How to do comparison with a baseline period?

User_8ZWKB

Hi,

I am trying to create a report where user is prompted to select which is their baseline period.  The sales number will be compared with the baseline year (the trend column in the table below).

For example,

Year	Sales	Trend
2010	$150,000	100%
2011	$175,000	117%
2012	$165,000	110%
2013	$185,000	123%
2014	$200,000	133%

I have tried to use AGO function.  However, the AGO cannot accept number of periods in between as a calculation.  So, some like CURRENT_YEAR - BASELINE_YEAR as the number of periods in AGO function.

Is there any other function that I can use to compare sales numbers with a baseline sales number?

Thanks,

Sean

cesar.advincula.o

Hello,

First, use analytics functions, and make the formula that you should to use for your percentage:

Oracle BI EE 11g - Calling Database Analytic Functions - EVALUATE - Rittman Mead Consulting

Kind Regards,

User_8ZWKB

Thank you Cesar for pointing me to the direction.  I have tried it.  Comparing to AGO function, it seems to be much faster.

The only thing I need to be careful of is the "order by".  I need to make sure I have the right dimensions included in the "order by" clause and they are in the proper order.

Thanks,

Sean