Hi All
(Using Cognos 7.3 Admin)
Not exactly a newbie to Cognos anymore really but have not created "Calculated Fields" yet but need to and have run into a problem.
I need to create a simple calculated field that will subtract a "received quantity" field from an "order quantity field" in one of our db's. However this information is ingested each night from our financial db into a table in our "biblio" db and the fields are varchar. I assume this is why I'm not seeing a way to subtract these fields in the "available components" list when I try to create the calculated field.
Is there a way I can "cast" these fields as numbers or otherwise "fool" Cognos into seeing them as numbers so I can subtract them?
Trying to avoid changing the table itself as it would involve changes in sprocs & other reporting.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks
(Using Cognos 7.3 Admin)
Not exactly a newbie to Cognos anymore really but have not created "Calculated Fields" yet but need to and have run into a problem.
I need to create a simple calculated field that will subtract a "received quantity" field from an "order quantity field" in one of our db's. However this information is ingested each night from our financial db into a table in our "biblio" db and the fields are varchar. I assume this is why I'm not seeing a way to subtract these fields in the "available components" list when I try to create the calculated field.
Is there a way I can "cast" these fields as numbers or otherwise "fool" Cognos into seeing them as numbers so I can subtract them?
Trying to avoid changing the table itself as it would involve changes in sprocs & other reporting.
Any help would be MUCH appreciated.
Thanks
