Change SQL Datasource in Essbase Load Rules

Hi all,
I have to change the datasource in more then 500 loadrules. Right now, Essbase is installed on an IBM Iseries, and the datasource in the loadrules is *local.
Now, we weill move to Windows server, and there I can't create an ODBC Datasoure called *local. So I have to take another name and have to change hundreds of loadrules.
Any Ideas?
THX
Andreas

I'm afraid you are going to have to go through all the rules and change them. What you might do is create a substitution variable for the ODBC connection name and use that when you change them. that way if in the future you want to switch the connection(like going from Dev to prod) you just change the sub var and pick up th new connection

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