Oracle Essbase 9 Implementation Guide- P86 pot

See BSO boolean functions @ISCHILDmbrname 179 @ISLEV 178 @ISMBR 178 BSO about 40-42 about 366 aggregate storage application/database, creating 367, 368 and ASO, differences 372 cons 379

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 file settings 357

calc commands and functions

about 167 boolean function 178 conditionals 176 control flow 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 (financial) function 183, 184 relationship function 179, 180 statistical function 185

CALC DIM function 166 CALCLIMITFORMULARECURSION, essbase.cfg memory settings 361 CALCLOCKBLOCK, essbase.cfg file settings 357

CALCPARALLEL, essbase.cfg file settings 357

calculate/aggregate dimension 166 calculation 187, 189

calculation, essbase.cfg file 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

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 files 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 flow

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 configuration 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 file set-tings 356

data export text files 124 DATAFILECACHESIZE, essbase.cfg memory settings 361

data file freeform (no load rule), data load

method 125, 126

data import/export, essbase.cfg file settings

DLSINGLETHREADPERSTAGE 358

DLTHREADSPREPARE 358

DLTHREADSWRITE 358

data load

versus dimension build 152, 153

data load, file types

data export text files 124

excel files 124

text files 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

fields 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 file 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 file

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

fields, associating with Data Load

Properties 141, 142

opening 133, 134

saving 146 SQL data source file, opening 133, 134 validating 145

View to Data Load Fields, setting 135

Data Load Settings, updating

data combinations, clearing 139 header definition 140

data load, types

data loads 123 dimension build loads 124

Data Load Values, setting

Data values 137, 138 Sign flip 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 file, building

about 86, 87 data load file, opening 89-91 data prep editor, starting 87 data source properties, setting 91 dimension build method, selecting 93 dimension build rules file, associating 88 dimension build rules file, validating 103, 104

fields, associating with dimensions 101-103 format file 98-100

SQL data source file, opening 89-91 view to dimension build fields, setting 92

data source, types

data file 148 data loads 123 dimension build loads 124 SQL 148

data storage options, Essbase database

database building, benefits 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

descendants, outline member descriptors 67

dimension build

versus data load 152, 153

dimension build field 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 unspecified 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 file settings 358

DLTHREADSPREPARE, essbase.cfg file settings 358

DLTHREADSWRITE, essbase.cfg file 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 file 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 confirmations 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

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 files 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 file, 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

flashback 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