OBIEE FUNCTIONS

EXPRESSIONS Case (Switch) Syntax CASE expr1 WHEN expr2 THEN expr3 ELSE expr4 END Description This form of the Case statement is also referred to as the CASE (Lookup) form. The value of expression1 is examined, then the WHEN expressions. If expression1 matches any WHEN expression, it assigns the value in the corresponding THEN expression. If none of the WHEN expressions match, it assigns the default value specified in the ELSE expression. If no ELSE expression is specified, the system will automatically add an ELSE NULL. Case (If) Syntax CASE WHEN request_condition1 THEN expr1 ELSE expr2 END

Description This form of the Case statement evaluates each WHEN condition and if satisfied, assigns the value in the corresponding THEN expression. If none of the WHEN conditions are satisfied, it assigns the default value specified in the ELSE expression. If no ELSE expression is specified, the system will automatically add an ELSE NULL. SYSTEM

USER() Description Returns the user name for the Oracle BI Repository to which you are logged on. SelectedDatabaseSyntax DATABASE() Description Returns the name of the Oracle BI subject area to which you are logged on. CONVERTIONS Cast Syntax CAST(expr AS type)

Description Changes the data type of a value or a null value to another data type. IfNull Syntax IFNULL(expr, value) Description Tests if an expression evaluates to a null value, and if it does, assigns the specified value to the expression. ValueOf Syntax VALUEOF(expr) Description Use the VALUEOF function in a filter to reference the value of an Oracle BI repository variable. AGGREGATE Avg Syntax Avg(expr) Description Calculates the average (mean) value of an expression in a result set. AvgDistinct Syntax Avg(DISTINCT expr) Description Calculates the average (mean) of all distinct values of an expression. BottomN Syntax BottomN(expr, integer)

Description Ranks the lowest n values of the expression argument from 1 to n, 1 corresponding to the lowest numerical value. Count Syntax COUNT(expr) Description Calculates the number of rows having a non-null value for the expression. CountDistinct Syntax COUNT(DISTINCT expr) Description Adds distinct processing to the Count function. Count* Syntax COUNT(*) Description Counts the number of rows. Mavg Syntax MAVG(expr, integer) Description Calculates a moving average (mean) for the last n rows of data, inclusive of the current row. Max Syntax MAX(expr) Description

Calculates the maximum value (highest numeric value) of the rows satisfying the numeric expression argument. Median Syntax MEDIAN(expr) Description Calculates the median (middle) value of the rows satisfying the numeric expression argument. NTile Syntax NTILE(expr, numTiles)

Description Determines the rank of a value in terms of a user-specified range. It returns integers to represent any range of ranks. NTile with numTiles=100 returns what is commonly called the "percentile" (with numbers ranging from 1 to 100, with 100 representing the high end of the sort). Min Syntax MIN(expr) Description Calculates the minimum value (lowest numeric value) of the rows satisfying the numeric expression argument. Percentile Syntax PERCENTILE(expr) Description Calculates a percentile rank for each value satisfying the numeric expression argument. The percentile rank ranges are between 0 (0th percentile) to 1 (100th percentile). Rank Syntax RANK(expr) Description

Calculates the rank for each value satisfying the numeric expression argument. The highest number is assigned a rank of 1, and each successive rank is assigned the next consecutive integer (2, 3, 4,...). If certain values are equal, they are assigned the same rank (for example, 1, 1, 1, 4, 5, 5, 7...). StdDev Syntax STDDEV(expr) Description Returns the standard deviation for a set of values. StdDev_Pop Syntax STDDEV_POP(expr) Description Returns the standard deviation for a set of values using the computational formula for population variance and standard deviation. Sum Syntax SUM(expr) Description Calculates the sum obtained by adding up all values satisfying the numeric expression argument. SumDistinct Syntax Sum(DISTINCT expr) Description Calculates the sum obtained by adding all of the distinct values satisfying the numeric expression argument. TopN Syntax TOPN(expr, integer)

Description Ranks the highest n values of the expression argument from 1 to n, 1 corresponding to the highest numerical value. RUNNING AGGREGATE MAVG Syntax MAVG (expr, integer) Description Calculates a moving average (mean) for the last n rows of data in the result set, inclusive of the current row. MSUM Syntax MSUM (expr, integer) Description This function calculates a moving sum for the last n rows of data, inclusive of the current row. RSUM Syntax RSUM(expr) Description This function calculates a running sum based on records encountered so far. RCOUNT Syntax RCOUNT(expr) Description This function takes a set of records as input and counts the number of records encountered so far. RMAX Syntax

RMAX(expr) Description This function takes a set of records as input and shows the maximum value based on records encountered so far. RMIN Syntax RMIN(expr) Description This function takes a set of records as input and shows the minimum value based on records encountered so far. STRING ASCII Syntax ASCII(expr) Description Converts a single character string to its corresponding ASCII code, between 0 and 255. Bit_Length Syntax BIT_LENGTH(expr) Description Returns the length, in bits, of a specified string. Each Unicode character is 2 bytes in length, which is equal to 16 bits. Char Syntax CHAR(expr) Description Converts a numerical value between 0 and 255 to the character value corresponding to the ASCII code.

Char_Length Syntax CHAR_LENGTH(expr) Description Returns the length, in number of characters, of a specified string. Concat Syntax CONCAT(expr1, expr2) Description Concatenates two character strings. Insert Syntax INSERT(expr1, integer1, integer2, expr2) Description Inserts a specified character string into a specified location in another character string. Left Syntax LEFT(expr, integer) Description Returns a specified number of characters from the left of a string. Length Syntax LENGTH(expr) Description Returns the length, in number of characters, of a specified string. The length is returned excluding any trailing blank characters. Locate

Syntax LOCATE(expr1, expr2) Description Returns the numerical position of a character string in another character string. LocateN Syntax LOCATEN(expr1, expr2, integer) Description Returns the numerical position of a character string in another character string. This is identical to the Locate function, except that the search begins at the position specified by an integer argument. Lower Syntax LOWER(expr) Description Converts a character string to lowercase. Octet_Length Syntax OCTET_LENGTH(expr) Description Returns the number of bits, in base 8 units (number of bytes), of a specified string. Position Syntax POSITION(expr1 IN expr2) Description Returns the numerical position of expr1 in a character expression. Repeat

Syntax REPEAT(expr, integer) Description Repeats a specified expression n times. Replace Syntax REPLACE(expr1, expr2, expr3) Description Replaces one or more characters from a specified character expression with one or more other characters. Right Syntax RIGHT(expr, integer) Description Returns a specified number of characters from the right of a string. Space Syntax SPACE(expr) Description Inserts blank spaces. Substring Syntax SUBSTRING(expr FROM startPos FOR length) Description Creates a new string starting from a fixed number of characters into the original string. TrimBoth Syntax

TRIM(BOTH char FROM expr) Description Strips specified leading and trailing characters from a character string. TrimLeading Syntax TRIM(LEADING char FROM expr) Description Strips specified leading characters from a character string. TrimTrailing Syntax TRIM(TRAILING char FROM expr) Description Strips specified trailing characters from a character string. Upper Syntax UPPER(expr) Description Converts a character string to uppercase. MATHS Abs Syntax ABS(expr) Description Calculates the absolute value of a numerical expression. Acos Syntax ACOS(expr)

Description Calculates the arc cosine of a numerical expression. Asin Syntax ASIN(expr) Description Calculates the arc sine of a numerical expression. Atan Syntax ATAN(expr) Description Calculates the arc tangent of a numerical expression. Atan2 Syntax ATAN2(expr1, expr2) Description Calculates the arc tangent of y/x, where y is the first numerical expression and x is the second numerical expression. Ceiling Syntax CEILING(expr) Description Rounds a noninteger numerical expression to the next highest integer. Cos Syntax COS(expr) Description

Calculates the cosine of a numerical expression. Cot Syntax COT(expr) Description Calculates the cotangent of a numerical expression. Degrees Syntax DEGREES(expr) Description Converts an expression from radians to degrees. Exp Syntax EXP(expr) Description Sends the value to the power specified. Floor Syntax FLOOR(expr) Description Rounds a noninteger numerical expression to the next lowest integer. Log Syntax LOG(expr) Description Calculates the natural logarithm of an expression. Log10

Syntax LOG10(expr) Description Calculates the base 10 logarithm of an expression. Mod Syntax MOD(expr1, expr2) Description Divides the first numerical expression by the second numerical expression and returns the nonremainder portion of the quotient. Pi Syntax PI() Description Returns the constant value of pi (the circumference of a circle divided by its diameter). Power Syntax POWER(expr1, expr2) Description Takes the first numerical expression and raises it to the power specified in the second numerical expression. Radians Syntax RADIANS(expr) Description Converts an expression from degrees to radians. Rand

Syntax RAND() Description Returns a pseudo-random number between 0 and 1. RandFromSeed Syntax RAND(expr) Description Returns a pseudo-random number based on a seed value. Round Syntax ROUND(expr, integer) Description Rounds a numerical expression to n digits of precision. Sign Syntax SIGN(expr) Description Returns: 1 if the numerical expression argument evaluates to a positive number, 1 if it evaluates to a negative number, or 0 (zero) if it evaluates to zero. Sin Syntax SIN(expr) Description Calculates the sine of a numerical expression. Sqrt Syntax

SQRT(expr) Description Calculates the square root of the numerical expression argument. Tan Syntax TAN(expr) Description Calculates the tangent of a numerical expression. Truncate Syntax TRUNCATE(expr, integer) Description Truncates a decimal number to return a specified number of places from the decimal point. DATE FUNCTIONS Current_Date Syntax CURRENT_DATE Description Returns the current date. The date is determined by the system in which the Oracle BI Server is running. Current_Time Syntax CURRENT_TIME(expr) Description Returns the current time. The time is determined by the system in which the Oracle BI Server is running. Current_Time

StampSyntax CURRENT_TIMESTAMP(expr) Description Returns the current date/timestamp. The timestamp is determined by the system in which the Oracle BI is running. Day_of_Quarter Syntax DAY_OF_QUARTER(expr) Description Returns a number (between 1 and 92) corresponding to the day of the quarter for the specified date. DayName Syntax DAYNAME(expr) Description Returns the name of the day for a specified date. DayOfMonth Syntax DAYOFMONTH(expr) Description Returns the number corresponding to the day of the month for a specified date. DayOfWeek Syntax DAYOFWEEK(expr) Description Returns a number between 1 and 7 corresponding to the day of the week, Sunday through Saturday, for a specified date. DayOfYear

Syntax DAYOFYEAR(expr) Description Returns the number (between 1 and 366) corresponding to the day of the year for a specified date. Hour Syntax HOUR(expr) Description Returns the number (between 0 and 23) corresponding to the hour for a specified time. Minute Syntax MINUTE(expr) Description Returns the number (between 0 and 59) corresponding to the minute for a specified time. Month Syntax MONTH(expr) Description Returns a number (between 1 and 12) corresponding to the month for a specified date. Month_Of_Quarter Syntax MONTH_OF_QUARTER(expr) Description Returns the number (between 1 and 3) corresponding to the month in the quarter for a specified date.

MonthName Syntax MONTHNAME(expr) Description Returns the name of the month for a specified date. Now Syntax NOW() Description Returns the current timestamp. This function is equivalent to the function Current_TimeStamp. Quarter_Of_Year Syntax QUARTER_OF_YEAR(expr) Description Returns the number (between 1 and 4) corresponding to the quarter of the year for a specified date. Second Syntax SECOND(expr) Description Returns the number (between 0 and 59) corresponding to the seconds for a specified time. TimestampAdd Syntax TIMESTAMPADD(interval, expr, timestamp) Description Adds a specified number of intervals to a specified timestamp, and returns a single timestamp.

TimestampDiff Syntax TIMESTAMPDIFF(interval, expr, timestamp2) Description Returns the total number of specified intervals between two timestamps. Week_Of_Quarter Syntax WEEK_OF_QUARTER(expr) Description Returns a number (between 1 and 13) corresponding to the week of the quarter for the specified date. Week_Of_Year Syntax WEEK_OF_YEAR(expr) Description Returns a number (between 1 and 53) corresponding to the week of the year for the specified date. Year Syntax YEAR(expr) Description Returns the year for the specified date.