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March 30, 2007, 02:12 PM
Jason K.
agent crashed - multiple drilldowns
Hello all.
I've searched focal point for agent crash info, and none of the threads relate to my code.

I'm trying to do multiple drill downs, with a single drill down it works fine. Here's my code below.

also, Where can I look on my reporting server for more descriptive information?

-IF &REP_GRP_LOCALE EQ 'IGGY' THEN GOTO DS_BKT ELSE GOTO OTHER_BKT ;
-DS_BKT
TYPE=DATA,
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division and Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACLSTR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Store and Division',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_STRFACL' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACL' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_STR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',$
-OTHER_BKT


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
March 30, 2007, 03:12 PM
Darin Lee
a couple of observations -
I don't ever use .EVAL on the parameters I pass, and I noticed that sometimes you do and other times you don't. Any rationale for that?
Also, is TARGET one of the parameters that is being passed or a property of the drilldown? I don't recalll using this as part of the drill syntax, but that doesn't mean it isn't valid.
One other thing - does this work if you only put a couple drill items instead of all of them?


Regards,

Darin



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March 30, 2007, 03:22 PM
Francis Mariani
May be due to the Target name in quotes, it shouldn't be.
quote:
frame

Identifies the target frame in the Web page in which the output from the drill-down link (either a FOCEXEC or URL) is displayed.


If the name of the target frame contains embedded spaces, the name will be correctly interpreted without enclosing the name in quotation marks. For example:


TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=N1,FOCEXEC=MYREPORT, TARGET=MY FRAME, $The name of the target frame is correctly interpreted to be MY FRAME.


You can also use the following standard HTML frame names: _BLANK, _SELF, _PARENT, _TOP.



Francis


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Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
March 30, 2007, 03:47 PM
Jason K.
Here's an update...
after trying what you suggested, here's what I ended up with.

This works just fine
-IF &REP_GRP_LOCALE EQ 'IGGY' THEN GOTO DS_BKT ELSE GOTO OTHER_BKT ;
-DS_BKT
TYPE=DATA,
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_STR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACL' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
$


This crashes the agent....
-IF &REP_GRP_LOCALE EQ 'IGGY' THEN GOTO DS_BKT ELSE GOTO OTHER_BKT ;
-DS_BKT
TYPE=DATA,
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_STR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACL' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division and Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACLSTR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
$
-OTHER_BKT



Any ideas? This part was all that was added...
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division and Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH.EVAL \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH.EVAL \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACLSTR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB.EVAL' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT.EVAL' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.EVAL' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT.EVAL' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE.EVAL' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER.EVAL' \
),TARGET='_self',
$


and I tried putting that drill down instead of the "show by division" drill down, and it worked. It almost seems like it has a maximum of two, but I know that's not the case in report painter.

Thanks again for your help!


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
March 30, 2007, 03:51 PM
Francis Mariani
You haven't removed the .EVAL's - not required and you haven't removed the quotes around the target name - not proper syntax.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
March 30, 2007, 04:53 PM
Jason K.
Oh, you're right.
Here,
This works.
-IF &REP_GRP_LOCALE EQ 'IGGY' THEN GOTO DS_BKT ELSE GOTO OTHER_BKT ;
-DS_BKT
TYPE=DATA,
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =YEARMONTH \
END_MONTH =YEARMONTH \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_STR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET.' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER' \
),TARGET=_self,
DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACL' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER' \
),TARGET=_self,
$
-OTHER_BKT



this doesn't...

DRILLMENUITEM='Show by Division and Store',
FOCEXEC=app/wcqrgj18.fex( \
BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH \
REP_GRP_CHRONO ='BYMONTH' \
REP_GRP_LOCALE ='BY_FACLSTR' \
REP_GRP_ATTRIB ='&REP_GRP_ATTRIB' \
RETURN_EFFECT ='&RETURN_EFFECT' \
REP_SHOW_BUDGET ='&REP_SHOW_BUDGET' \
YEAR_COUNT ='&YEAR_COUNT' \
MTD_PRORATE ='&MTD_PRORATE' \
USE_VIEWER ='&USE_VIEWER' \
),TARGET=_self,
$


Thanks for your patience, and sorry from posting the old stuff without removing the ' and the .eval like you have suggested.


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
March 31, 2007, 01:33 PM
Danny-SRL
Jason,
I see that in the statements
quote:

BEGIN_MONTH =&BEGIN_MONTH \
END_MONTH =&END_MONTH \

you have no quotes around &BEGIN_MONTH and &END_MONTH. WebFocus then sees their values as fieldnames or field positions. Is that the case? If it isn't put some quotes around the variables.


Daniel
In Focus since 1982
wf 8.202M/Win10/IIS/SSA - WrapApp Front End for WF

April 02, 2007, 10:13 AM
Jason K.
just enclosed them in single quotes.
Same problem when I have more than two drilldowns.


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
April 03, 2007, 05:45 AM
Alan B
Jason

I have tried to replicate your problem with no success. I have tried to break it with illegal syntax in the stylesheet, EVALs, missing values, missing quotes etc. Nothing seems to phase it my end. There has to be something else in play here.

Just try it yourself, put this stylesheet agianst the car file, as you have it here, and there are no issues.


Alan.
WF 7.705/8.007
April 03, 2007, 01:17 PM
Jason K.
I've opened a case with IBI about this issue.
They've had us upload a save diag for them because it's so off the wall.

I'm kinda glad that it wasn't something really simple that I was missing. Thanks for your help!


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.