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SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook

You're reading from   SAP BusinessObjects Reporting Cookbook Over 80 recipes to help you build, customize, and distribute reports using SAP BusinessObjects

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2014
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ISBN-13 9781782172437
Length 380 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Yoav Yohav Yoav Yohav
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Preface 1. Working with the BI Launch Pad FREE CHAPTER 2. Creating New Queries 3. Working Inside the Report 4. Working with Tables 5. Working with Charts 6. Formatting Reports 7. Filtering the Report Data 8. Merging Data 9. Using Formulas and Variables 10. Using Hyperlinks 11. Using Drill 12. Scheduling Reports 13. Working with BI Workspaces 14. Web Intelligence Rich Client Index

Using date and time functions


Date and time functions are the most important functions as the main data context of analysis is time.

Date and time functions can convert dates into time portions, calculate time differences between dates, and be the basis for advanced time filtering, such as current week, last month, and other time portions.

The main date and time functions are as follows:

  • CurrentDate: This returns the current data value; it is great for calculating time differences.

  • Daysbetween: This calculates the number of days between two dates (the order date and arrival date).

  • Todate: This converts a string object into a date type object. This option is great for when we have string objects that we need to sort chronologically or use in other date calculations.

  • Relativedate: This function is very useful for when we are required to add or subtract days from a date; for example, we might be required to check which free offers that were issued to the customers have exceeded their 30-day validity...

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