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Webi Report Function Overview
Below are the lists of available Webi 3.1 report functions and will describe each & every functions along with example.
Webi 4.0 reports are also having some functions with some additional futures.
Functions
Abs
Asc
Average
Block Name
Ceil
Function Output
Syntax
Returns the Absolute value of a
Number
ASCII value of a Character. Only
one Character it will define the
ASCII value, even if you add
more than one Character.
Average of the Measure values.
Average function mostly useful
when you do average on a total
of table measures. Average
would provide the average
where total Measures divided
by no of rows of the table
Num Abs(number)
Returns the Table Name where
this Block Name function is
used.
Rounds a Number up to the
nearest Integer
97324
54354
77
65
Num
Average(Measure[;In
clude Empty])
=Average([Amount
])
String BlockName()
=BlockName()
Desc
Amount
A
2540
B
3210
C
1243
D
5214
E
8003
F
98721
Sum
118931
Average 19821.83
Master Table – Name
of the table
Num Ceil(Number)
=Ceil(1234.51)
=Ceil(1234.49)
=Ceil(-1234.1)
=Char(100)
=Char(77)
=Char(42)
Int Asc(Character)
Character Associated with ASCII String
code
Char(ascii_code)
Column
Number
Displays the column Number
where this function used in a
table
Concatenation
Join 2 strings and make it single
Connection
The parameters of the
database connection used by a
data provider. Data Provider
name must enclosed in square
bracket.
Cosine of an angle
Count
Number of Values / rows in a
dimensions or Measures.
Includes distinct values only
(default for dimensions) or all
values (default for measures) in
the calculation
Result
=Abs(-97324)
=Abs(54354)
=Asc(“M”)
=Asc(“A”)
Char
Cos
Sample
Int ColumnNumber()
C
N
=ColumnNumber()
String Concatenation =Concatenation("S
(first_string;Second_s AP";" Business
tring)
Objects")
String
=Connection([Quer
Connection(dp)
y 1])
Num Cos(angle)
int
Count(obj[;IncludeE
mpty] [;Distinct|All])
=Cos(360)
=Cos(200)
=Count([Desc])
=Count([Amount])
1235
1235
-1234
d
M
*
3 – Column Number
function used in 3rd
column of that table
SAP Business Objects
DB Layer: "Oracle
OCI". DB Type: "Oracle
11".
-0.28
0.49
Desc
A
B
C
C
E
F
Amount
2540
3210
1243
5214
8003
98721
Display the Current Date
formatted according to the
regional Settings in your server
Display the Current Time
formatted according to the
regional Settings in your server
Logon of the Current User
Name of the Data provider
containing a report Object
Date CurrentDate()
=CurrentDate()
Count
Dim
Count
Measure
12/24/13
Time CurrentTime()
=CurrentTime()
2:05:54 PM
String CurrentUser()
String
DataProvider(obj)
=CurrentUser()
=DataProvider([Co
untry])
Key Date of the Data Provider.
Data Provider name must
enclosed in square bracket.
Key Date Caption of the Data
Provider. Data Provider name
must enclosed in square
bracket.
Date
DataProviderKeyDate
(dp)
Stri8ng
DataProviderKeyDate
Caption(dp)
=DataProviderKeyD
ate([dp])
devuser
Query 1 – this is
Default Data provider
name
24 December 2013
Data Provider
SQL
SQL Query generated by the
Data Provider
Data provider
Type
Type of a Data Provider –what
kind of sources used for that
report – Example - Universe,
Free hand SQL, etc.,
Day Name in the Date. The
input date must be a variable.
You cannot specify the date
directly, as in
DayName("12/24/2013").
Return the Day number of that
month
String
DataProviderSQL([dp
])
String
DataProviderType([d
p])
Current Date
Current Time
Current User
Data Provider
Data Provider
key Date
Data Provider
key Date
Caption
Day Name
Day Number
Of Month
Day Number
Of Week
Day Number
Of Year
Return the Day number of that
week. Example 6/16/2010 is
Wednesday and Webi report
would consider Monday as
Start of the Week. So Day
Number for that week is 3.
Return the Day number of that
Year
5
6
=DataProviderKeyD
ateCaption([dp])
Returns "Current
calendar date" if the
keydate caption
in the dp data
provider is "Current
calendar date".
=DataProviderSQL([ Select object1 from
dp1])
table…
=DataProviderType
([dp1])
Universe
String
DayName(date)
= =DayName([Sales
Date])
Sales Date
6/16/2010
6/21/2010
6/23/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010
Day Name
Wednesday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
Int
DayNumberOfMonth
(date)
=DayNumberOfMo
nth([Sales Date])
Sales Date
6/16/2010
6/21/2010
6/23/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010
Day Number
16
21
23
25
26
Int
DayNumberOfWeek()
=
DayNumberOfWee
k([Sales Date])
Sales Date
Week
Number
6/16/2010
6/21/2010
6/23/2010
6/25/2010
6/26/2010
3
1
3
5
6
Int
DayNumberOfYear(d
ate)
=DayNumberOfYea
r([Sales Date])
Sales Date
4/5/2010
4/7/2010
4/8/2010
4/12/2010
4/13/2010
Day of Year
95
97
98
102
103
Days Between
Number of Days between 2
dates
Document
Author
Document
Creation Date
Logon of the Document Creator
Document
Creation Time
Time on which a document was
created
Document
Date
Document
Name
Document
Owner
Date on which a document was
last saved
Name of the document / report
Document
Partially
Refreshed
Date on which a document was
created
Logon user name of the owner
of the document (the last
person who saved the
document)
Will tell you whether the report
is fully or partially refreshed.
Int
DaysBetween(first_d
ate;last_date)
=DaysBetween([Sal
es
Date];CurrentDate(
))
;
3/12/2010
3/16/2010
3/17/2010
3/22/2010
3/23/2010
Days
Between
1383
1379
1378
1373
1372
*Current Date –
12/24/13
devuser
String
DocumentAuthor()
Date
DocumnetCreationDa
te()
Time
DocumnetCreationTi
me()
Date
DocumnetDate()
String
DocumnetName()
String
DocumentOwner()
=DocumentAuthor(
)
=
DocumnetCreation
Date()
=
DocumnetCreation
Time()
= DocumnetDate()
=DocumentOwner(
)
devuser
Bool
DocumentPartiallyRe
freshed()
=DocumentPartiall
yRefreshed()
Returns 1 & 0. 0 –
Means Fully refreshed.
1 – Means partially
refreshed. You can use
these values in IF
function to display
TRUE / FALSE
4:25:39 PM
12/10/13
2:55:59 PM
12/10/13
= DocumnetName() Sample Webi Report
Document
Time
Drill Filter
Time on which a document was
last saved
Drill Filters applied to a report
or an Object in drill mode
Time
DocumnetTime()
String DrillFilters([Obj
|Separator])
= DocumnetTime()
Euro Convert
From
Converts a Euro amount to
another currency. The currency
code must be the code of one
of the 12 EU currencies whose
values were fixed in relation to
the Euro prior to their abolition
in January 2002. If it is not, the
function returns #ERROR. The
currencies are:
Code Currency Desc
BEF
Belgian franc
num
EuroConvertFrom(eu
ro_amount;curr_cod
e;round_level)
=EuroConvertFrom
(1000;"FRF";2)
=DrillFilters()
Consider report has
drill on Country and
Year. If the DrillFilter
return US – means
Drill Filter applied on
Country. US 2013 –
Means Drill filter
Applied on County &
year.
6559.57
=EuroConvertFrom
(1000;"GRD";1)
340,750.1
=EuroConvertFrom
(1000;"ITL";0)
1,936,270
DEM
GRD
ESP
FRF
IEP
ITL
LUF
NLG
ATS
PTS
FIM
Euro Convert
To
Euro From
Round Error
Euro To Round
Error
Even
Exp
Fact
Fill
First
German mark
Greek drachma
Spanish peseta
French franc
Irish punt
Italian lira
Luxembourg franc
Dutch guilder
Austrian schilling
Portuguese escudo
Finnish mark
Converts an amount to Euros.
Currency code can be used as
mentioned in the above table
num
EuroConvertTo(none
uro_amount;curr_co
de;round_level)
Returns the Rounding decimal
place amount in the
conversion. Example,
EuroConvertFrom(1000;"FRF";1
) return 6559.60 whereas
without rounding this would be
6559.57, the difference is 0.03.
The difference amount 0.03
will be returned when you use
EuroFromRoundError(1000;"FR
F";1).
Returns the Rounding decimal
place amount in the
conversion. Same as above.
num
EuroFromRoundError
(euro_amount;curr_c
ode;round_level)
Exponential (e raised to a
power). An exponential is the
constant e (2.718...) raised to a
power.
Factorial of an Integer.
Factorial of number is multiple
of all the integers from 1 to
number. If FACT(4) then it
would calculate 1*2*3*4= 24
an FACT(6) is
1*2*3*4*5*6=720
Concatenate the string by
repeating N times.
Num Exp(Number)
num
EuroToRoundError(n
oneuro_amount;curr
_code;round_level)
Determines the Number is Even Bool Even(number)
or not
Returns the first value in a data
=EuroConvertTo(65
59.57;"FRF";2)
1000
=EuroConvertTo(65 3,353.85
59.57;"DEM";2)
=EuroFromRoundEr 0.03
ror(1000;"FRF";1)
=EuroFromRoundEr 0 – means there is no
ror(1000;"GRD";1) difference in rounding
the decimal places.
=EuroFromRoundEr -0.01 –> 2,203.71
ror(1000;"NLG";1)
when you round this
amount 2,203.7 and
the difference is -0.01
=EuroToRoundErro -0.05 ->152.45 while
r(1000;"FRF";1)
rounding it would be
152.4 and the
difference is -0.05
=Even(10)
1 – This is even
Number
=Even(11)
0 – Not an even
Number
=Exp(2)
7.39
=Exp(3)
20.09
Num Fact(number)
=Fact(4)
=Fact(6)
24
720
String
Fill(repeating_string;
num_repeats)
=Fill("Business
Objects ";3)
Business Objects
Business Objects
Business Objects
=Fill("SAP ";5)
=First([Country])
SAP SAP SAP SAP SAP
USA – First value of
Input_type
Floor
Force Merge
set (dimension or Measure
Objects). Used in a break
footer, First returns the first
value in the in the break.
Used in a section footer, First
returns the first value in the
section.
Used in a table footer,
First([Sales]) returns the first
value of [Sales] in the table.
Round the Number down to
the Nearest integer
ForceMerge is the equivalent
of the BO Desktop Intelligence
Multicube function. Includes
synchronized dimensions in
measure calculations when the
dimensions are not in the
measure's Calculation context /
Data Provider.
First(dimension|mea
sure)
Int Floor(number)
=First([Sales])
Country Object.
102364.55 – first value
of the Sales Measure
based on your Query
data set.
=Floor(1234.61)
=Floor(-1234.61)
=ForceMerge([Sale
s])
1234
-1235
104342.50
2013/24/12
String
GetContentLocale()
=FormatDate(Curre
ntDate();"yyyy/dd/
MM")
=FormatDate(Curre
ntDate();"MM/yyyy
")
=FormatNumber([S
ales];"#,##0")
=FormatNumber([S
ales];"#,##0.00")
=GetContentLocale
()
String
GetDominantPreferr
edViewingLocale()
=GetDominantPref
erredViewingLocal
e()
en_US
Num
ForceMerge(number)
When you have more than one
data provider and one DP does
not have a synchronized
dimension and you need to
merge that DP measure with
other DP, ForceMerge would
help you to get the Measure
amount in single Object.
Format Date
Format
Number
Get Content
Locale
Get Dominant
Preferred
Viewing
ForceMerge([Sales]) returns
the value of [Revenue], taking
into account any synchronized
Dimensions that do not appear
in the same block as the [Sales]
measure.
Formats a date according to
the Specified format
Formats a Number according to
the Specified format
Returns the Local (Desktop –
where you are accessing the
report) Language of your report
Data content
Returns the dominant locale in
the user's Preferred Viewing
Locale group. The Translation
string
FormatDate(date;for
mat_string)
string
FormatNumber(num
ber;format_string)
12/2013
12,358,210
12,358,210.56
en
Locale()
Manager Guide lists all the
Dominant Preferred Viewing
Locales. Please refer from SAP
Portal for more information
(page 51).
http://help.sap.com/businesso
bject/product_guides/boexir4/
en/xi4_translation_manageme
nt_tool_en.pdf
Get Locale
User’s local system used format
for their Webi Interface
(example, menu items and
button text)
Get Localized
This function mostly used in
the translation (language
Translator) purpose and would
return the Users preferred
Viewing Locale.
• The string parameter can be a
string in any formula (for
example, in a cell, an alerter
message or a variable
definition).
• When designing a report, you
can use the comment
parameter to provide further
information to help
Translators translate the string.
The comment appears with the
string in the Translation
Manager tool which translators
use to translate reports.
Get Preferred User's preferred locale for
Viewing Locale viewing document data (the
Preferred Viewing Locale)
HTML Encode Applies HTML encoding rules to
a string
String GetLocale()
=GetLocale()
en
string
GetLocalized(string[;c
omment])
=GetLocalized("Sal
es Revenue";"Max
20 characters")
Sales Revenue
string
GetPreferredViewing
Locale()
string
HTMLEncode(html)
=GetPreferredView
ingLocale()
en
http://www.sap.com
If Then Else
If bool_value Then
true_value [Else
false_value]
=HTMLEncode("htt
p://www.sap.com"
)
=If(10 >5) Then
"TRUE" Else
"FALSE"
FALSE
String InitCap(string)
=If(10 >11) Then
"TRUE" Else If(5 >7)
Then "TRUE" Else
"FALSE"
=InitCap("report")
Init Cap
Interpolation
Returns a value based on
whether an expression is true
or false
Capitalizes the First letter of
the String
Calculates empty measure
values by interpolation.
•Interpolation is particularly
num
Interpolation(measur
e[;PointToPoint|Line
ar]
=Intepolation([Mea
surement])
TRUE
Report
Country
M
ea
su
re
In
te
rp
ol
Is Date
Is Error
Is Logical
useful when you create a line
graph on a measure that
contains
missing values. By using the
function you ensure that the
graph plots a continuous line
rather than
disconnected lines and points.
• Linear regression with least
squares interpolation
calculates missing values by
calculating a line
equation in the form f(x) = ax +
b that passes as closely as
possible through all the
available values
of the measure.
• Point-to point interpolation
calculates missing values by
calculating a line equation in
the form f(x)
= ax + b that passes through
the two adjacent values of the
missing value.
• The sort order of the
measure impacts the values
returned by Interpolation.
• You cannot apply a sort or a
ranking to a formula containing
Interpolation.
• If there is only one value in
the list of values, Interpolation
uses this value to supply all the
missing values.
• Filters applied to an
interpolated measure can
change the values returned by
Interpolation
depending on which values the
filter impacts.
Validate / Check whether a
value is a Date
Validate / Check whether a
returns an error
Determines whether a value is
[;NotOnBreak|(reset
_dims)][;Row|Col])
m
en
t
“Measure” – Any
measures
“PointTo-Point
|Linear” - The
interpolation
method: Keyword
• PointToPoint point-to-point
interpolation
• Linear - linear
regression with least
squares
Interpolation.
USA
CANADA
JAPAN
INDIA
CHINA
UK
GERMANY
By Default
“PointToPoint”
would be taken.
12
14
15
18
at
io
n(
[
M
ea
su
re
m
e
nt
])
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
“NotOnBreak|
reset_dims” –
• NotOnBreak prevents the function
from resetting the
calculation on block
and section breaks
• reset_dims - the list
of dimensions used
to reset the
interpolation
“Row|Col” - Sets the
calculation direction
By Default “Row”
would be taken.
Bool IsDate(obj)
Bool IsError(obj)
Bool IsLogical(obj)
=IsDate("12/24/20
13")
0 –FALSE (Value is not
an Date)
=IsDate(CurrentDat
e())
=IsError(100/0)
1- TRUE (Value is a
Date)
1 – 100/0 would
return ERROR in the
report
=IsError(100/10)
0 – 100/10 would
returns 10 and there is
no error
1 - TRUE
=IsLogical(IsString([
Is Null
Boolean.
• IsLogical returns a boolean
value that you can use in the If
function.
• If you place IsLogical directly
into a column, it returns an
integer (1=true; 0=false). You
can format
this integer using a Boolean
number format.
Determines whether a value is
null
Country]))
Bool IsNull(obj)
=If (IsNULL([Sales]))
then 0 else [Sales]
=If
(IsNumber([Sales]))
then 0 else [Sales]
=IsPromptAnswere
d("Enter Country
Name")
Is NUmber
Determines whether a value is
a number
Bool IsNUmber(obj)
Is Prompt
Answered
Returns whether a prompt has
been answered. Must enclose
the name of the data provider
in square brackets.
Bool
IsPromptAnswered([
dp;]prompt_string)
Is String
Determines whether a value is
String
Bool IsString(obj)
Is Time
Determines whether a value is
a Time
Returns the Last value in a data
set (dimension or Measure
Objects). Used in a break
footer, Last returns the Last
value in the in the break.
Used in a section footer, Last
returns the Last value in the
section.
Used in a table footer,
Last([Sales]) returns the Last
value of [Sales] in the table.
Date of the last day in a month
Bool IsTime(obj)
Last
Last Day Of
Month
Last Day Of
Week
Last Execution
Date
Date of the last day in a Week.
The function treats Monday as
the first day of the week.
The Date on which a Data
Provider was last refreshed
Last Execution
Duration
Time in seconds taken by the
last refresh of a data provider
Last Execution
Time
Returns a time when a data
provider was last refreshed
input_type
Last(dimension|meas
ure)
Date
LastDayOfMonth(dat
e)
Date
LastDayOfWeek(date
)
date
LastExecutionDate([d
p])
num
LastExecutionDuratio
n(dp)
time
LastExecutionTime(d
=If
(IsString([Country
Code])) then
“TRUE” else
“FALSE”
=IsTime(CurrentTi
me())
=Last([Country])
=Last([Sales])
Return the value
based on the Sales
object data
Return the value
based on the Sales
object data
1 – TRUE - if the
prompt identified by
the text "Enter
Country Name" has
been answered.
Return the value
based on the Sales
object data
1 – Return TRUE
YEMAN – Last value of
Country Object.
2364.55 – Last value
of the Sales Measure
based on your Query
data set.
=LastDayOfMonth(
CurrentDate())
12/31/13
=LastDayOfWeek(C
urrentDate())
12/29/13
=
LastExecutionDate(
[Sales])
=LastExecutionDur
ation([Sales])
12/24/13
=LastExecutionTim
e([Sales])
4:29:54 PM
40 Seconds
Left
Left Pad
Left Trim
The leftmost characters of a
string. The number of
characters to return from the
left.
Pads a string on its left with
another string.
•If length is less than the
length of left_string and
padded_string combined,
left_string is truncated.
• If length is less than or equal
to the length of padded_string,
the function returns
padded_string.
• If length is greater than the
lengths of padded_string and
left_string combined,
left_string is repeated or
partially repeated enough
times to fill out the length
Trims the leading spaces from a
String
p)
string
Left(string;num_char
s)
string
LeftPad(padded_strin
g;length;left_string)
=Left("SAP
Business
Objects";5)
SAP B
=Left([Country];3)
=LeftPad("South";1
0;"West ")
AUS for Austria
West South
=LeftPad("South";1
1;"West ")
West WSouth
=LeftPad("South";4
;"West ")
South – Left string
length is less than
Padded String and Left
String is truncated and
it will display only the
Padded String
string
=LeftTrim(" SAP
LeftTrim(trimmed_str BO")
ing)
=LeftTrim([Country
])
=Length("Web
Intelligence
Report")
=LineNumber()
SAP BO
USA – if Country
Object Has values as
“ USA”
23
Length
Number of characters in a
string
Int Length(string)
Line Number
Line Number in a Block
Int LineNumber()
Ln
Log
Natural logarithm of a number
Logarithm of a number in a
specified base
=Ln(20)
=Log(100;5)
Log10
Base 10 logarithm of a number
Num Ln(number)
num
Log(number;base)
Num Log10(number)
2 – Which row the
function is used. If it
used in a table in will
increase the numbers
based on the No. of
rows
3
2.86
=Log10(10)
1
Lower
Match
string Lower(string)
Bool
Match(test_string;pa
ttern)
=Lower(“SAP”)
=Match("SAP
Business
Objects";"*B*")
sap
1 – There is a
matching pattern for
“B”
Max
Converts a string to lower case
Check whether a string
matches a pattern.
The pattern can contain the
wildcards "*" (replaces any set
of characters) or "?" (Replaces
any single character).
Largest value in a set of values
=Max([Country])
USA
Median
Return Middle Value of a
Input_type
Max(Dimension |
Measure)
Num
= Median([Sales])
312,345 - If [Sales] has
Min
Measure. If the set of numbers
has an even number of values,
Median takes the average of
the middle two values.
Smallest value in a set of values
Median(Measure)
Input_type
Min(Dimension |
Measure)
Num
Mod(dividend;divisor
)
Input_type
Mode(dimension|me
asure)
Mod
Remainder Number from the
division of two numbers
Mode
Most frequently-occurring
value in a data set. Mode
returns null if the data set does
not contain one value that
occurs more frequently than all
the others.
Returns the Month name of the String Month(date)
Date
Returns the Month Number of
Int
the Date.
MonthNumberOfYea
r(date)
Return the Number of months
Int
between two dates
MonthsBetween(first
_date;last_date)
Month
Month
Number Of
Year
Months
Between
Name Of
No Filter
Number Of
Data Providers
Number Of
Pages
Number Of
Rows
Odd
Page
Return the Name of an Object
and this function used to
display the Object Name in
Table Headers.
Ignore the Filters applied in the
table / block while doing the
calculation.
• NoFilter(obj;Drill) does not
work in query drill mode
because the drill filters are
added to the query rather than
applied to the report data.
• If you end drill mode with
drill filters applied, the drill
filters become report filters
and can change the value of
any objects to which
NoFilter(obj;Drill) is applied
Return the Number of Data
Providers available in a report
Return the Number Pages of
the report
Return the Number Rows in a
Data Provider
Check whether the given
Number is Odd or not
Returns the Current Page
the values of 54202,
312345, and 4233490.
=Min([Country])
AUSTRIA
=Mod(102;23)
10
=Mod(10;3)
=Mode([Sales])
1
20 – If [Sales] has
values of 10, 5,
20,15,20
USA – If [Country] has
most frequent values
of USA
December
=Mode([Country])
=Month(CurrentDa
te())
=MonthNumberOf
Year(CurrentDate()
))
=MonthsBetween([
Sales Date];
CurrentDate())
12
5 – If [Sales Date] is
24-Jun-2013 and
Current Date is 24Dec-2013
Country
String NameOf(obj)
=NameOf([Country
])
Input_type
NoFilter(obj[;All|Drill
])
=
NoFilter(Sum([Sale
s]))
Returns the total sales
revenue of all possible
rows in the block,
even when rows are
filtered out of the
block.
Int
NumberOfDataProvid
ers()
Int NumberOfPages()
=
NumberOfDataPro
viders()
=NumberOfPages()
3 – The report has 3
Data Providers.
Int
NumberOfRows([dp])
Bool Odd(Number)
=NumberOfRows([
Query 1])
=Odd(121)
=Odd(140)
=Page()
Int Page()
20 – Report has 20
pages
200 – Data Provider
Query 1 has 200 Rows
1 – TRUE
0 - FALSE
1 – First Page of the
Percentage
Percentile
Number of the Report
Expresses a measure value as a
percentage of its embedding
context. By default the
embedding context is the
measure total in the table. You
can make the function take
account of a break in a table by
using the optional Break
argument. You can use the
Percentage function across
columns or rows; you can
specify this explicitly using the
optional Row|Col argument.
The nth percentile of a
measure. The nth percentile is
a number that is greater than
or equal to n% of the numbers
in a set. You express
n% in the form 0.n.
Pos
The starting position of a text
pattern in a string
Power
Number raised to a Power
Previous
Previous value of an object.
• The default value of offset is
1. Previous([Revenue];1) and
Previous([Revenue]) are
functionally the same.
• When you include the NoNull
argument, the function returns
the first non-null value of the
object beginning from the cell
offset rows before the current
row and counting backwards.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
Previous.
• The Self operator allows you
to refer to the previous value
of a cell when it contains
content other than one report
object.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
report
Num
Percentage(measure[
;Break][;Row|Col])
=Percentage([Sales
])
Num
Percentile(measure;p
ercentile) - percentile
- A percentage
expressed as a
decimal
=
If [Amount] has the
Percentile([Amount set of numbers
];0.3)
(100;200;300;400;500)
Percentile([Amount];0
.3) returns 220,
This is greater than or
equal to 30% of the
numbers in the set.
=Pos("SAP BO"
1
;"SA")
Int
Pos(test_string;patte
rn)
Num Power(number;
power)
Input_type
Previous(dimension|
measure|Self[;(reset
_dims)][;offset][;NoN
ull])
=Power(2;2)
Year
Sales
2001
2002
2003
Sum
1000
5000
4000
10000
Perc
enta
ge
10
50
40
100
4
= Previous([Country];1)
Country
USA
UK
UAE
Sales
1000
5000
4000
Previous
USA
UK
= Previous([Sales])
Country
USA
UK
UAE
Sales
1000
5000
4000
Previous
1000
5000
= Previous([Sales];[Country])
Country
USA
UK
UAE
Region
South
West
East
South
North
North
East
Sales
2000
4000
1000
5000
4000
3000
5000
Previous
2000
4000
5000
3000
Product
separate them with semicolons.
• Previous is applied after all
report, section and block
filters, and all sorts, are
applied.
• You cannot apply sorts or
filters on formulas that use
Previous.
• If Previous is applied on a
measure and the measure
returns an undefined value,
Previous returns an undefined
value even if the previous line
returned a value.
• Previous ignores breaks when
placed outside a break header
or footer.
• Previous returns the value in
the previous instance of the
footer when placed in a break
footer.
• Previous is reset in each
report section.
• When used in a crosstab,
Previous does not treat the last
value in a row as the previous
value of the first value of the
next row.
Multiplies the values of a
measure.
=Previous ([Sales]) – in a crosstab report.
Country
2012
USA
UK
UAE
2000
5000
3000
Previ
ous
2013
3000
6000
5000
Previ
ous
2000
5000
3000
=Previous([Sales]);2;NoNull)
Year
2012
2012
2012
2012
2013
2013
2013
Quarter
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q1
Q2
Q3
Sales
2000
Previous
1000
5000
2000
2000
1000
5000
5000
5000
Note: Above highlighted 2 means, previous
function should start after 2nd row of the
table.
Num
Product(measure)
=Product([Amount]
)
180 – If [Amount] has
the values of 2,3,5,6
(2*3*5*6)
Returns the prompt text and
user response of all prompts in
a document.
String
PromptSummary()
=
PromptSummary()
*** Query Name:Query 1
***
Quarter
Quarter Number in a Date
Int Quarter(date)
=Quarter(CurrentD
ate())
Query
Summary
Returns information about the
queries in a document.
string
QuerySummary([dp])
= QuerySummary()
Prompt
Summary
A.) Enter Current Time
ID (YYYYMMDD)
20131031
B.) Enter Prior Time ID
(YYYYMMDD) 20130930
4 – Considering
Current Date as
12/24/13
*** Query Name:dp1 ***
** Query Properties:
Universe:Index2
Last Refresh Date:12/24/13 4:10 PM
Last Execution Duration: 40
Number of rows: 4,208
Retrieve Duplicate Row: ON
** Query Definition:
Result Objects: Calendar Date, Product Sales
Amount, Forecast Sales Amount, Country,
Product Type
Filters (Time Id Equal 20,130,930
)
Rank
Ranks a measure by
dimensions.
• The function uses the default
calculation context to calculate
the ranking if you do not
specify ranking dimensions.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of ranking
or reset dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
ranking or reset dimensions
you must separate them with
semi-colons.
• By default the ranking is reset
over a section or block break.
Int
Rank(measure;[ranki
ng_dims][;Top|Botto
m][;(reset_dims)])
ranking_dims - The
dimensions used to
rank the measure
Top | Bottom – Top
is for Descending
Order and Bottom is
for Ascending Order.
reset_dims - The
dimensions that
reset the ranking
Note: Multiple Data providers should use
Data Provider name in the Query Summary
or else it will return complete set of Data
provider information
=Ran([sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
UK
UAE
Sales
5,63,482
9,923,756
10,458,691
=Ran([sales];([Country]);Bottom)
The Bottom argument means that the
measures are ranked in descending order.
Country
USA
UK
UAE
Sales
5,63,482
9,923,756
10,458,691
Rank
1
2
3
=Ran([sales]; ([Country];[Year]);([Country]))
The rank is reset on the Country dimension.
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
UK
UAE
Year
FY2011Q1
FY2011Q2
FY2011Q4
FY2012Q1
FY2012Q2
FY2012Q3
FY2013Q3
Ref Value
Reference value of a report
object when data tracking is
activated
Input_type
RefValue(obj)
= RefValue([Sales])
Ref Value Date
The date of the reference data
used for data tracking
Response to a prompt when
the reference data was the
current data.
• The function returns an
empty string if data tracking is
not activated.
• You must enclose the name
of the data provider in square
brackets.
• You can use the DataProvider
function to provide a reference
to a data provider.
• If you selected more than one
Date RefValueDate()
= RefValueDate()
String
RefValueUserRespon
se([dp;]prompt_strin
g[;Index])
=
RefValueUserRespo
nse( "Enter Country
Name” )
Ref Value User
Response
Rank
3
2
1
Sales
2,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
300,000
5,600,000
7,900,100
8,000,000
Rank
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
500 - if the value of
the [Sales] measure is
500 in the reference
data.
12/24/13
USA - if you entered
"USA" in the "Enter
Country Name"
prompt at the time
when the reference
data was the current
data.
Relative Date
Relative Value
Replace
value in answer to a prompt,
the function returns a string
consisting of a list of values (or
primary keys if the Index
operator is specified) separated
by semi-colons.
Date relative to another date.
The num_days parameter can
be negative to return a date
earlier than start_date.
Returns previous or
subsequent values of an object.
• The object must be a
measure or a detail of a
dimension available in the
block.
• The sort order of the list of
values of the slicing dimensions
is used to determine the
output of the function.
The sort order is determined by
two factors: sorts applied to
the slicing dimensions, and the
order in which the slicing
dimensions are listed in the
function.
• A dimension used as a section
master can be specified as a
slicing dimension.
• All the slicing dimensions
must be present in the block or
section header of the block in
which the function is placed. If
a slicing dimension is later
removed from the block, the
function returns the
#COMPUTATION error.
• If the offset exceeds the
number of rows in the list of
values of the slicing dimension,
the function returns null.
• RelativeValue cannot be used
recursively.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of slicing
dimensions.
Replaces part of a string with
another string.
Date
RelativeDate(start_d
ate;num_days)
=RelativeDate(Curr
entDate();10)
1/3/14 – if the current
Date in 12/24/13
Input_type
=RelativeValue([Sales];([Year]);-1)
RelativeValue(measu
re|detail;slicing_dims
Year
Quarter Sales
Rank
;offset)
2011
Q1
200,000
2011
Q2
500,000
2011
Q3
600,000
2012
Q4
300,000
2012
Q1
560,000 200,000
2012
Q2
790,100 500,000
2012
Q3
800,000 600,000
2012
Q4
850,00
300,000
String
Replace(replace_in;r
eplaced_string;replac
e_with)
replace_in - The
=Replace("SAP
Business
OBJECTS";"OBJECT
S";"Objects")
SAP Business Objects
Report Filter
Returns the Object information
in which report filters applied
to an object or report
Report Filter
Summary
Summary of the report filters in
a document or report.
If report_name is omitted,
ReportFilterSummary returns a
summary of all the report
filters in all the reports (tabs) in
the document.
string in which the
text is replaced
replaced_string - The
text to be replaced
replace_with - The
text that replaces
replaced_string
String
ReportFilter(obj)
=ReportFilter([Cou
ntry])
String
ReportFilterSummary
(report_name)
=
ReportFilterSumma
ry()
=ReportFilterSumm
ary("Report 2"
United States – If filter
applied in the report /
object where Country
=”United States”
*** Filter on Report
Report 1 ***
No Filter on Report 1
*** Filter on Report
Report 2 ***
No Filter on Report 2
*** Filter on Report
Report 3 ***
No Filter on Report 3
*** Filter on Report
Report 2 ***
No Filter on Report 2
Report 2 – Tab name
where Report Name
function is placed
Objects – Rightmost 7
Characters displayed.
Report Name
Returns Name of the report
(Tab Name)
String ReportName()
=ReportName
Right
Returns rightmost characters of
a string
Right pad
Pads a string on its right with
another string.
• If length is less than the
length of right_string and
padded_string combined,
right_string is truncated.
• If length is less than or equal
to the length of padded_string,
the function returns
padded_string.
• If length is greater than the
lengths of padded_string and
right_string combined,
right_string is repeated or
partially repeated enough
times to fill out the length.
Trim the trailing spaces from a
string
String
Right(string;num_cha
rs)
String
RightPad(padded_stri
ng;length;right_string
)
=Right("SAP
Business
Objects";7)
=RightPad("SAP
";6;"BO")
=RightPad("SAP
";8;"BO")
SAP BOBO
String
RightTrim(trimmed_s
tring)
=RightTrim(“SAP
BO “)
SAP BO
=RightTrim([Countr
y])
=Round(123.45;1)
=Round(123.45;-1)
USA – If [Country] has
values of “USA “.
123.5
120
Right Trim
Round
Round a Number
Num Round
(number;round_level
SAP BO
Row Index
Running
Average
Running Count
Row Number in a Table. Row
numbering starts at 0 and
RowIndex returns
#MULTIVALUE when placed in
a table header or footer.
Returns the running average of
a measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
RunningAverage.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by
RunningAverage, the running
average is calculated after the
measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semicolons.
• RunningAverage does not
automatically reset the average
after a block break or new
section.
The running count of a number
set.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
RunningCount.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by
RunningCount, the running
count is calculated after the
measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semi-
)
Integer RowIndex()
Num
RunningAverage(mea
sure[;Row|Col][;Inclu
deEmpty][;(reset_di
ms)])
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
IncludeEmpty Includes empty
values in the
calculation
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
Num
RunningCount(dimen
sion|measure[;Row|
Col][;IncludeEmpty][;
(reset_dims)])
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
IncludeEmpty Includes empty
values in the
calculation
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
=Round(1600;-3)
=RowIndex()
2000
0 – First row of the
table.
=RunningAverage([Sales])
Country
USA
USA
UK
Region
East
West
North
Sales
3568124
300456
8489381
Running
Average
3568124
1934290
4119320.3
=RunningAverage([Sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
USA
UK
Region
East
West
North
Sales
3568124
300456
8489381
Running
Average
3568124
1934290
8489381
=RunningCount([Sales])
Country
USA
USA
UK
Region
East
West
North
Sales
3568124
300456
8489381
Running
Count
1
2
3
=RunningCount([Sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
USA
UK
Region
East
West
North
Sales
3568124
300456
8489381
Running
Count
1
2
1
Running Max
Running Min
colons.
• RunningCount does not
automatically reset the count
after a block break or new
section.
Running maximum of a
dimension or measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
RunningMax.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by
RunningMax, the running
maximum is calculated after
the measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semicolons.
• RunningMax does not
automatically reset the max
after a block break or new
section.
Running minimum of a
dimension or measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
RunningMin.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by
RunningMin, the running
minimum is calculated after the
measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semicolons.
Input_type
RunningMax(dimensi
on|measure[;Row|C
ol][;(reset_dims)])
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
Input_type
RunningMin(dimensi
on|measure;[Row|C
ol];[(reset_dims)])
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
=RunningMax([Sales])
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Max
3568124
3568124
3568124
8489381
8489381
=RunningMax([Sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Max
3568124
3568124
3568124
8489381
8489381
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Min
3568124
3000900
300456
300456
300456
=RunningMin([Sales])
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
=RunningMin([Sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Min
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Product
Running Sum
• RunningMin does not
automatically reset the
minimum after a block break or
new section.
Running product of a measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with
RunningProduct.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by
RunningProduct, the running
product is calculated after the
measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semicolons.
• RunningProduct does not
automatically reset the product
after a block break or new
section.
Running product of a measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with the
RunningSum.
• You can set the calculation
direction with the Row and Col
operators.
• If you apply a sort on the
measure referenced by the
RunningSum function, the
running sum is calculated after
the measure is sorted.
• You must always place
dimensions in parentheses
even if there is only one
dimension in the list of reset
dimensions.
• When you specify a set of
reset dimensions you must
separate them with semicolons.
• RunningSum does not
automatically reset the sum
Input_type
RunningProduct(dim
ension|measure;[Ro
w|Col];[(reset_dims)]
)
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
Num
RunningProduct(mea
sure[;Row|Col][;(rese
t_dims)])
measure - Any
measure
Row|Col - Sets the
calculation direction
reset_dims - Resets
the calculation on
the specified
dimensions
=RunningProduct([No. of Branch])
Country
USA
USA
UK
No. of
Branch
City
LA
SFO
London
Running
Product
3
15
600
3
5
40
=RunningSum([Sales])
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Sum
3568124
6569024
6869480
15358861
19919951
=RunningSum([Sales];([Country]))
Country
USA
USA
USA
UK
UK
Region
East
North
West
North
South
Sales
3568124
3000900
300456
8489381
4561090
Running
Sum
3568124
6569024
6869480
8489381
13050471
Sign
Sin
Sqrt
StdDev
StdDevP
Substr
after a block break or new
section.
The sign of a number. Sign
returns -1 if number is
negative, 0 if number is zero
and 1 if number is positive.
Returns the sine of an angle.
Square root of a number.
The standard deviation of a
measure.
The standard deviation is a
measure of the statistical
dispersion in a set of numbers.
It is calculated
by:
• finding the average of the set
of numbers
• subtracting the average from
each number in the set and
squaring the difference
• summing all these squared
differences
• dividing this sum by (number
of numbers in the set - 1)
• finding the square root of the
result
Population standard deviation
of a measure.
The population standard
deviation is a measure of the
statistical dispersion in a set of
numbers. It is
calculated by:
• finding the average of the set
of numbers;
• subtracting the average from
each number in the set and
squaring the difference;
• summing all these squared
differences;
• dividing this sum by (number
of numbers in the set);
• finding the square root of the
result.
You can use extended syntax
context operators with
StdDevP.
Returns part of a string
Int Sign(number)
=Sign(23)
=Sign(-31)
=Sign(0)
1
-1
0
Num Sin(angle)
Num Sqrt(number)
Num
StdDev(measure)
=Sin(1000)
=Sin(-100)
=Sqrt(4)
=StdDev([measure]
)
0.83
0.51
16
2.58 - If measure has
the set of values (2, 4,
6, 8).
Num
StdDevP(measure)
=StdDev([measure]
)
2.24 - If measure has
the set of values (2, 4,
6, 8).
String
SubStr(string;start;le
ngth)
=Substr("SAP
Business
Objects";1;12)
SAP Business
string - Any string
=Substr("SAP
Objects
Sum
The Sum of a Measure.
• You can use extended syntax
context operators with Sum.
• If you include member_set,
Sum returns the sum of the
measure for all members in the
member set.
• member_set can include
multiple sets separated by
semicolons (;).
• The list of member sets must
be enclosed in {}.
• If the member set expression
does not specify a precise
member or node, the hierarchy
referenced
must be present in the table,
then the member set
expression references the
current member in the
hierarchy in the table. If the
hierarchy is not in the table,
the function returns the
message
#MULTIVALUE.
• Delegated measure
aggregation returns
#TOREFRESH when the
required aggregation is not
available in the query. The user
has to refresh the document to
get the new level of
aggregation.
This occurs for example when
using the filter bar when the
user selects a value before “all
values” and vice versa when
selecting “all values” before a
selected value.
• When migrating from XIR2 to
XIR3, aggregation functions
containing IN and WHERE
clauses in XI2
queries should be included into
Sum function definitely by
using parenthesis as follows:
In XIR2, the formula: =Sum(
[Measure] In ([Dim 1]) ) Where
start - The start
Business
position of the
Objects";14;7)
extracted string
length - The length of
the extracted string
Num
=Sum([Sales])
Sum(measure[;memb
er_set])
Total Amount should
be returned.
Tan
To Date
To Number
Trim
([Dim 3]="Constant")
should be expressed as:
=Sum(([Sales
revenue]ForEach([Month]))Wh
ere([Month]=1))
The tangent of an angle
The TimeDim time dimension
allows you to build a time axis
from a date type universe
object. TimeDim returns the
data for the dates given as the
first parameter over the time
periods given as the second
parameter. When there are
periods that have no data, the
first day of each empty period
is returned.
This ensures a full axis for the
given period. This guarantees:
• That the axis retains the
natural time order (oldest
objects first, the most recent
objects last).
• The axis contains all the
periods between the minimum
and maximum dates in the
current context.
Use the above function in
conjunction with the following
functions:
• DayName
• DayNumberOfMonth
• DayNumberOfWeek
• DayNumberOfYear
• Month
• MonthNumberOfYear
• Quarter
Turns a character string into a
date. Give the date format as
the parameter to indicate to
Web Intelligence how to
convert the string into a date.
The date format you provide
must match the format of the
date in the original string. Refer
to the link below for the
possible date formats.
Returns a string as a number. If
string is not a number,
ToNumber returns #ERROR.
Trims the leading and trailing
spaces from a string
Num Tan(angle)
TimeDim([Date];
Period)
Date - The date
object for the report,
for example,
InvoiceDate.
Period - The period
for the results, from
the following values:
• DayPeriod
• MonthPeriod
• QuarterPeriod
• YearPeriod
When no value is
selected, the
DayPeriod is used by
default.
This object should be
a data provider
object, it must be
available from report
objects, and cannot
be a variable.
Date
ToDate(date_string;f
ormat)
=Tan(180)
1.34
If we have data for Payment date as mention
below:
Payment Date
Payment
1/1/2013
50,000.00
1/8/2013
35,000.00
7/3/2013
70,000.00
Use the TimeDim([Payment Date]) in the
above table the axis value for Date will be fill
the Null also.
Payment
Date
1/1/2013
Payment
50000
1/8/2013
35000
TimeDim
1/1/2013
1/2/2013
1/3/2013
1/4/2013
1/5/2013
1/6/2013
1/7/2013
1/8/2013
1/9/2013
1/10/2013
1/11/2013
1/12/2013
Etc.,
=ToDate("24/12/20
13";"dd/MM/yyyy"
)
24/12/2013
ToDate("24/12/13"
;"dd/MM/yy")
24/12/13
ToDate("24/12/13"
;"dd/MMMM/yy")
24/DECEMBER/13
Num
ToNumber(string)
=ToNUmber(“5454
”)
5454
String Trim(string)
=Trim(“ SAP BO “)
SAP BO
Truncate
Truncates a number
Num
Truncate(number;tru
ncate_level)
=Truncate(1400;-3)
1000
The function
rounds/truncates to
the nearest 10
(parameter = -1), 100
(parameter
= -2), 1000 (parameter
= -3) and so on.
Payment Date
Unique Name
Of
Universe
Name
Returns the unique name of an
object
The name of the universe on
which a data provider is based
String
UniqueNameOf(obj)
String
UniverseName(dp)
=UniqueNameOf([P
ayment Date])
=UniverseName([Q
uery 1])
Upper
Url Encode
Converts a String to Upper Case
Applies URL encoding rules to a
string
String Upper(string)
String
UrlEncode(html)
User Response
Returns the response to a
prompt.
• You must enclose the name
of the data provider in square
brackets.
• You can use the DataProvider
function to provide a reference
to a data provider.
• If you select more than one
value in answer to a prompt,
the function returns a string
consisting of a list of values (or
primary keys if the Index
operator is specified) separated
by semi-colons.
The Variance of a Measure.
The variance is a measure of
the statistical dispersion in a
set of numbers. It is calculated
by:
• finding the average of the set
of numbers
• subtracting the average from
each number in the set and
squaring the difference
• summing all these squared
differences
• dividing this sum by (number
of numbers in the set - 1)
The variance is the square of
the standard deviation.
You can use extended syntax
context operators with Var.
Population variance of a
measure.
String
UserResponse([dp;]p
rompt_string[;Index])
=Upper(”sap”)
=URLEncode("http:
//www.google.com
")
=UserResponse(“En USA – If you entered
ter Country
USA in the Prompt
Name”)
Var
VarP
Payment – This was
the Name of a
universe.
SAP
http%3A%2F%2Fwww
%2Egoogle%2Ecom
dp - The data
provider
prompt_string - The
prompt text
Index - Tells the
function to return
the database primary
keys of the prompt
values
Num Var(measure)
=Var([Sales])
6.67 - If Sales has the
set of values (2, 4, 6,
8)
Num VarP(measure)
=VarP([Sales])
5 - If Sales has the set
of values (2, 4, 6, 8)
Week
Word Cap
Year
The population variance is a
measure of the statistical
dispersion in a set of numbers.
It is calculated
by:
• finding the average of the set
of numbers
• subtracting the average from
each number in the set and
squaring the difference
• summing all these squared
differences
• dividing this sum by (number
of numbers in the set)
The population variance is the
square of the population
standard deviation.
You can use extended syntax
context operators with VarP.
Week Number of the Date
Int Week(date)
=Week(CurrentDat
e())
Capitalizes the first letter of all
the words in a string
Year in a date
String
WordCap(string)
Int Year(date)
=WordCap(“Payme
nt due for june”)
=Year(CurrentDate(
))
2 – Current Date
12/24/13 and Start
week is for Monday
Payment Due For June
2013