How to add another Planning Server to the Shared Connections?

Question

Hi,
This is for version 11.1.2.1.103
Currently all of our users use Planning in Prod environment. I would like to open the UAT environment to a smaller set of users. UAT environment is in our Test environment. I couldn't figure it how to add the UAT environment to the current Prod Shared Connections. I was hoping it would be as easy as right click on the Prod Planning Server > click on Add > Add the UAT server > Click OK.
Instead I had to follow couple of steps to add the UAT environment to the SV:
1. SmartView > Options > Advanced > Edit Shared Connections URL with UAT environment URL > Click OK
2. Connect to Shared Connections > Planning
3. Right click on the Plan Type > Click on Add to Private Connections
4. Follow the same steps for the PROD Plan Type.
Now, I do have two environments under Private Connections and I do not need to follow the first step every time I want to switch between environments.
Was it a overkill or I did it right?
Thanks,
Mehmet
p.s. I just noticed that in Shared Connections, you can add another Essbase Server, but that's not an option for Planning.
Edited by: Mehmet Sevinc on May 8, 2012 2:48 PM

Answer 1

Hi Again,
following up my previous comment on this, you can create a macro and assign to an event or macro in the excel to change shared connection URL.
Declare Function HypSetSharedConnectionsURL Lib "HsAddin" (ByVal vtAPSURL As Variant) As Long
Sub SubHypSetSharedConnectionsURLTest()
Dim lRet As Long
lRet = HypSetSharedConnectionsURL("http://UATserver:19000/workspace/SmartViewProviders")
End Sub
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/sv_user/ch17s01s08s10.html
Hope this helps,
Ahmet