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Calculating Proper SUMCT for Calculated Key Figures

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Summary The result for Calculated Key Figures is also calculated based on the formula used. Hence usage of SUMCT function yields improper values (not the summation of individual values). This document illustrates steps to get correct SUMCT for such Calculated Key Figures (CKF)

Author: Shashank Dighe

Company: Patni Computers Ltd.

Created on: 19 February 2009

Author Bio Shashank Dighe is a SAP BI Consultant having 2 years of experience on SAP BI. He has worked on many end to end to projects in SAP BI for multiple clients. You can reach him at [email protected] or [email protected]

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Table of Contents Summary.............................................................................................................................................................3 Step By Step Solution with Example ..................................................................................................................3

Query Creation:...............................................................................................................................................3 Formulae Used for Calculated KF:..................................................................................................................3 Output of the Query:........................................................................................................................................4 Create new CKF with Exception Aggregation:................................................................................................4 Output of the Query (With Exception Aggregation CKF): ...............................................................................4 Related Content ..............................................................................................................................................5

Disclaimer and Liability Notice............................................................................................................................6



Summary Many a times there is a need to use the SUM of a Key Figure in the calculation of other Key Figures at the Reporting Level. This SUM for a Key Figure can be achieved with the standard formula in Query Designer called SUMCT. The SUMCT works perfectly fine for the calculation of the SUM for the basic Key Figures but for a Calculated Key Figure sometimes it does not yield the required result.

This happens because the result for the Calculated Key Figure is also calculated based on the formula used and hence when SUMCT is used on such a Key Figure the result is not the sum of each value of Calculated Key Figure. This can be overcome with the help of Exception Aggregation Concept.

Note: The Property Calculate Result as Total is only for display purpose and SUMCT function fetches the actual calculated value and not the display value.

Step By Step Solution with Example

Query Creation:

Consider the following query definition built on a basic cube. Here the characteristics are Customer, Country & Region. The Key Figures are: Amount (Basic KF), Quantity (Basic KF), Total Amount (CKF) and Formula 1 (CKF).

Formulae Used for Calculated KF:



Output of the Query:

From the below query result set, it can be observed that the result for Total Amount KF is also calculated on the basis of the formula used and hence it does not yield the summation of the individual values. So for KF Formula 1 (SUMCT Total Amount), though expected value for Customer 1 is $ 50, it populates the value as $ 90.

Create new CKF with Exception Aggregation:

To get the correct values for SUMCT function, create a new CKF Total Amount with same formula but its Aggregation properties should be set as Total for Exception Aggregation and Reference Character as the last character in the rows of the query definition. For the example, the last character is Region and hence Exception Aggregation is set at Region.

Output of the Query (With Exception Aggregation CKF):

As seen from the query result set below, Formula 2 CKF which has formula SUMCT Total Amount (With Excp Agg) fetches the proper SUMCT for the CKF with exception aggregation set



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SUMCT Function for CKF

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Applies to:SummaryAuthor Bio Table of ContentsSummaryStep By Step Solution with ExampleQuery Creation:Formulae Used for Calculated KF:Output of the Query:Create new CKF with Exception Aggregation:Output of the Query (With Exception Aggregation CKF):Related Content

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