Export/Import of Business Rules

Hi
Can we automate the export/import of Business Rules using Workspace? I want to use this for backup/restoration purpose.
Thanks

Here you go :) - Re: Exporting Hyperion Business Rules as Text files
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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Import a business rule with LCM

Hi,
I have edited a new version of a business rule. After exporting it with LCM in development, I tried to import it (with LCM) on my test environment.
It appears that, even if the LCM import is successful my business rule (that already exist on my test environment) wasn't replaced.
Is there any parameter I have missed somewhere, because I can replace existing webform, or any planning components, but I can't replace business rules.
I'm using Planning 11.1.1.3
Regards,
Franck

Hi,
If you want to replace a Business Rule into Planning using LCM you have to follow these steps:
If you use Business Rule Server:
1. Connect to Essbase Application from LCM console
2. Find your business rule and replace it
If you use Calc manager:
1. Connect to Calc Manager Application from LCM console
2. Find your business rule and replace it
3. Connect to Calc Mananger console and Deploy your Business Rule
Remark: You can replace it directly from your planning application
Regards,
David Mendele
BI / EPM Project Manager at Business Decision
Lima, Peru

Export/import OWB Business Area definitions

i have generated the Business Area definition (Logical Tree) in OWB. I can now see the Dimension and Facts definition within the logical tree section.
i then did a metadata export using the Discoverer4 bridge and saved into an EEX file. I did not get any errors in this process.
when i imported the EEX file into my existing Discoverer EUL (the owner and admin is similar to what i specified earlier in the OWB export process), i get a list of warnings saying things like 'There are invalid characters ~![] used'. The import was still flagged as successful.
The thing is, i now get sort of a duplicate entry for each item i defined in OWB. Eg. i have a Product dimension (DIM_PROD), i see a "grayed out" entry with the name 'DIM_PROD' and also another entry called 'DIM_PROD: Default'. seems like Discoverer is treating the latter as the active item ... the same goes for my Facts.
i could still build Discoverer Workbooks but now i have a very messy and duplicate items with no use when i log into Discoverer Admin. i have attempted to delete them (and succeeded with no side effects) but when i redo an import (to refresh changes i did in OWB), i get the same result again !!
any idea why this is the case ?
i am using OWB Client 9.0.2.62.3, OWB Repository 9.0.2, Discoverer Admin Client/EUL library 9.0.2.39.01 (EUL 5.0.0.0.0.0)
i suspect it's the metadata import/export process ...
thanks for any replies in advance !

i have generated the Business Area definition (Logical Tree) in OWB. I can now see the Dimension and Facts definition within the logical tree section.
i then did a metadata export using the Discoverer4 bridge and saved into an EEX file. I did not get any errors in this process.
when i imported the EEX file into my existing Discoverer EUL (the owner and admin is similar to what i specified earlier in the OWB export process), i get a list of warnings saying things like 'There are invalid characters ~![] used'. The import was still flagged as successful.
The thing is, i now get sort of a duplicate entry for each item i defined in OWB. Eg. i have a Product dimension (DIM_PROD), i see a "grayed out" entry with the name 'DIM_PROD' and also another entry called 'DIM_PROD: Default'. seems like Discoverer is treating the latter as the active item ... the same goes for my Facts.
i could still build Discoverer Workbooks but now i have a very messy and duplicate items with no use when i log into Discoverer Admin. i have attempted to delete them (and succeeded with no side effects) but when i redo an import (to refresh changes i did in OWB), i get the same result again !!
any idea why this is the case ?
i am using OWB Client 9.0.2.62.3, OWB Repository 9.0.2, Discoverer Admin Client/EUL library 9.0.2.39.01 (EUL 5.0.0.0.0.0)
i suspect it's the metadata import/export process ...
thanks for any replies in advance ! Duncan,
This is not an error but the intended behavior when the dimensional reuse is activated. Dimensional reuse is a feature that allows you to use the same dimension more than once in the same design (for example, the time dimension can be used for ORDER_DATE and SHIP_DATE against the same fact table. Please refer to the appendix E of the OWB user guide, 'Exporting Metadata to Discoverer 4i and 9i' chapter for more details.
Igor

Business rule migration

Gurus,
I have a question about BR migration.
It is 11.1.2.1, and I have some BRs in my planning application.
I want to migrate the BRs from one environment to another.
In order to do that, can I export business rules from the source (by right-clicking the BUSINESS RULES node in EAS) and then import them in the target environment EAS. If so, is there anyhthing specific that I need to follow, for example any file system to save it to or I can save anywhere, etc like that.
And do I need to do anything after I export-import the business rules?
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks

Thanks John for your quick response.
When you mean by dependants, what does it really imply? If you could write a little about it, it would be awesome.
Also, is there a rule as to what should be exported-imported first while we are using the LCM tool?
Thanks again.
Edited by: hyperion start on Dec 17, 2012 6:55 AM

Suggestions needed for Export/Import Business Area Problem

I'm trying to export/import a Business Area from one instance to another and I get the following error during import processes.
Database Error - ORA-00001: unique constraint (EUL4_US.EUL4_EXP_PK) violated
The Business Area I'm trying to import doesn't exists in new instance. During the import wizard I've checked refresh existing object and match by identifiers.
I think my target instance has objects with same identifiers, so I went ahead and changed the identifiers in my source, but still problem persists. How can I correct this error?
Thanks

Did you happen to copy the EUL from one database to another before you were importing/exporting the BA?
Discoverer recognizes EULs using unique reference numbers. However, if you use the database export and import utilities to copy an EUL, the new EUL (including its reference number) will be identical to the original EUL. When EULs have the same reference number, EUL consistency issues can arise if you do both of the following:
* If you modify objects in both the original EUL and in the new EUL
* Having modified objects in both EULs, if you then attempt to copy objects between the two EULs using the Discoverer Export Wizard and Import Wizard (or the Discoverer /export and /import commands)
To avoid potential EUL consistency issues, run the eul5_id.sql script as the owner of the new EUL. The eul5_id.sql script gives a new refererence number to the new EUL and thereby avoids any potential EUL consistency issues.
Reference
* How to import an EUL using the standard database import utility
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/B13916_04/maintain_eul.htm#i1008632
For 4i, you will ned to run:
sql> update EUL4_VERSIONS set VER_EUL_TIMESTAMP =TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS');
sql> commit;
Some similar EUL inconsistencies are documented in:
Note.267476.1 Discoverer Workbook Fails With 'Cannot join tables.Item dependency "" not found in EUL' After EUL Migration, Importing Or Cloning
You might want to check that if the EUL version timestamps are the same.
~Steve.

LCM Export not working for Business rules in 11.1.1.3

Hi,
I triggered an LCM export for Business rules (just 2 rules) with the admin id and its in in progress state for the past 2 hours. I don't think its making any progress as I checked the below,
1) No LCM logs created in the /hyperion/common/utilities/logs/LCM/ folder.
2) No export directories are created in the Import/Export folder.
3) No errors registered in the shared services logs.
What could be the reason for this issue?
Is there any other logs which I missed to check?
Is there a way to kill this apart from recycling the services?

This is a known issue and has to do with the http timeout settings. Usually this will happen on the 5 minute limit, but it depends what setting they have.
Take a look at this article and see if it applies:
Business Rules That Take More Than Five Minutes to Execute Are Re-launched Repeatedly [ID 755406.1]
Agnete
Edited by: Agnete on Oct 22, 2012 12:51 PM

Can't see some Business Rules after running the Import via LCM

I am trying to migrate our Business Rules down from Prod to Dev to get them back in sync. Here is the steps I have run:
Export ALL Business Rules and Sequences from Prod via LCM
I confirmed the export directory contains an .xml file for EACH Rule.
copied the export directory down to Dev Shared Services server
Turned on DEBUG for Shared Services
Deleted ALL Business Rules and Sequences from Dev EAS BR repository
I confirmed that ALL BUsiness Rules are listed and checked in LCM Import.
run the Import from Dev Shared Services via LCM
I get a Completed successfully message. No Errors.
I Refresh Rules in Dev EAS and I only see 25% of the Business Rules listed.
I have tried to Stop/Restart the EAS services and still nothing.
I confirmed that the ID I am using to Export / Import has access on each Business Rule either directly or via a Group that has access.
Any thoughts??
Thanks in advance for any assistance on this!
Robert

Thanks John!
I was really trying to get it done via LCM since I have all other migrations being done there. but I ended up taking your advice and doing it the old fashion way via EAS export.
To answer your questions:
We are on 11.1.1.3
I did not see any problems in the Services logs for EAS. Nothing that stood out.
We are migratiing 66 Rules and 15 Sequences.
We are using Weblogic instead of Tomcat.
Even though I have a workaround for the issue I am still interested in understanding why some of them did not import via LCM. You mentioned that you might consider adjusting some config settings. What settings would you recommend looking at?
Thanks again John!
Robert
Edited by: user627522 on Nov 16, 2010 6:27 PM

Business Rules Import Issue

Hi, I met some problems in business rules import.
1. The buisness rules import cannot be overwritten, everytime when I deployed a rule to a new environment, I need to delete the old one first. Can I do some setting to enable overwriting?
2. When the rule contains a character ">", the export xml will add a special character like "space" after it. Sometimes caused the rules failed after the deployment. Seems it is a bug.
3. When the rule has the property "hide" for some run-time prompts, sometimes it will lose after the import, is it also a bug or any workaround?
If any good suggestion or experience for the above problems? Thanks

Hi,
It would be helpful to others if you say which version/patch you are using.
To answer number 1, that has always been a feature of business, you don't get the option to overwrite, its always been a pain.
I have not come across issue 2 and I am sure I have imported many rules with the cross dimensional operator in them ->
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Business rule export issue

Hi all,
I created a business rule in calculation manager. Now I want to have this one in my EAS console.
I try to export my business rule from calculation manager, but when I click export some window appears and immediately disappears. So I can't do export.
What it could be? Is there any else way to export business rule to EAS Console?
Thanks in advance

Hi,
I did'nt faced any issues wile exporting using the LCM. This is actualy the best methods of exporting and importing the BRs form different environments.
You can also try exporting na dimporting the BRs from EAS console.
I dont you how you are doing it, it is hjust about selecting the artifacts take an export and import from the file system.
It is ok to copy paste if you have a few rules to export, but if you have many, then try to use one of the approach that the product provides.
Thanks,
Sourabh

Exporting business rules from Calc manger

Hi all,
when i try to Export business rules from Calc manger nothing happens but i can import to calc manger.
I am using EPM 11.1.2.1
Appreciate your help

Are you sure you are following below steps for export:
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/cmgr_admin/cmgr_export.html
Cheers...!!!
Rahul S.

LCM Business Rules Export using Utility.bat

Hi All,
Wondering if anyone has any tips on using Utility.bat to export business rules. I've defined a migration for business rules but it only exports one Business Rule to xml. When executing the same migration definition from Shared Services, the business rules get exported to XML fine.
We're running Planning 11.1.2.1.600.2.
Thanks,
Ryan

Hello Ryan,
Want to Export BR of ESSBASE (or) from Calc manager .
If Calc manager then first select all the Calc manager related artifacts through migration definition, after you get the export XML file ,Create a import migration XML file .
Now try to use Utility.cmd and place the files in Utility.cmd folder only and import all calc rules .

Business Rule Importing Error

Hi All,
I am working on Hyperion Planning 11.1.1.3 and Essbase the same version.
I took the back of my project related BR back like this.
1) Right Click on the Business Rule and imported
2) Selected my project related BR
3) Select the dependants and click on Export.
4) Saved in C drive.
I successfully migrated the application to another system. But BR cant imported.
Please, any one help me out on this.
Thank You
EP

Hi,
Make sure you add the location in the locations tab of the business rule, then give the user access in the next tab along.
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Error during export & import of rules in RAR 5.2

Hi all,
We followed the steps mentioned in exporting & importing the rules as per the Config guide. But we
are receiving the below error during the import of rules. Can anybody please throw a limelight on why this error message is appearing?
"Error in Table Data ==> VIRSA_CC_CRPROF
SQL==>Insert into VIRSA_CC_CRPROF(VSYSKEY,PROFILE,RULESETID,RISKLEVEL,STATUS)Values(??????)
Record==>D VIRSA_CC_CRPROF null"
We also ensured that the downloaded file is not truncated and saved it in a separate folder. Does the file needs to saved in ANSI or Unicode text? We saved in ANSI
Also the background ground job is not getting scheduled automatically during the import of ruels. Is that due to the above error?
Thanks and Best Regards,
Srihari.K

Hello Sri,
background job for generating the rules won`t be scheduled before you upload the file successfully.
The most obvious reason for this error message is that you have line in your file - in table VIRSA_CC_CRPROF that is corrupted. Make sure all lines from table VIRSA_CC_CRPROF have all predefined fields - (VSYSKEY,PROFILE,RULESETID,RISKLEVEL,STATUS).
If you keep hiting this problem just delete this table, after the upload you`ll add the critical profiles manually - I bet you don`t have many of them.
Also from my experience I always choose to save the downloaded file in UNICODE UTF-8 format.
Once the file is saved in other format, there`s no use of it, download it again and save directly in Unicode.
Make sure you don`t have empty fields, even in the fields where you don`t have values, you must leave space, otherwise you`ll keep hitting the same issue.
Regards,
Iliya

SLD Export / import Technical and Business systems

Dear all,
I am new to SLD administration.
We have task to update the local SLD on the Production PI system PPI ( Target ) with the business systems ZEC, ZSC from the Production Master SLD on Production solution manager system
PSM ( source ) using Export/Import on the necessary technical and business systems.
Please confirm whether i am following correct steps :
Go to SLD Administration on PPI target system
ALL Instances
Instances by Class
Model
( which one of this option need to be selected , please let me know ?? )
Go to SLD Administration on PSM source system.
select Export button ->
Select business systems one by one and perform Export which will create .ZIP file
at local machine.
Go to SLD Administration on PPI target system
select Import button ->
Select Export ZIP file which created in previous steps from PSM and provide location from desktop
Start Import button ( only if you get Continue import option )
Please let me know if above procedure is correct for business systems
if yes then what need to be done for Technical system ??...do they require Export/import also ?
If yes when i go to technical system option i get Export option disabled...but same way when i go to
business systems option i get Export button enable and able to perform the export.
Do i need to only Export / Import business systems ?
Plese help me.
Regards,
RR

Manoj,
It seems entries are added manually .... should we remove and run Import for the same ...
or just try to overwrite .... in case of overwrite option ( as we have open OSS message ) SAP has suggested through OSS message that If you end up with problems when trying to overwrite, then the PPI SLD is broken and will have to be re-built because someone made a manual change to it and got the GUIDs out of synch with the master.
I do not understand if target system PPI SLD gets broken during overwriting operation as mentioned by SAP ... whats is the way / steps / procedure to Re-build SLD .
In rebuilt - process do i need to Import ( Export -> Export lines -> ALL ) the export backup created before start of this activity ? please let me know SLD rebuilt steps and about Remove - reimport issue.
Appreciate you time on this. thanks in advance.

Exporting business rules

I'm using the instructions from the following thread, Re: Steps to migrate Hyperion Planning application from 9.2.0 to new 9.3.1 env to copy a Planning application from version 9.2.0.2 to 9.3.1. There is a reference in these instructions to export the business rules using Administration Services. I only see options for Business Rules to either copy or export to shared services in the 9.2.0.2 version of the AAS Console. Which one of these options should I use or is there someplace else I should look to export the business rules.
Thanks,
Tom

Yes, the user Id. is an admin for business rules. It may be a configuration issue. I get the following message when I try to click on a rule under Business Rules in Shared Services.
Refer to your Admin Guide to configure security privileges for this application.
I get this message in both the 9.2.0.2 environment and 9.3.1 environment. The user is an admin for Business Rules in the 9.3.1 environment also.
The application does not use forms which I beleive is what Business Rules are used for. Not sure if they are used for anything else. Is it safe that I can ignore the business rules in the 9.3.1 environment or am I missing a critical piece that needs to be included in the 9.3.1 environment.
Thanks,
Tom

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