PRESENTV

Syntax

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Purpose

The PRESENTV function can be used only within the model_clause of the SELECT statement and then only on the right-hand side of a model rule. It returns expr1 when, prior to the execution of the model_clause, cell_reference exists. Otherwise it returns expr2.

Examples

In the following example, if a row containing sales for the Mouse Pad for the year 2000 exists, then the sales value for the Mouse Pad for the year 2001 is set to the sales value for the Mouse Pad for the year 2000. If the row does not exist, then a row is created with the sales value for the Mouse Pad for year 20001 set to 0.

SELECT country, prod, year, s
 FROM sales_view_ref
 MODEL
 PARTITION BY (country)
 DIMENSION BY (prod, year)
 MEASURES (sale s)
 IGNORE NAV
 UNIQUE DIMENSION
 RULES UPSERT SEQUENTIAL ORDER
 (
 s['Mouse Pad', 2001] =
 PRESENTV(s['Mouse Pad', 2000], s['Mouse Pad', 2000], 0)
 )
 ORDER BY country, prod, year;
COUNTRY PROD YEAR S
---------- ----------------------------------- -------- ---------
France Mouse Pad 1998 2509.42
France Mouse Pad 1999 3678.69
France Mouse Pad 2000 3000.72
France Mouse Pad 2001 3000.72
France Standard Mouse 1998 2390.83
France Standard Mouse 1999 2280.45
France Standard Mouse 2000 1274.31
France Standard Mouse 2001 2164.54
Germany Mouse Pad 1998 5827.87
Germany Mouse Pad 1999 8346.44
Germany Mouse Pad 2000 7375.46
Germany Mouse Pad 2001 7375.46
Germany Standard Mouse 1998 7116.11
Germany Standard Mouse 1999 6263.14
Germany Standard Mouse 2000 2637.31
Germany Standard Mouse 2001 6456.13
16 rows selected.

The preceding example requires the view sales_view_ref. Please refer to "The MODEL clause: Examples" to create this view.