EAS / MaxL Partitioning Bug

If you have a server name that begins with a numeric, it causes errors related to creating or displaying partitions. When you attempt to save a partition created via EAS, it goes into a seemingly endless loop. Then, you'll get network timeouts. Eventually, if you try to do anything in the Essbase Server window, the server crashes and causes an exception error. This error will also occur if A) you create the partition using MaxL or AppMgr and then try to view it via EAS. B) you try to do any "display partition" commands from within MaxL. After working for months with Hyperion, the developers finally found the root cause. The numeric value at the beginning of the name caused the MaxL scripts to think it was an ip address rather than a server name. After we removed the numeric values from the beginning of the server name, the problem was fixed.

Hi keg55,
I wont believe that I didnt check that - but I KNOW why I didnt check it, because DiskUtility told me that MacHD IS the start volume ! - well, so it is at least a display "bug"- annoying enough though
Thanx, it solved it
All the Best
CV

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version 11.1.2.3.x
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e.g. as mentioned in the docu
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Hello John,
At first: thank you for your quick reply!
Indeed it's created on the Application server.
That's terrible! I was even able to write to c:/Windows/.
I have never tried this before. And what I see makes my very concerned about this.
Anyone who can run such an export can write anywhere on the Appliaction server!
Give me some minutes to realize what this means regarding security concerns.
Oracle! please explain what you have to say.
Best regards!
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login '*****' '******' on devhypeb01;
/*spool on to '\sacfs1\data\Apps\Hyperion\DEV\Logs\Clear_Build_Load.log';*/
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on error append to 'C:\memberload.err';
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MAXL> execute calculation 'DEV_Ace'.'AceRptg'.'clrAnP';
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OK/INFO - 1012675 - Commit Blocks Interval for the calculation is [3000].
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ERROR - 1242021 - (2) Syntax error near ['"'].
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MaxL quotes are a stinker and trip people up constantly. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if EAS' MaxL editor worked differently than "the real world".
I wrote a whole blog post on MaxL and quotes (who would have thought there was a subject there, but if you wade through the cutesy muck, there is value there):
http://camerons-blog-for-essbase-hackers.blogspot.com/2009/10/escaping-maxl-quotes.html
The two rules I follow are:
1) Use double quotes
2) Double escape backslashes
FWIW, you can also use single forward slashes.
The inconsistencies are confusing.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

Maxl "on error write to" doesn't work in scripts, kinda

We have scripts that include the line:
on error write to '\\\planfoundprod\Oracle\Errors\Error01.err';
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-Phil

Many times it's best not to dwell on what essbase can't do, and put that energy towards what you can do to compensate for it.
Obviously if you have it scripted, simply put a "touch" in the shell script to update a date/time stamp on a dummy file right after the dataload. (one example, for instance)
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Edited by: RobertR3 on Dec 11, 2012 11:08 AM

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" 213JB
Re: Mavericks disk (partition bug)
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Create Partitioning to non-partitioning Table

Dear All,
I have a table which is non partitioning and it has about 20G data... If I want to partition this table with column say DATE_M,
Please can anyone suggest the best way to do this.
Thanks

So now in the partitioned table he creates one maxvalue partition and does exchange partition
That isn't the typical scenario. Typically you make the switch by using partitions for the NEW data and leave the existing data in the base range partition.
1. Existing app uses an unpartitioned table
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You're right. I remembered a couple of split partition bugs, but those seem to be centered around statistics. I verified that your test case still fails on a 9.2.0.2 HP-UX database.
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Hi Experts,
Kindly advice how can we migrate EPMA Planning data?
As per document:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/epm_lifecycle_management/frameset.htm?ch07s04s03.html
>
Planning data migration is not supported in Lifecycle Management.Does it different if we use Essbase Data migration using LCM under essbase Node?
Ver: 11.1.2 (EPMA Plannning)
Regards
Kumar

Hi Alp,
Thanks for the help.
It means I should fallow
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Regards
Kumar

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LCM should also be able to migrate essbase data in 11.1.2
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Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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i All,
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Regards,
RT

Hi,
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John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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