Auto-kick off MaxL script after Oracle GL data load?

Question

Hi guys, this question will involve 2 different modules: Hyperion and Oracle GL.
My client has their accounting department updating Oracle GL on a daily basis. My end-user client would like to write a script to automatically kick off the existing MaxL script which is for our daily data load in Hyperion. Currently, the MaxL script is manually executed.
What's the best approach to build a connection for both modules to communicate with each other? Can we use a timer to trigger the run? If so, how?

Answer 1

#1 External scheduler.
I've worked on Appworx and it has build a chain dependent task. There are many other external schedulers like Tivoli,....
#2 As Daniel pointed out you can use Windows scheduler.
For every successful GL load add a file to a folder which is accessible for your Essbase task.
COPY Nul C:\Hyperion\Scripts\Trigger\GL_Load_Finished.txt
Create another bat file which is scheduled to run on every 5 or 10 mins (this should start just after your GL Load scheduled task)
This is an example i've for a triggered Essbase job.
IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Full_Build_Started.txt (
Echo "Full Build started"
) else (
     IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Custom_Build_Started.txt (
     Echo "Custom Build started"
     ) else (
          IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Post_Build_Batch_Started.txt (
          Echo "Post Build started"
          ) else (
          IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Full_Build.txt (
          Echo "Trigger found starting batch"
          MOVE %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Batch.txt %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Full_Build_Started.txt
          call %BASE_DIR%\Scripts\Batch_Files\Monthly_Build_All_Cubes.bat
          ) else (
               IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Custom_Build.txt (
               Echo "Trigger found starting Custom batch"
               MOVE %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Custom_Batch.txt %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Custom_Build_Started.txt
               call %BASE_DIR%\Scripts\Batch_Files\Monthly_Build_All_Cubes_Custom.bat
               ) else (
                    IF EXIST %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Post_Build_Batch.txt (
                    Echo "Trigger found starting Post Build batch"
                    MOVE %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Start_Post_Build_Batch.txt %BASE_DIR%\Trigger\Post_Build_Batch_Started.txt
                    call %BASE_DIR%\Scripts\Batch_Files\Monthly_Post_Build_All_Cubes.bat
)So this bat file if it finds Start_Full_Build.txt in the trigger location, it'll rename that to Full_Build_Started.txt and will call the Full Build (likewise for custom and post build)
Regards
Celvin
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