Yellowfin not picking up field names in calculation

Matt King shared this problem 5 years ago
Resolved

Hi,


I am attempting to create a custom calculated field in a report using the "Freehand SQL" option, but Yellowfin is not recognising the name of one of the columns involved. I've tried a number of variations on the column name/indicators that it is a column name (e.g. "Days In Port", 'Days In Port',[Days In Port], Days_In_Port etc.)


The "Days In Port" column is calculated in the view underlying the report. The "Maximum Possible Days" column is calculated in the report and is of Date type.


I have attached an image of the calculation I am attempting and the error message I receive. Any thoughts/solutions appreciated.

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Hi Matt,

Thanks for getting in touch. Depending on the view and datasource, it can be that the you need to also specify the table you are refering to. What I tend to do, is pull in the column I want to create a calculation on into the report, click the "View SQL" at the bottom and see what the query is that Yellowfin would build using this column as such

3f3e709aea5aaef9a1993036dd82f28band then when I build the Freehand SQL Calculation I use this as follows.

7d6312f8139e222276b4f7d1108f791aPlease try this and let me know how it goes.

Thank you,

Paul

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Hi Matt,

Hope you're having a good week.

Just wanted to check-in and see how it's all going. Was there anything you were needing from me to help get this resolved?

Regards,

Paul

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Hi Paul,


Thanks for your help, that seems to have resolved the issue.

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HI Matt,

This is great news. I will mark this as Resolved, but if you need any further help please let me know.

Regards,

Paul

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