Connection Xcelsius with essbase

Hi expert.
Can ESSBASE is an external datasource for Xcelsius ?
and Have anybody know about the step for connect with essbase ?
Thank you

Hi
You cannot run Essbase queries directly within Xcelsisu as it uses VBA/COM addins to work which are not supported.
If you have SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise, look at creating a Universe over your Essbase queries and then use Webi or QaaWS to populate your Xcelsius model.
Regards
Charles

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Tim, when I look in my computer's Essbase installation path I can only find the following jar files (from the ones you have listed).
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Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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domain.db location: domain.db
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at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:102)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:272)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:156)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.<init>(FileAppender.java:96)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.<init>(RollingFileAppender.java:60)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger.addAppender(Unknown Source)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger.setFileLogEnable(Unknown Source)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.DsfLoggingService.sm_initialize(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.server.framework.EssOrbPluginDirect.setupLoggingService(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.server.framework.EssServerFramework.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPluginEmbedded.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPlugin.createPlugin(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn_internal(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
at esstest.Main.main(Main.java:22)
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connection mode : EMBEDDED
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger).
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http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-1/
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-2/
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-3/
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-4/
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