Oracle Essbase 9 Implementation Guide- P86 pot

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security 46
startup section 46
ASO
about 39, 366, 380
aggregate storage application/database,
creating 366-369
and BSO, differences 372
cons 380, 381
database 381
dynamic hierarchies 370, 372
hierarchies 370
MDX functions 374
multiple hierarchies, enabling 370
pros 380
stored hierarchies 370, 371
ASO database
about 366
aggregation 373
outline paging 372
ASOsamp 370
attribute dimensions
about 72, 109
creating 110
facts 110
B
Block Storage Option. See BSO
boolean functions
@ISCHILD(mbrname) 179
@ISLEV 178
@ISMBR 178

BSO
about 40-42
about 366
aggregate storage application/database,
creating 367, 368
and ASO, differences 372
cons 379
database 381
pros 379
BSO database 366
C
caches tab, Essbase database 55
Calc All, database calculation function 165
CALCCACHE, essbase.cfg le settings 357
calc commands and functions
about 167
boolean function 178
conditionals 176
control ow 168
data declarations 167, 168
date and time function 186
forecasting function 184
functional 173
math 182
member set 183
member set function 182
miscellaneous calculation function 186
operators 181
range (nancial) function 183, 184
relationship function 179, 180

statistical function 185
CALC DIM function 166
CALCLIMITFORMULARECURSION,
essbase.cfg memory settings 361
CALCLOCKBLOCK, essbase.cfg le
settings 357
CALCPARALLEL, essbase.cfg le settings
357
calculate/aggregate dimension 166
calculation 187, 189
calculation, essbase.cfg le settings
CALCCACHE 357
CALCLOCKBLOCK 357
CALCPARALLEL 357
DYNCALCCACHEONLY 357
EXCLUSIVECALC 357
UPDATECALC 358
calculation function 268
calculation script
about 156-158
building 199
Calc command 163
commands 163
EssCmd script 204, 205
executing, Essbase command script (Ess-
Cmd) used 203
executing manually, EAS used 203
push down command 163
rollup command 163
running, Essbase API used 208, 209

running, from Microsoft Excel 209
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running manually, EAS used 201, 202
running, MaxL script used 205-207
running, Microsoft Excel VBA used 211
running, through Essbase Add-in 210, 211
saving 200, 201
stomp-on command 163
writing 200
calculation script, executing
calculation script running, Essbase API
used 208, 209
calculation script running, Essbase
Command Script (EssCmd) used 203
calculation script running, from Microsoft
Excel 209
calculation script running manually, EAS
used 201, 202, 203
calculation script running, MaxL script
used 205, 207
calculation script running, Microsoft Excel
VBA used 211, 212
calculation script, running through Essbase
Add-in 210, 211
calculation types
about 159
calculation scripts 160, 161

dynamic calc 161, 162
dynamic calc and store 161, 162
stored data member formula 161
Calendar Periods dimension 33
child, outline member descriptors 67
components, Essbase database
calculation scripts 49
database load rules les 50
database outline 48
Linked Reporting Objects (LRO) 48
partitions 48
report scripts 50
conditionals
IF/ENDIF command 176-178
connection manager
data source, adding 395-398
control ow
ENDEXCLUDE command 172
ENDFIX command 168, 169
EXCLUDE command 171
EXCLUDE/ENDEXCLUDE, examples 172
FIX command 168, 169
FIX/ENDFIX, examples 170, 171
country dimension type, standard
dimension 70
create calculation 317
create user 319
Cubeview 240
currency database, Essbase database 47
currency partition dimension type, standard

dimension 71
Currency Report… function 272
currency tab, Essbase database 57
D
database
calculating 156
partitioning 347, 348
performance tuning 339, 340
database calculation script
ARRAY, temporary variables 167
temporary variables 167
VA, temporary variables 167
database calculation script.
See also
calculation script
database conguration settings
data cache settings 344, 345
data load and storage settings 345-347
data retrieval buffers 343
database partitioning, options
about 347, 348
linked database partition 348
replicated database partition 348
transparent database partition 348
DATACACHESIZE, essbase.cfg memory
settings 361
data calculation, MaxL
calculation, creating 317
calculation, displaying 317
calculation, dropping 318

calculation, executing 317
data delimiters 91
DATAERRORLIMIT, essbase.cfg le set-
tings 356
data export text les 124
DATAFILECACHESIZE, essbase.cfg
memory settings 361
data le freeform (no load rule), data load
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method 125, 126
data import/export, essbase.cfg le settings
DLSINGLETHREADPERSTAGE 358
DLTHREADSPREPARE 358
DLTHREADSWRITE 358
data load
versus dimension build 152, 153
data load, le types
data export text les 124
excel les 124
text les 124
data loading, EAS used
Abort on Error 148
Data Source (Data File) 148
data source, types 148
Delete 149
Error File 148
Execute in background 149

elds 148
Insert 149
mode 148
OK 149
Open 149
Overwrite 148
Rules File 148
Save 149
SQL Username and Password 149
data, loading in Essbase database
EAS used 147, 148, 150
MaxL used 151, 152
data load methods
data le freeform (no load rule) 125, 126
Essbase export and import (no load rule)
126-130
excel lock and send (no load rule) 130
structured data load (load rule used) 130
data load rules le
advantages 131
associating 132
building 131
Data Load Settings, updating 136
Data Load Values, setting 136
Data Prep Editor, starting steps 132
Data Source Properties, setting 135, 136
elds, associating with Data Load
Properties 141, 142
opening 133, 134
saving 146

SQL data source le, opening 133, 134
validating 145
View to Data Load Fields, setting 135
Data Load Settings, updating
data combinations, clearing 139
header denition 140
data load, types
data loads 123
dimension build loads 124
Data Load Values, setting
Data values 137, 138
Sign ip 138
Data Prep Editor, starting with 87
data, previewing in EAS
Cubeview 240, 241
properties 241, 242
steps 239
data requirements, Essbase database
determining 32-34
data rules le, building
about 86, 87
data load le, opening 89-91
data prep editor, starting 87
data source properties, setting 91
dimension build method, selecting 93
dimension build rules le, associating 88
dimension build rules le, validating 103,
104
elds, associating with dimensions 101-103
format le 98-100

SQL data source le, opening 89-91
view to dimension build elds, setting 92
data source, types
data le 148
data loads 123
dimension build loads 124
SQL 148
data storage options, Essbase database
database building, benets 38
determining 35-37
Essbase cube 35
Essbase data cell 35
in traditional relational database 36
date and time function
@TODATE() function 186
dense dimension 72
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descendants, outline member descriptors 67
dimension build
versus data load 152, 153
dimension build eld 92
dimension build settings, steps
build method, selecting 97
dimension name, selecting 96
existing members 96, 97
member, sorting 97
member, updating 98

merging 98
remove unspecied 98
dimensions
about 64
types 70
dimensions tab, Essbase database 54
dimensions, types
attribute dimension 72
dense dimension 72
sparse dimension 72
standard dimension 70
display calculation 317
display system statement 321
display tab, Essbase options
aliases section, 252
aliases section, use aliases 252
cells options, adjust columns 252
cells options, auto sort row 252
cells options, repeat member labels 252
cells options, use styles 252
indentation setting, none 251
indentation setting, subitems 251
indentation setting, totals 251
query designer option 252
replacement section, #missing label 252
replacement section, #no access label 252
suppress options, #missing rows 251
suppress options, underscore
characters 251
suppress options, zero rows 251

display user 320
division (/) operator 79
DLSINGLETHREADPERSTAGE,
essbase.cfg le settings 358
DLTHREADSPREPARE, essbase.cfg le
settings 358
DLTHREADSWRITE, essbase.cfg le set-
tings 358
drop calculation 318
drop user 320
dynamic calc and store 161, 162
dynamic hierarchies, ASO 372
Dynamic Time Series function
about 113
D-T-D (Day-to-date) 114
H-T-D (History-to-date) 114
M-T-D (Month-to-date) 114
P-T-D (Period-to-date) 114
Q-T-D (Quarter-to-date) 114
S-T-D (Season-to-date) 114
W-T-D (Month-to-date) 114
Y-T-D (Year-to-date) 114
DYNCALCCACHEONLY, essbase.cfg le
settings 357
E
EAS
about 20, 31
data previewing, steps 239
installing 20-22
starting 23, 24

used for data loading 147-150
ENDEXCLUDE command 172
ENDFIX command 168-170
End User License Agreement.
See EULA
EQD
about 274
messages and conrmations screen 277, 278
query, creating with 278
screens 276, 277
searching for 274-277
EQD, query creating
column dimensions 281
page dimensions 281
Report Script, by-product 288, 289
row dimensions 281
sample query 281-288
Essbase
calculation function 268
Cascade… command 272
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cascade options, dialog box 272-274
currency conversion tool, using 272
Currency Report… function 272
database calculation, running 268
data calculation script 156-158
data, locking 267

data rules les 86
data, sending to database 267
default database calculation script 163-165
default URL location 396
dimension, types 70
Dynamic Time Series 113-115
graphical data representations, creating 271
Hyperion Visual Explorer (HVE) 271
Keep Only function, using 263
linked objects browser 270, 271
linked objects… command 270
lock function 267
navigate without data function 269
outline member formula 158
Pivot function 265
Remove Only function, using 264
retrieve function 266
retrieve & lock function 266
sample data (zoom in) function 270
send function 267
sheet, retrieving without data 269
UDA 111
unlock function 267
zoom in function 264, 265
zoom out function 265
Essbase 7.x
duplicate member names, allowing 50, 51
Essbase add-in
about 274
add-in spreadsheet options, setting 250, 251

add-in xll le, locating 244, 245
data, retrieving from database 249, 250
Essbase, connecting to 246
Essbase, connecting to from Microsoft Excel
247, 248
Essbase, disconnecting from 248, 249
Essbase member, selecting for query 258
Essbase Query Designer (EQD), launching
249
ashback 266
installing, for Microsoft Excel 25, 26, 27
reporting with, Microsoft Excel add-in 243,
244
Essbase Administration Services.
See EAS
Essbase agent. See Essbase Analytic
Services
Essbase Analytics 385
Essbase Analytics.
See also BSO
Essbase Analytic server
installing 13
installing, steps 14-19
Windows installation, minimum
requirements 13
Essbase Analytic Services 384
Essbase API
about 326
calculation script, running 208, 209
functions 328, 329

installing 327
necessities 327, 328
programming, tips 329
Visual Basic Main API function group 328
Visual Basic Outline API functions 329
Essbase API, programming tips
about 329
API function, coding 332, 333
Essbase API code, sample blocks 333-335
Essbase API function, declarations 331, 332
Essbase nested coding style, examples 330,
331
sample API subroutine 336
Essbase application
creating 43-45
properties 45
types 38
Essbase application, MaxL
application, altering 307, 308
application, creating 306, 307
application, displaying 311
application log, clearing 310
drop application command 311
load/unload database, using 309
SET properties statement, using 308, 309
start up/auto startup, disabling 310, 311
start up/auto startup, enabling 310, 311
working with 306
Essbase Application Programming Inter-
face.

See Essbase API
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