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2462678 - SAP BusinessObjects Cloud Aggregation Exception Count Showing No Data

Symptom

SAP BusinessObjects Cloud Aggregation Exception Count Showing No Data

Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Cloud

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Create a Model in SAP BusinessObjects Cloud
  2. Add a Row to the Account dimension:
    • ID=COUNT
    • Description=COUNT
    • Account Type=NFIN
    • Hierarchy=<BLANK>
    • Units & Currencies=Label(Count)
    • Aggregation Type=<BLANK>
    • Exception Aggregation Type=COUNT
    • Exception Aggregation Dimension=<DIMENSIONYOUWANTTOCOUNT>
    • Required Dimensions=<DIMENSIONSYOUWANTTOCOUNTBY>
    • Scale=<BLANK>
    • Decimal Places=2
    • Formula=<BLANK>
    • Calculate on=<BLANK>
    • Hide=No
    • Threshold=<BLANK>
  3. Save the Model and create a Story from it.
  4. Notice the COUNT returns blank values

Cause

Formula property must contain a value.

For a simple count this is 1

For a more complex count can be an IF( , , )

Resolution

  1. Open the Model in SAP BusinessObjects Cloud
  2. Edit the COUNT Row in the Account dimension:
    • ID=COUNT
    • Description=COUNT
    • Account Type=NFIN
    • Hierarchy=<BLANK>
    • Units & Currencies=Label(Count)
    • Aggregation Type=<BLANK>
    • Exception Aggregation Type=COUNT
    • Exception Aggregation Dimension=<DIMENSIONYOUWANTTOCOUNT>
    • Required Dimensions=<DIMENSIONSYOUWANTTOCOUNTBY>
    • Scale=<BLANK>
    • Decimal Places=2
    • Formula=1
    • Calculate on=<BLANK>
    • Hide=No
    • Threshold=<BLANK>
  3. Save the Model and create a Story from it.
  4. Notice the COUNT returns the number of <DIMENSIONYOUWANTTOCOUNT> for every <DIMENSIONSYOUWANTTOCOUNTBY>

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Keywords

EPM, SAP Cloud for Planning, , EPM-ODS, Cloud for Analytics, C4A, BOC, SAPBusinessObjectsCloud, BusinessObjectsCloud, BOBJcloud, BOCloud., BICloud, BO Cloud, SBOC, counting, count, number, blank, empty, dash , KBA , LOD-ANA , SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) , LOD-ANA-BI , Business Intelligence Functionality, Analytic Models , LOD-ANA-PL , Planning , LOD-ANA-BR , SAC Boardroom , LOD-ANA-PR , SAC Predictive , Problem

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud 1.0