Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Step 3: Set Up the Actual Shipped by Branch Query
With the expected volume query providing high-level details about shipping, the actual sales vol-
umes will provide additional details and then become the master query in the report. This query
will have static filters for testing purposes that will have parameters added later.
1.
In the
Explorer Bar
, mouse over the
Query Explorer
tab and select the
Queries
folder.
2.
From the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag a
Query
object to the work area below the
other query.
3.
Rename
Query1
to
Actual_Shipped_by_Branch
.
4.
Double-click on the query to open the query definition.
5.
From the
Source
tab of the
Insertable Objects
pane, drag the following query items
from the
Sales (query)
namespace into the
Data Items
pane in the work area:
•
Ye a r ( s h i p d a t e )
from
Time (ship date)
•
Month (ship date)
from
Time (ship date)
•
City
from
Employee by region
•
Retailer
from
Retailers
•
Retailer site
from
Retailers
•
Quantity
from
Sales fact
COGNOS 8 NOTE
The
Retailers
query subject is called
Retailer site
. Inside the
Retailer site
query subject,
Retailer
is called
Retailer name
and the
Retailer site
query
item is called
City
inside the query subject.
6.
From
Data Items
in the work area, drag
Ye a r ( s h i p d a t e )
to the
Detail Filters
pane.
The Detail Filter Expression dialog box is displayed.
7.
In the
Expression Definition
pane, add
=2007
after the data item.
The Expression should be as follows:
[Year (ship date)] = 2007
8.
Click
Va l i d a t e
and then
OK
if there are no errors.
9.
Drag
Month (ship date)
to the
Detail Filters
pane.
The Detail Filter Expression dialog box is displayed.
10.
In the
Expression Definition
pane, add
=
'
May
' after the data item.
The Expression should be this:
[Month (ship date)] = 'May'
