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Complex Objects Creating Dynamic Dimensions Simplifying Hierarchy Navigation Techniques for Combining Incompatible Data Strategies for Testing Complex Designs Managing and Maintaining Complex Universes Questions

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Embedding HTML or RDBMS Function in Your Object

Embedding HTML

<a href=http://www.website.com>|| table_name.column_name ||<a> Dont forget to set format to Read as HTML

Database functions to get max dates

Get_max_date(time.time_date)

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Complex Objects
Using Your Time Objects to Create Complex Measure Objects

CY Oct Sales

Potential issues

Double sum How do you test?

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Database Complex Objects in Semantic Layer

(CASE WHEN SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) = 0 THEN 6 WHEN SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME) = 0 THEN 0 WHEN (SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) / SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)) >= 0.5 THEN 0 ELSE ROUND(SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) /SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2))) - ((2.515517 + 0.802853 * (SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) / SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2)))) + 0.010328 * POWER((SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) /SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2)))), 2))) / ((1 + 1.432788 * (SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) / SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2)))) + 0.189269 * POWER((SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) /SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2)))), 2) + 0.001308 * POWER((SQRT(LOG (1 / POWER((SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.DOWNTIME) / SUM(dbo.CLFY_DAY_TBL.TOTALTIME)), 2)))), 3))) + 1.5, 2) END)

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Complex Objects to Link Reports(In Semantic layer)

The opendocument function permit to call the opening of a document through webi via a fullclient document.

http://<ServerName>/wi/bin/iswi.dll/WIGenerator/wige nerator/generator/OpenDocument?sDocName=<DocN ame>&sDocType=W&iDocId=<DocId>&sRepoName=< DomainName>&sOpen=Y&lsS<PromptNamet1>=<Val ue1>&lsM<PromptName2>=<Value2>&lsM<PromptNa me3>=<Value3> Object format as Read as Html

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Explanation

Explanation of bracketed items and names above: ServerName : Webi server name. sDocType : Type of target report (WebI report: sDocType=W, BO report: sDocType=R). sDocName : document name in the repository. iDocId : Document ID in the repository (you can found it if you check the document URL link in corporate document) DomainName : Document domain name. PromptName1,2 : Prompt name Value1,2,3 : Value of the prompt lsS is a single select prompt and lsM is muti choice prompt : //lsCBS single choice prompt answer //lsCBMi multiple choice prompt number i answer // lsCBR -> refresh LOV, only one allowed

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Example

For this example, Ive just modified the demo universe E Fashion. It is call now opendoc. Create an object call citylink in opendoc: Citylink = '<a href="http://lab46/wi/bin/iswi.dll/WIGenerator/wigener ator/generator/OpenDocument?sDocName=opend2&s DocType=R&iDocId=109&sRepoName=Document&sO pen=Y&lsSCity='+Agg_yr_qt_mt_mn_wk_rg_cy_sn_sr _qt_ma.City+'">'+Agg_yr_qt_mt_mn_wk_rg_cy_sn_sr _qt_ma.City+'</a>' Remark: I use a prompt call City
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Complex Variable to link Reports

=If (IsNull(<Sigma D>)) Then <Daily Bulb> Else "<a href=" & Char(34) & "http://3.205.5.25/wi/bin/iswi.dll/WIGenerator/wigenera tor/generator/OpenDocument?sDocName=SDaily&sD ocType=R&iDocId=34&sRepoName=Document&sOpe n=Y&lsSProcess=" &<Process(Query 1 with GECIS)>& "&IsSCoe=" & <Coe(Query 1 with GECIS)> & Char(34) & ">" &<Daily Bulb> & "</a>
Variable Format -????
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Complex Variable to display Images

=If (IsNull(<Sigma D> )) Then "<IMG SRC="& Char(34) & "/images/Black1.gif" & Char(34) & ">" Else If (<Sigma D> >=4.2) Then "<IMG SRC="& Char(34) & "/images/Green1.gif" & Char(34) & ">" Else If (<Sigma D> >=4.0 And <Sigma D> <4.2) Then "<IMG SRC="& Char(34) & "/images/Yellow1.gif" & Char(34) & ">" Else If (<Sigma D> >=0 And <Sigma D> <4.0) Then "<IMG SRC="& Char(34) & "/images/Red1.gif" & Char(34) & ">"

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