Dynamic Dimension members - Efficiency of BPC to handle such scenarios

Hi,
I am currently doing a fitment analysis for a client to understand if BPC 5.1 MS version, SQL Server 2005 (the client has this installed) can be used for their reporting requirements.
The main requirement is that the client wants to drill down to every transaction detail. That means BPC needs to store that level of data. The number of transactions range between 50,000 to 60,000 on an average per year. Among these the master data additions include about 30,000 to 40,000 per year.
- Has anyone been able to use BPC to work efficiently for such scenarios.
- The other requirement is that the master data needs to automatically update without any manual interference. (I have seen in past threads the process of automatic processing of master data from a staging table on to a mbr table, now that is something that I am going to try. However if the number of master data rows exceeds the maximum limit provided by excel 2003, will the master data automatically be stored in the next sheet)
- What are the implications for such requirements after a period of time in terms of efficiency, usage, performance etc. Is BPC the right tool for such scenarios.
If anyone has worked on similar projects using BPC your inputs will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Prasanth.

Hi,
You can do dynamic SQL in SQL*Plus, also.
[Thid thread|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=2744039&#2744039] shows how to pivot a table with a dynamic number of columns.

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