bo formulas & funcitons

8/13/2019 BO Formulas & Funcitons

1/3

BusinessObjects Special Topics Selected Formulas and Functions

Selected Formulas and Functions

You can downloada BusinessObjects report with examples of several of these formulas.

What You Want to Do Format/Example Notes

Calculate anddisplay a percentageof an object

=Sum(*0.3! "#e percent must be preceded by a 0(i.e.$ %0.3&! if a decimal point is used.

Convert a c#aracterstring to a date

="o'ate(c#aracter$format!

)ample +="o'ate(%,003030&$%yyyymmdd&!

-esult+ 030,003

"#e single value or variable is follo/edby t#e e)isting format of t#e string.

"#is function can be used in If ThenElse statements. f t#e variable t#atfollo/s Thenis date1type$ t#e variablet#at follo/s Else must also be date1type.

Convert a c#aracterstring to a number ="o2umber(c#aracter!)ample+ ="o2umber(%34&!

-esult+ 34.

"#is function can be used in If ThenElse statements. f t#e variable t#atfollo/s Thenis numeric$ t#e variablet#at follo/s Else must also be numeric.

"#is function /or5s /it# bot# constantsand variables.

Convert a date to ac#aracter string sot#at it is compatible/it# ot#er elementsin a formula

=6ormat'ate(date$ string format!

)ample+

=6ormat'ate(


2/3



Create a table /#ereevery ot#er ro/ iss#aded

Variable formula:

=od(;ine2umber(!$ ,!

lerter:

=

. Create a variable /it# t#e formuladisplayed at left. "#e formula c#ec5st#e line number for eac# ro/ and returnsa value of for any ro/ /it# a line

number t#at is evenly divisible by avalue of ,.

,. ?ig#lig#t all columns of t#e table (butnot t#e #eaders!. Create an alerterbased on t#e ne/ variable /#ic# s#adesevery ro/ for /#ic# t#e value of t#evariable is . 9nder !ell !ontent"Format#$ go to Shadin$and select t#edesired s#ading option.

Create a variablet#at displays firstname and anot#ert#at displays lastname based on avariable t#at displays;7S" 27$6-S"27$ e.g.'@$A72

%ast name:

=SubStr( $ $(Bos( $$!1!!

First name:

=SubStr( $(Bos( $$!!D $;engt#(!1(Bos( $ $! !!

First name &for 'ariable (ith a space afterthe comma):

=SubStr( $(Bos( $$!!*+$;engt#(!1(Bos( $ $!!

"#e Substr(! function e)tracts ase8uence of c#aracters from a c#aracterstring.

"#e first formula says+ start at position $display all c#aracters up to one positionbefore t#e comma.

"#e second formula says+ start onec#aracter past t#e comma and displayt#e number of c#aracters t#at resultsfrom t#is calculation+ t#e total number ofc#aracters in t#is field minus t#e positionnumber of t#e comma.

Note+ f t#ere is a space after t#ecomma$ t#e first name formula s#ouldstart , c#aracters after t#e comma.

Create calculationst#at ignore filters ona document

=2o6ilter(formula!

)ample+ =2o6ilter(a)(!!

-eturns t#e calculation performed ondata /it# all filters on t#e data ignored.

'isplay t#e currentpage number

=Bage(!

)amples+

=&Bage & F 6ormat2umber (Bage(!$ :!

"#e page number /ill only displaycorrectly in Bage ;ayout vie/ (ie/$Bage ;ayout!. "#e e)ample uses t#e6ormat2umber(! function to convert t#epage number to a c#aracter string andconcatenates t#e number /it# te)t.)ample+ %Bage .&

'isplay t#e last time

a document /asrefres#ed

=;ast)ecution'ate(data provider!

)ample+ =;ast)ecution'ate(Euery /it#67S?@2!

9se t#e Number tab of t#e !ell Format

dialog bo) to format t#e date.

Select Insert" Special Field" Date andTime" %ast ,efresh to insert t#isformula automatically.

3,0,003 ,


3/3



'isplay t#e name oft#e document

=DocumentName()

Example:

=Sustr(DocumentName() !1 !"en#th(DocumentName())$%)

"#e e)ample displays t#e documentname /it#out t#e .rep e)tension. t usest#e SubStr and ;engt# functions to ta5ea string from t#e document name$

starting in position $ returning t#e lengt#of t#e document name minus t#e last Gc#aracters.

'isplay userresponse to aprompt.

=9ser-esponse(data provider$ prompt!

)ample +

=9ser-esponse (Euery /it# 67S?@2 $enter state!

)ample ,+

=9ser-esponse ('ataBrovider(! $state!

Select Insert" Special Field" -uer.rompt from t#e main menu to insertt#is formula automatically.

n )ample $ t#e data provider name is#ard coded and /ould #ave to be editedif t#e 8uery name /ere c#anged.

)ample , uses t#e 'ataBrovider(!function /#ic# re8uires t#at you specifya variable (in t#is case$ !.

Suppress blan5values in a column

=s2ull(c#aracter string or number or date!

)ample+ =2ot s2ull(!

"o suppress eroes rat#er t#an nulls$ use t#isformula+ =

bo formulas & funcitons

Documents