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2568599 - Ability to cast data types in calculated columns in Online Report Designer

Symptom

  • ORD: Ability to cast data types in calculated columns
  • ODS/ARB - allow calculated columns to output a 'number' column as 'text'
  • Condition contains different formula type as the return value.
  • It would be very helpful if it is possible to utilise a calculated column in the ORD to “cast” a data type.
  • For example, There is afield “Global Grade” configured in as text field (which is actually containing numeric values).
  • User wants to do some numeric conditional logic (greater than/less than etc. in If Else Statement) using “Global Grade” field
  • User may thought maybe they could just use it in a calculated field with a Numeric data type output and it would cast it as numeric, but this doesn’t allow User to compare the numeric values as the field's data type in Text.


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Environment

  • Online Report Designer
  • Advance Reporting
  • Calculated Columns

Product

SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite all versions

Keywords

  • Online Report Designer
  • ORD
  • Calculated Column
  • Data Type
  • If Else Statement
  • Conditional Logic
  • Greater Than and Less Than
  • Cast
, KBA , LOD-SF-ANA-ORD , Online Report Designer , LOD-SF-ANA-ADV , Advanced Reporting (ODS) , Product Enhancement

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