the knowledge to create query definitions using the eclipsebased bw query designer in sap hana studio used with bw powered by sap hana and to make them available for analysis. Using replacement path in your text and formula variables, replace values held in a characteristic. Problem is that i am not able to access any of the report. Characteristic value variables with the processing type replacement path, are replaced by the results of a query.
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