Difference between Ranking and Rank()

[former_member201536]

I am trying to implement "Ranking" but because of lack of knowledge instead of using Ranking option I used Rank() function and after a while I realised that both are different.

I was able to understood below points:

Rank() : This function can be applied on Dimensions where dimension can also be a text field.

Ranking: This option can only be applied on Measeures and can't be applied on dimensions/

Now my query here is what is the difference between both Ranking and Rannk().

Can anyone please educate me on this.

Thanks for your time.

Siva

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Siva,

Please review following documents for better understanding of Ranking and Rank().

For Ranking (P.93)

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31SP2/en/xi31_sp2_webi_java_en.pdf

For Rank() (P.142)

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir4/en/xi4sp5_ffc_en.pdf

Hope this will help..!

Regards,

Veer