Loading a csv with numeric and string value

Post Reply
TM1user_pri
Posts: 9
Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:27 am
OLAP Product: TM1
Version: 10.2.2
Excel Version: 2010

Loading a csv with numeric and string value

Post by TM1user_pri »

Hi TM1 masters,
Need your advice in below issue.

Issue is quite a general one and I have read other posts in this forum, but I am still thinking it will not cause a problem afterwards.
I am loading a csv into a cube. Cube has 4dimensions:dim1,dim2,dim3,Measure.
Measure dimension contains around 150 elements :of which all elements store numeric values ,only 2 elements store string values.

In variables tab, If I consider measure as "Numeric", so while loading csv it will generate below error-"Cannot convert field number '', value " " to a real number.

I can understand that cellputN,cellputS giving error for this case.

If I use below code, then I need to take measure as "String" using NUMBR function, it does not generate any error
ctype= dtype('Measure',Value);

If( ctype @= 'N');
cellputN(numbr(Value),cCube,dim1,dim2,dim3,Measure);
else;
CellPutS(Value,cCube,dim1,dim2,dim3,Measure);
endif;

is this the right approach or there is any other workaround?
I will use this cube as a staging cube and using Rules, I will load the values into other cubes.

Please guide. thanks.
Wim Gielis
MVP
Posts: 3113
Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:26 pm
OLAP Product: TM1, Jedox
Version: PAL 2.0.9.18
Excel Version: Microsoft 365
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Contact:

Re: Loading a csv with numeric and string value

Post by Wim Gielis »

Yes this is fine.

Other conversion functions that you can consider:
http://www.wimgielis.com/tm1_numbersandstrings_EN.htm
Last edited by Wim Gielis on Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Best regards,

Wim Gielis

IBM Champion 2024
Excel Most Valuable Professional, 2011-2014
https://www.wimgielis.com ==> 121 TM1 articles and a lot of custom code
Newest blog article: Deleting elements quickly
TM1user_pri
Posts: 9
Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:27 am
OLAP Product: TM1
Version: 10.2.2
Excel Version: 2010

Re: Loading a csv with numeric and string value

Post by TM1user_pri »

Thanks Wim. Cheers!
BariAbdul
Regular Participant
Posts: 424
Joined: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:03 pm
OLAP Product: IBM TM1, Planning Analytics, P
Version: PAW 2.0.8
Excel Version: 2019

Re: Loading a csv with numeric and string value

Post by BariAbdul »

"You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying......"
Post Reply