need help in writing feeders for rules for string elements

[makok]

Hi,

I am confused about writing the feeder for a string rule.

I am giving the data flow below -
rule in the source lookup cube is
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Lookup Source cube - Last_Period.cub
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[{ 'Jan (01)', 'Feb (02)', 'Mar (03)', 'QTR1' }, 'QTR_info'] = S:
'Q1' | SUBST( !Years, 3, 2);

The rule in the destination cube taking string value from the source cube is -
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Destination cube rule
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
['QTR_info'] = S:
IF( DB('DestinationCube', !Currency, !Years, !Months, !type, !reference, !branch, !Customer, 'DealThisCustomerFlag') = 1 &
DB('DestinationCube', !Currency, !Years, !Months, !type, !reference, !branch, !Customer, 'Weighted_Average_Balance' ) > 0,
DB('Last_Period',!Years,!Months,'QTR_info'),
' '
),
' '
);

The QTR_info value shows properly in the destination view. But when I suppress zero in the destination view, the QTR_info value is not shown anymore.

So I need to write the feeder statement for this rule so that the value is displayed properly.

Also the same QTR_info element is exported from the destination cube, in a CSV file format using the 'ASCIIOUT' function in the TI. The numeric elements in the export file are properly showing but the QTR_info does not appear at all. The feeders for the numeric elements is put properly so the numeric elements are exported correctly.

[Steve Rowe]

Hi makok,

In your destination cube it should be straight forward to feed the value since you can use Weighted Average Balance since this is what the value is driven by. You will need to put FeedStrings; as the first or second line of your rules (can't remember if it comes before or after skipcheck). When you set up the feeder it does not have to come from the result you are trying to show in the rule.

In your last period cube the basic issue with your rules is that Qtr info is not directly dependent on a piece of input data, this means that to feed it you need to do some lateral thinking....There is probably a strong argument to say that this does not need to be fed since you should not be driving any feeders from it?

Not sure if I'm helping can you give some details on what you have already tried?

Cheers,