Comments on: Making Up Data Part II: Using Universe Data http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/ ...you are in a twisty maze of passageways, all different... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:17:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1241 Dave Rathbun Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:47:34 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1241 Jim, I have some bad news. :) I never even started Part III of this post, primarily because I had forgotten that I even considered it to begin with. I am really trying hard to complete my recursive data series that documents my presentation from last fall... especially so I can get all of those posts done before the next conference comes around this fall. I'll stick a stub post in my draft section so I don't lose track of this, but I don't have any idea when I might get back to it. Hope you can be patient. In the meantime if you have a very specific question you may try (if you have not already) posting it on BOB or SCN. Jim, I have some bad news. :) I never even started Part III of this post, primarily because I had forgotten that I even considered it to begin with. I am really trying hard to complete my recursive data series that documents my presentation from last fall… especially so I can get all of those posts done before the next conference comes around this fall.

I’ll stick a stub post in my draft section so I don’t lose track of this, but I don’t have any idea when I might get back to it. Hope you can be patient. In the meantime if you have a very specific question you may try (if you have not already) posting it on BOB or SCN.

]]> By: Jim Waterbury http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1240 Jim Waterbury Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:45:23 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1240 Hi Dave, As we can all see from your schedule, you're a real busy guy! However, your closing statement in this post has really gotten my attention: "For Part III of this post I am going to create a more complex example where data might be missing from more than one dimension (instead of just month as I have used in the last two posts.) I am also going to show cross tab and a section output because each of those can cause some interesting challenges as well." I'm losing my mind trying to work with a sectioned report that refuses to display my "missing" dates. It's all the worse that the non-sectioned parts of the report are displaying all dates just fine. Ahy hope for Part III soon?? Thanks, Jim Hi Dave,

As we can all see from your schedule, you’re a real busy guy! However, your closing statement in this post has really gotten my attention: “For Part III of this post I am going to create a more complex example where data might be missing from more than one dimension (instead of just month as I have used in the last two posts.) I am also going to show cross tab and a section output because each of those can cause some interesting challenges as well.”

I’m losing my mind trying to work with a sectioned report that refuses to display my “missing” dates. It’s all the worse that the non-sectioned parts of the report are displaying all dates just fine.

Ahy hope for Part III soon??

Thanks,
Jim

]]> By: Ravi http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 Ravi Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:42:41 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1223 Hi Dave This is the case when object is coming from Universe(like month obj). But if I have no option other than creating report level obj in WEBI and a 'Grouping object' is created like '0-3 months', '4-6 months','7-9 months','10-12 months' and '13-24 months' If I get NULL values for some group say '7-9' and '10-12' in the report and it isn't showing that groups. I can see only the groups with values. How can I achieve that. Please advice. Thanks Ravi Hi Dave

This is the case when object is coming from Universe(like month obj). But if I have no option other than creating report level obj in WEBI and a ‘Grouping object’ is created like ‘0-3 months’, ‘4-6 months’,'7-9 months’,'10-12 months’ and ‘13-24 months’

If I get NULL values for some group say ‘7-9′ and ‘10-12′ in the report and it isn’t showing that groups. I can see only the groups with values.

How can I achieve that. Please advice.

Thanks

Ravi

]]> By: Ravi http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Ravi Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:15:41 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1056 Thanks Dave, this is a total different technique to which I've used in my report. Thanks for pointing me to this post. Ravi :) Thanks Dave, this is a total different technique to which I’ve used in my report. Thanks for pointing me to this post.

Ravi :)

]]> By: Roland http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1018 Roland Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:09:01 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1018 Thank you sir. I appreciate all you do for the BOB community and certainly do not want you to feel pressured. That is not my intent. Just knowing this Blog is available in addition to the BOB board is a blessing. :) Thank you sir. I appreciate all you do for the BOB community and certainly do not want you to feel pressured. That is not my intent. Just knowing this Blog is available in addition to the BOB board is a blessing.

:)

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Dave Rathbun Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:37:20 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1009 Roland, I have been unable to finish a number of posts that are on the calendar due to work issues. I hope to get some new content posted soon but cannot commit to a date. I will push the follow up post to this one up on the schedule though. Roland, I have been unable to finish a number of posts that are on the calendar due to work issues. I hope to get some new content posted soon but cannot commit to a date. I will push the follow up post to this one up on the schedule though.

]]> By: Roland http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Roland Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:53:55 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-1007 Dave In my office we are follwing this post very closely. Our requirement is a sectioned crosstab and *NOTHING* we have tried will work. Do you know when you may be able to provide the steps to accomplish that, or is there another site of which you are aware that may provide this information? My director is really anxious to get this information and to date, I have been unable to provide the data he requires. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Roland aka REB01 (from BOB Board) Dave

In my office we are follwing this post very closely. Our requirement is a sectioned crosstab and *NOTHING* we have tried will work.

Do you know when you may be able to provide the steps to accomplish that, or is there another site of which you are aware that may provide this information?

My director is really anxious to get this information and to date, I have been unable to provide the data he requires.

Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Roland
aka REB01 (from BOB Board)

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Dave Rathbun Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:01:57 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-981 Hi, stoppos, and thank you for your comment. Your solution works as long as the calendar able is already included in the query. Making placeholder objects "generic" means they can be used for any query, not just one that references a specific table. So for the specific example in this post your solution will provide an object that does parse. If my report writers are going to be using union queries a lot, however, I prefer the generic solution. True, it won't parse, but it's much more flexible. Hi, stoppos, and thank you for your comment. Your solution works as long as the calendar able is already included in the query. Making placeholder objects “generic” means they can be used for any query, not just one that references a specific table. So for the specific example in this post your solution will provide an object that does parse.

If my report writers are going to be using union queries a lot, however, I prefer the generic solution. True, it won’t parse, but it’s much more flexible.

]]> By: stoppos http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-980 stoppos Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:48:29 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-980 For the parse part. I've run at the same problem some months back. They wanted a clear universe, without parsing error. My solution in ORACLE was: decode(calendar.month,'xxx',0,0) Always 0, and no parsing error. Since it is the month it won't slow down the query. For the parse part. I’ve run at the same problem some months back. They wanted a clear universe, without parsing error. My solution in ORACLE was:
decode(calendar.month,’xxx’,0,0)
Always 0, and no parsing error. Since it is the month it won’t slow down the query.

]]> By: Thani http://www.dagira.com/2009/12/05/making-up-data-part-ii-using-universe-data/comment-page-1/#comment-931 Thani Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:29 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/?p=225#comment-931 Nicely placed post Dave. Somehow I feel merged dimension is better than Union Query method. Yes.., Avg doesn’t work well with first, but I think we can calculate it explicitly by (Sum/Count).And also for complex quires, I feel first method would work better. Just my thought, I may be wrong also :). Nicely placed post Dave. Somehow I feel merged dimension is better than Union Query method. Yes.., Avg doesn’t work well with first, but I think we can calculate it explicitly by (Sum/Count).And also for complex quires, I feel first method would work better. Just my thought, I may be wrong also :) .

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