Failed to retrieve hours of DATA data type?

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• Failed to retrieve the target data system for FDM 11.1.2.3 HFM adapter

  Hello gurus,

  : Server 1 HFM

  : Server 2 FDM

  Server 3: Database server

  1. I have managed to create an application of FDM using FDM web client.

  2. later I imported the FDM adapter - FM11X-G6-C in the Workbench of FDM and also saved the file fdmFM11XG6C.dll successfully.

  3. We then defined the Machine profile and also specified with the custom sizes available in our HFM application.

  4. we have then configured the adapter with success.

  5. we get the following question when browse us the metadata -> control tables

  Cannot retrieve the data on the target system

  6 log has the following entry

  Error:

  Code...-2147220966

  Description... System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x8004021A):

  {0F677127-F815-4495-8290-AF2899C9482F}1-2147220966010/16/2013 07:41:57< servername FDM >CHsxClient.cpp282011.1.2.3.000.4045Unknown error

  at HSXCLIENTLib.HsxClientClass.OpenApplication (String bstrClusterName, String bstrProduct, String bstrApp, ppIUnkServer, & object object & ppIUnkSession)

  at fdmFM11XG6C.clsHFMadapter.fConnect)

  Process... clsFMAdapter.fConnect

  Component... D:\FM11X-G6-C_1002\AdapterComponents\fdmFM11XG6C\fdmFM11XG6C.dll

  Version... 1116

  Identification:

  ... The admin user

  ... Computer name < servername FDM >

  Connection of FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT:

  Name of the application...

  Name of the cluster...

  Field...

  Connect status... No open connection

  * Start the journal entry for the Runtime Error FDM [2013-10-16 07:41:57] *.

  -------------------------------------------------------------

  ERROR:

  Code............................................. 10054

  Description... Adapter function [fConnect] failed.

  Process... clsBlockProcessor.DimensionList

  The component... upsWBlockProcessorDM

  Version.......................................... 1112

  Thread........................................... 80304

  IDENTIFICATION:

  User............................................. admin

  ... Computer name < servername FDM >

  Name of the application... < name of application of FDM >

  Client App....................................... WebClient

  CONNECTION:

  Provider......................................... SQLOLEDB

  Server data... < database server name >

  Name of database < database name >

  Trust connect... Fake

  Connect status... Open connection

  GLOBALS:

  Location......................................... Sample

  Location ID... 748

  Location Seg... 2

  Category......................................... WLCat

  ID of the category... 12

  Period........................................... Oct - 2013

  Period ID........................................ 10/31/2013

  POV Local........................................ Fake

  Language......................................... 1033

  User Level....................................... 1

  All Partitions... True

  Is Auditor....................................... Fake

  * Start the journal entry for the Runtime Error FDM [2013-10-16 07:41:58] *.

  -------------------------------------------------------------

  ERROR:

  Code...-2146818234

  Description... Adapter function [fConnect] failed.

  Procedure........................................ ObjScriptReturnMarshaler.GetDimensionList

  Any help will be much appreciated.

  Thank you all for your help...

  It was a problem with the Machine profile configuration, where I had updated the username and password and it had to remain a Virgin.

  Keep the username blank password in the configuration of the machine profile has solved the problem.

• A question about the conservation of fields (hour, min, sec) time DATE type in the table on the changes of NLS_DATE_FORMAT

  Hello

  Oracle version: 12.1.0.1.0 - 64 bit

                    OS:   Fedora Core 17 X86_64

  My question is about the conservation of fields (hour, minute, second) time DATE type in the array on NLS_DATE_FORMAT changes.

  Take the following test case:

  SQL> create table tmptab(dateval date);
  
  Table created.
  
  SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss';
  
  Session altered.
  
  SQL> insert into tmptab(dateval) values('2014-01-01 00:00:00');
  
  1 row created.
  
  SQL> insert into tmptab(dateval) values('2014-01-01 10:00:00');
  
  1 row created.
  
  SQL> commit;
  
  Commit complete.
  
  SQL> select * from tmptab;
  
  DATEVAL
  -------------------
  2014-01-01 00:00:00
  2014-01-01 10:00:00
  
  SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'yyyy';
  
  Session altered.
  
  SQL> select * from tmptab where dateval > '2014';
  
  no rows selected
  
  SQL>
  

  I don't understand why it returns nothing. The second test case above insert statement inserted a line with 10 as the value for the time of the DATE field column dateval.

  Accordingly, while comparing this with the literal '2014' (which based on the new value of NLS_DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy" is implicitly converted to DATE), shouldn't the above query returns the line 2014-01-01 10:00 ?

  I mean, I changed the NLS_DATE_FORMAT but data from time in the table fields are preserved and that's why they should normally be taken into account in the comparison of date.

  What I'm trying to say is that for me (Please correct me if I'm wrong), no matter what NLS_DATE_FORMAT configuration is the following test

  SQL> select * from tmptab where dateval > '2014';
  

  is the same thing that

  SQL> select * from tmptab where dateval > to_date('2014-01-01 00:00:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss');
  

  And because the line 2014-01-01 10: 00:00 in the tmptab table. The following test

  2014-01-01 10:00:00 > to_date('2014-01-01 00:00:00', 'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss')
  

  evolves normally true (beucase of TIME = 10 on the left side of the test) and therefore this line must be returned which is not the case in the test above.

  You kindly could you tell me what I misunderstood?

  Thanks in advance,

  This is the price for the use of implicit conversions. Implicit DATE conversion rules are not as direct as it can be assumed. In your case, all you provide is year as date format. In this case date implicit conversion rules assumes that month in the current month, day 1 and time as 00:00:00.

  SQL > alter session set nls_date_format = "yyyy";

  Modified session.

  SQL > select to_char (to_date ('2014 "), ' mm/dd/yyyy hh24:mi:ss') twice;

  TO_CHAR (TO_DATE('20)
  -------------------
  01/08/2014-00:00:00

  SQL >

  So, when you start:

  Select * from tmptab where dateval > '2014 '.

  Oracle implicitly converts date using "YYYY", which translates as August 1, 2014 '2014'. That's why your quesry returns no rows.

  SY.

• to retrieve data from xml data type

  Hello...
  I have a doubt in the oracle database... Here's how to retrieve data from xml data type?

  Like this...

  SQL> ed
  Wrote file afiedt.buf
  
    1  with t as (select xmltype('
    2  
  
    3    
    4      toMonth5
    5      ctTestPan1
    6      costType2
    7      toYear2012
    8      fromMonth12
    9      fromYear2011
   10    
   11  
  ') as xml from dual)
   12  --
   13  -- end of sample XMLDATA, use below query on your own table etc. as required
   14  --
   15  select x.*
   16  from   t
   17        ,xmltable('/DETAILS/FIELDS_VALUES/FIELD'
   18                  passing t.xml
   19                  columns name varchar2(30) path './NAME'
   20                         ,val  varchar2(10) path './VALUE'
   21*                ) x
  SQL> /
  
  NAME                           VAL
  ------------------------------ ----------
  toMonth                        5
  ctTestPan                      1
  costType                       2
  toYear                         2012
  fromMonth                      12
  fromYear                       2011
  
  6 rows selected.
  

• Failed to retrieve any kind of site data Web

  I use the following code in different variations of the content of a web service, which works in the simulator when the Network Simulator is on, but when I go to wifi only on the simulator it retrieves all the data. It's just empty. On the device, I get nothing more. Now, I was just trying to retrieve data from the url as a test html, so www.example.com, but nothing. I tried sites randomly like google.com and they give me the html code. So now I'm puzzled as to why I can get data from my site. It is how the server is configured? It is clearly not a problem connecting to wifi that I am able to use the browser and working with the other URLS.

  Exactly how does httpConnection? I'm so confused. Are there alternatives to extract a json string?

  public class ConsumeFactoryThread extends Thread {
      private String url;
      private HttpConnection httpConn;
      private InputStream is;
      private CustomMainScreen m;
      private JSONArray array;
  
      public ConsumeFactoryThread(String url, CustomMainScreen m){
          System.out.println("Connection begin!");
          this.url = url;
          this.m = m;
      }
  
      public void finished(){
          m.onFinish(array);
  
      }
  
      public void run(){
  
          myConnectionFactory connFact = new myConnectionFactory();
          ConnectionDescriptor connDesc;
  
          connDesc = connFact.getConnection(url);
          System.out.println("Connection factory!");
          if(connDesc != null)
          {
              System.out.println("Connection not null!");
              httpConn = (HttpConnection) connDesc.getConnection();
              is = null;
  
              try
              {
                  final int iResponseCode = httpConn.getResponseCode();
                  UiApplication.getUiApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable()
                  {
  
                      public void run()
                      {
                          System.out.println("Connection in run!");
                           // Get InputConnection and read the server's response
                          InputConnection inputConn = (InputConnection) httpConn;
                          try {
                              is = inputConn.openInputStream();
                              System.out.println("Connection got inputstream!");
                          } catch (IOException e) {
                              // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                              e.printStackTrace();
                          }
                          byte[] data = null;
                          try {
                              data = IOUtilities.streamToBytes(is);
                              System.out.println("Connection got data!");
                          } catch (IOException e) {
                              // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                              e.printStackTrace();
                          }
  
                          String result = new String(data);
                          System.out.println("Connection Data: "+result);
                          try {
                              array = new JSONArray(result);
  
                              //finished();
  
                          } catch (JSONException e) {
                              // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                              e.printStackTrace();
                          }
  
                      }
  
                  });
              }
              catch(IOException e)
              {
                  System.err.println("Caught IOException: " + e.getMessage());
              }
          }
  
      }
  
  }
  

  302 processing is not directly related to the data plan.  I suspect, however, that the 302 are treated differently according to the connection method you use.  If you connect using BES/MDS, then the SDM server can resolve the 302 and is probably.  If you connect through BIS - B, the server also will probably solve the 302 for you.  But if you connect through WAP, TCP or WiFi carrier, you need to fix yourself.

  There was some discussion about 302 on this forum, I know because I've been involved in some of them!  You can look here for 302 and watch a little.

  In short, if you receive a 302, you must use the returned header fields and your existing URL to create a new URL - then repeat your request using this new URL.

  From my experience, 302 are usually some sort of blocking or logon page.  But you must follow the redirect address so you know exactly what you have been sent, and this page explains usually.

• APEX 5 - update collection member number or date type fails

  Hi Experts,

  I use the pl/sql process onDemand (AJAX call). In this block, there is a procedure of apex_collection.update_member_attribute.

  If I call the procedure as below:

  In this example, I've used directly number 50 in NUMBER! to say the apex_collection to set the numeric field only.

  apex_collection.update_member_attribute
                                       (p_collection_name      => 'FUFI_MANAGER_BATCH_PARAMS',
                                        p_seq                  => APEX_APPLICATION.g_x01,
                                        p_attr_number          => to_number(APEX_APPLICATION.g_x02),
                                        p_attr_value           => 50
                                       );
  
  

  Here is 'Post' AJAX call settings (in my standard call): x 01-seq_id, x 02 - attr_number, x 03 - attr_value, x 04-value_type (n - number just for my info)

  

  He C001 ALWAYS updated instead of N001! attribute. In the documentation it is if I use the numeric value (I tried to_number too...) in p_attr_value, it updates attribute number.

  

  To_number example:

  

  updated in the character column.

  

  I'm doing something wrong?

  If I use a few collections with columns C001... C00N - update works. If I use the types of number and the date I can't update correct attribute members.

  Concerning

  J

  Jozef Demovic SVK wrote:

  I use the pl/sql process onDemand (AJAX call). In this block, there is a procedure of apex_collection.update_member_attribute.

  If I call the procedure as below:

  In this example, I've used directly number 50 in NUMBER! to say the apex_collection to set the numeric field only.

  1. apex_collection.update_member_attribute
  2. (p_collection_name-online 'FUFI_MANAGER_BATCH_PARAMS',
  3. p_seq => APEX_APPLICATION.g_x01,
  4. p_attr_number-online to_number (APEX_APPLICATION.g_x02),
  5. p_attr_value-online 50
  6. );

  I'm doing something wrong?

  If I use a few collections with columns C001... C00N - update works. If I use the types of number and the date I can't update correct attribute members.

  The apex_collection.update_member_attribute method is overloaded to handle different attributes and types of attributes. Note that PL/SQL documentation says Overload:

  PL/SQL allows you to overload the nested subprograms, subprograms in package and type methods. You can use the same name for several different subprograms if their formal parameters differ by name, number, order, or data type family... If formal parameters differ only in name, you must use named notation to specify the corresponding actual parameters.

  In this case you use notation named, but the parameter name p_attr_value means the call corresponds to the signature 1 method, which updates a character attribute.

  5 signature with the name of the parameter p_number_value is used to set a number attribute:

  apex_collection.update_member_attribute(
      p_collection_name => 'FUFI_MANAGER_BATCH_PARAMS'
    , p_seq            => APEX_APPLICATION.g_x01
    , p_attr_number    => APEX_APPLICATION.g_x02)
    , p_number_value    => 50);
  

  Also note that (a little bit counter-intuitive) p_seq is always a VARCHAR2 string.

• Why there is no data type that stores only date (without the part of hour)

  Hi all
  
  Is there a particular reason to not have a data type that stores only date (without the time part) in ORACLE - I'm asking this because the DATE (without a time) is a type of data very frequently used in any application.
  
  Thank you.

  884476 wrote:
  In fact, I was reading about the types of data...

  We have numbers with details. According to the argument above it is not necessary. We need only a default type NUMBER.

  It depends on. Much of the work that we do, we only create just like NUMBER and don't worry precision. However for financial purposes, a clarification for the monetary values of the application can be very important.

  In the same way do all the varchar2 (4000) character data type. Why we would require an option to specify the length... ?

  Because you can limit the size of the string that can be stored.

  I see what you're saying, but that's just the way it is. Why Oracle would need to confuse the issues by having several types of data to store the type Date and DateTime requiring an explicit or implicit conversion to be necessary, or provide an indicator of accuracy against the date where this indicator of precision would take of additional storage space on something that is already only 7 bytes.

  There will be internal historical reasons why it has happened this way... but really there is no need to worry.

• Retrieve data TYPE

  Hi all
  
  I stated a type and an object of that type as:
  
  CREATE OR REPLACE
  TABLE AS ROLE_TABTYPE TYPE OF ROLE_TYPE;
  
  CREATE OR REPLACE
  OBJECT OF TYPE ROLE_TYPE AS
  (
  ROLE_CD VARCHAR2 (20));
  
  I use them in a procedure such as:
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  PROCEDURE pr_create_user_role
  (ip_user_id IN VARCHAR2,
  ip_role_cd IN ROLE_TAB,
  op_error_cd OUT VARCHAR2,
  op_error_desc OUT VARCHAR2
  )
  AS
  
  BEGIN
  FOR role_cursor IN (SELECT role_code FROM TABLE (ip_role_cd))
  LOOP
  INSERT INTO cp_user_role_tbl
  (cp_user_role_tbl_seq_no,
  role_cd,
  user_id
  )
  VALUES (cp_user_role_tbl_seq. NEXTVAL,
  role_cursor.role_code,
  ip_user_id
  );
  END LOOP;
  COMMIT;
  op_error_cd: = 0;
  op_error_desc: = NULL;
  EXCEPTION
  WHILE OTHERS
  THEN
  op_error_cd: = SQLCODE;
  op_error_desc: = SQLERRM;
  raise_application_error (SQLCODE,' ERROR WHILE CREATING a NEW USER ' |) SQLERRM);
  END pr_create_user_role;
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
  I tried the steps like:
  declare
  role_tabtype v1.
  VARCHAR2 (1000) v2;
  VARCHAR2 (1000) v3.
  Start
  pr_create_user_role ('test', v1, v2, v3);
  end;
  
  The procedure runs correctly, but the o/p is always 0. No past the user gets created or procedure returns an error.
  
  Now, I want to select the data TYPE to check if there is anything. How can I do? I think so
  
  "SELECT role_code FROM TABLE (ip_role_cd)).
  
  statement does not return anythign that there is no data in TYPE.
  How to insert or check if the above query is fetch any value in table ip_role_cd.
  
  Help, please.
  
  Kind regards
  Sylvie S.

  I think so
  "SELECT role_code FROM TABLE (ip_role_cd)).
  statement does not return anythign that there is no data in TYPE.

  This property is set to true because you didn't meet it.

  Try sth like

  declare
   v1 role_tabtype :=role_tabtype(ROLE_TYPE('some role'),ROLE_TYPE('some other role'));
   v2 varchar2(1000);
   v3 varchar2(1000);
  begin
   pr_create_user_role('test',v1,v2,v3);
  end;
  

• How to retrieve a variable date with DB GET?

  Hi all

  I'm trying to retrieved a date from a SQL query.

  First, I created a variable of type 'Date' in my script. Then I use a DB READ for my SQL statement. After that, I put a GET DB and tried (unsuccessfully) map a field "DateTime" against my variable SQL table.

  In DB GET step, the data type of the field is "java.sql.Timestamp', which must be correctly map against a 'Date' of the IPCC variable, right? But, when I chose the field date at the top of the drop down menu, there is no other possible choice to select in the lower part of the menu drop down.

  Everyone?

  I did it with a view SQL return the day, month, year and time (within 24 hours marker) as integers and pulling these integers in my script as arguments in the ' generated Create guest - type Date "stage to create a 'TTS' Date/time prompt. Let me know if you need more details.

• Using film as a data type time codes?

  I work in the film, and I was hoping to use numbers to help me create quotes for a VFX project (based on cost per second). I tried to create a custom data type, and it works almost out of an important obstacle. -That, even if he is HOURS: MINUTES: seconds, DURING which it is not no matter what equivalent of FRAMES (which are usually 24, 25 or 30 depending on what video format you are working in).

  I use Adobe Premiere to export a list of lots of files under a CSV file, which are fine numbers. However, manipulate these data is - I would say - impossible without the support of the video time code. Anyone working on a solution for this? Or is there a suggestion feature to me link to forward this to the team of numbers?

  Thank you very much

  You can give your comments and suggestions to the numbers > provide comments numbers in your menu.

  But everything first, perhaps you could post more details of your problem, what your imported data looks like and what result you want.

  If the imported data includes a column for the frames I think you can convert that.  In all cases, the specifics would help.

  Wayne explains how to post a screenshot in this thing.

  SG

• Data selection in UDB where columns were named after the oracle data types

  I have a couple of tables in UDB, I'm trying to reference on a HS db link.

  The first table on the side of the UDB has a column named 'number' (bought the software - not something we did)...

  Selecting this SEO column in this table and more specifically (i.e. Select number, col2, col3 etc) causes the error ORA-00936 (missing expression).

  Select * works...

  The second table also has a column called 'number', so the same problem above applies.  [However, sql errors when I do a select * from ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [HO set: look long], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], []]

  Our dba lean on it, - Oracle HS is new to us, so - I was hoping someone here might have an idea...

  Using oracle 11.2.0.3.0.

  When your DB2 database has column with reserved words in Oracle names, you must create a view of your DB2 side by specifying a different name for this column, and then use DG4ODBC to choose from the scoreboard instead of DB2.

  Another approach which would require an additional programming is to use the DBMS_HS_PASSTHROUGH that allows to make statements that they are to the DB2 database without be analyzed in Oracle.

  As for the ORA-600 error that you get this error is caused when your DB2 table contains certain character inspired columns that exceed the accuracy of the Oracle and are then mapped to the Oracle long data types. Normally in Oracle each table can have a long column. But to be able to select with the gateways of databases foreign this restriction has been slightly improved and more recent Oracle software can choose from the tables that contain more then a long.

  So, could you please be more specific what program you use to select using the gateway fails with ORA-600 and could you please post your description of the table as it is stored in your DB2 database as seen using the gateway in SQL * more: desc (your DB2 table > @)

  -Klaus

• Change the length of a Table column (CHAR data type)

  Hi gurus,

  SQL > select * from version $ v

  BANNER

  ----------------------------------------------------------------

  Oracle Database 10g Release 10.2.0.3.0 - 64 bit Production

  PL/SQL version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production

  CORE Production 10.2.0.3.0

  AMT for Linux: release 10.2.0.3.0 - Production

  NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.3.0 - Production

  I need to increase the length of a CHAR of a table data type column (currently it's tank (3) and you want to change to char (4)). Here are more details on the table:-

  • Contains more than 20 million lines.
  • Table contains several indexes.
  • Table is referenced by several tables (about 60 tables) and it refers to several tables (about 3)
  • Table has 4 complex triggers. Triggers call procedures and packages.

  What I've tried so far

  
  

  1 disabled all triggers and ran ALTER statement to increase the length. It took hours and did not finish in a reasonable amount of time, even if no error, but it took more than 12 hours.

  2 tried DBMS_REDEFINITION package but it does not work with the standard version of Oracle 10 g.

  I think to try next

  I think same Optics:

  Say my name of the existing table is OLD_T1 where the length of column need to increase

  -Create a copy (with increased column length) table of OLD_T1, Say NEW_T1

  -Move data from in OLD_T1 to the new table NEW_T1

  -Lower OLD_T1 (or rename it to OLD_T1_TMP)

  -Rename NEW_T1 to OLD_T1

  -Create all indexes, triggers, constraints etc..

  I wish to confirm, if my approach is correct? Or someone has a better idea to do this?

  Please note: I know that the CHAR data type gives the problem but it is an old system and I don't have authority to change the design of database.

  Appreciate any comment/suggestion

  Thanks in advance

  > I mean, can any application break if it depends on fixed-length?

  Yes, because the code can be expected completed on the right areas.

• Expression-matter ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  I'm trying to use the following condition

  Select

  case

  When

  Count (exception.exception_number) > 1

  then 0

  on the other

  ENTITY_TYPE_DEF.NAME

  end name

  With the exception of the table, exception_number has a varchar2 data type. My requirement is such that if the number of exception number is greater than 1, it should show 0 (integer) and if not then see the name column of the entity_type_def table (varchar2).

  My query fails with the following error

  ERROR on line 7:

  ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected NUMBER obtained TANK

  Please could someone suggest a workaround solution for above question.

  Hello.

  For example,.

  Select

  case

  When

  Count (exception.exception_number) > 1

  then "0"

  on the other

  ENTITY_TYPE_DEF.NAME

  end name

• How to handle the data type DECIMAL MySQL converted to DOUBLE in OBIEE 10 gR 3?

  Hi all
  
  I have a problem in OBIEE 10g to I use the MySQL database as datasource direct to the server of the OBI and I have a column in a MySQL table which was designed as the DECIMAL data type (18.0).
  This column is used to measure a length, and values are included in seconds (without decimals), in the form as:
  "1200"
  in the MySQL database.
  
  After the import of the MySQL table associated with the repository of the OBI, the OBIEE converts the DECIMAL data type column to the DOUBLE PRECISION data type automatically.
  
  My goal is to reach the values in this form, certainly in the sense of the term (not at the time!):
  hh mm ss
  
  In order to accomplish, I tried to change the format of column with the ROUND function:
  ROUND (db.table.column / * 3600 * 2)
  
  The problem is that it doesn't work well if values can be divided with no rest for example
  original value: 7200
  new value (ROUND): 2
  
  In the case of my example:
  original value: 1200
  new value (ROUND): 0
  It's false, because 1200 seconds are not equal to 0 hours, I want to see two hours of _0.33333_ OR I much prefer more _0 hour 20 m_
  
  Anyone have any ideas?
  I tried to make a view of database and importing that type of CHAR data in the database, but is not the solution too, because if I filter BI app or try to make a SUM the BI would drop errors...
  
  Kind regards
  Laszlo

  Hello
  SE refer to this link, it is exactly will meet your need.

  OBIEE 11 g - change seconds in the format hh: mm: DD
  OBIEE functions

  Share updates... :)

  check if useful/correct...

• OBIEE 11.1.1.6.2 repository of BP1 Variable data type

  I have a few created dynamic DATE variables that retrieves date values in a table. In the table, the data type of this field is an INTEGER.
  
  But at the start of the server, all date variables are initialized with .0d added in the end. Like 2012,0 etc.
  
  Please provide some guidance!
  
  Thank you
  KC
  
  Published by: 959902 on October 30, 2012 08:26

  Of course, we can do that.
  Your substring should not be bulk init, it suppose to be where you reference variable rep.
  In the command prompt to set the default values use the query sql, something like

  SELECT time. ' ' Month ' where 'HIS' Time. "Year"= Substring (VALUEOF ("PREVIOUS_MONTH") FROM 1 to 4)

  If brand can help pls ;)