Webi free characteristics

[Former Member]

Hi All,

How does Webi handle free characteristics in a BEX Query (webi report reads BEX query)?

Thanks

[Henry_Banks]

Hi,

free characteristics are pulled into the webi query (if selected in the query results objects) at runtime.

it doesn't matter where you put them in Bex: rows, cols, free .. same outcome: they'll be there in the universe outline.

BEx is an OLAP tool, which means you can add 'free' drilldowns as-and-when, which consults the olap engine in the backend .

WebI doesn't have this luxury. Essentially, it's a tool where reporting requirements are captured into canned-reports. 

It has to pull all the required objects into a 'local microcube' (in the document) up-front.  If it's not there, the query (dataprovider) has to be modified.

Regards,

H

[Former Member]

Hi Henry,

I am using Web Intelligence rich client v14.0.3 Build 613  and when I connect to one of my BEx queries that uses free characteristics, I don't see them in the Query Panel in Webi.is this available in the latest version of Business Objects or is it only available in the old version?

Thanks,

Eric.

[former_member188911]

Hi Eric,

I suspect it is a problem we are already investigating and tracked with ADAPT01652909, should be addressed in SP05.

PS: the workaround is to create a new connection, if this doesn't work please open a CSS message with support.

Thanks

Message was edited by: Simone Caneparo

[ravi_chandra3]

Hi

All  IO in the free characteristic , rows  , keyfigures , variables will be visible in the universe . So these IO will also be visible in the WEBI.

Is this what you are expecting, If not then please explain ur requirement clearly.....

Regards,

RaviChandra

[former_member188911]

Hi Mike,

not sure what you are really asking,  If you want to know the limitations etc please read the user guides, for example in the SP04 Web Intelligence Desktop Client User Guide you should go to page 78 and following.

If you have specific problems please let us know with sufficient detail so we can try to answer

thanks

Simone