Essbase - Shared Services - Maxl - User creation

Question

Hi,
I have an issue looking similar to [Automating User/Group creation & Assigning filters in Shared Services|http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=1009127]
When trying to add internal groups to an external MSAD user, I get following messages:
h3. when adding a group to an external user:
h6. alter user 'x29027' add 'GR_GROUP';
Maxl returns:
h6. Statement executed with warnings.
h6. User x29027 does not exist
=> the system does not recognize the user
h3. when trying to create this user first as an internal user
(based the settings from on another external user)
h6. create or replace user 'x29027' identified by 'password' as 'i09740';
Maxl returns:
h6. Statement executed with warnings.
h6. A user/group with the same name (x29027) exist at Shared Services
=> the system does recognize the user in MSAD!
===> both statements seem to be contradictory!!!
h3. Other remarks/thoughts:
- we have two MSAD links (to two different domains), does this matter?
- no difference when addressing users as x29027@MSAD_FIB (a syntax similar to the HSS security report output)
- any possibilities in creating a user internally first (using the 'as' option; to copy settings from another user) and then moving to external? (like alter user 'Test_EDR4' set type external;)
Thanks in advance
Erik
Environment: Essbase 9.3.1.3. with Shared Services

Answer 1

Hi Erik,
When you create an user in Essbase, the user will be created both in Essbase as well as Shared Service,
where as when you create an user in Shared service, the user will not be created in essbase untill you perform refresh.
In your case you can create the external user in Essasbe by using "Create user 'x29027' type external;'.
By this you will be creating the user in Essbase and the particular user is recognised in Essbase.
Now you can add him to any group.
- Krish