How to set timing of migration of Substitution Variables to Planning

Hi,
After we update Substitution Variable, we noticed it takes a 5 mins before it flows to Planning
I read somewhere that there is a way to set timing (5 mins) of migration of Substitution Variables to Planning. Anyone knows where that is?

Hi,
You need to set a property, details are all here :- http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/epm.111/hp_admin/ch06s03s12.html
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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Migration of Substitution Variables

Hi,
I have two environments setup and the migration path defined for transporting an application from one environment to the other is a complete backup and then restoring it on the other environment. Each time there is a change in a substitution variable I have to manually create it from the Administration Services Console.
Is there a way to automate this process?
Shehzad

Hi,
In EAS you don't have to manually create it, if you add both essbase servers in EAS you can copy variables between them.
Otherwise you can use Maxl to update/create variables.
e.g.
alter application PlanSamp set variable Current_month July;
or
alter application PlanSamp.Consol set variable Current_month July;
All details available in the techref - http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E10530_01/doc/epm.931/html_esb_techref/techref.htm
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Problem setting the value of a substitution variable in a calc script

Hi, All.
I'm trying to update the value of a substitution variable inside an IF statement and I'm having trouble.
Here's the code:
*"Jan"(*
IF (LoopCounter = 1) &varEntity = "100";
ENDIF;)
the error I get back from EAS is:
Error: 1200336 Error parsing formula for [Jan] (line 54): [(] without [)]

I know CL knows a lot about HBR, if he's around today... LOL
As a matter of fact, I just used an HBR (not using Calc Manager till I have to)'s macro functionality to drive fx for different Scenarios in a Planning app. Here's how I call the macro:
          /*     Call the macro mcrFxCoreOutYears for the four fx rate types for ALL 12 months of the year.     */
          FIX(&BudYear)
               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Constant)
               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Comparable)
               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Estimate)
               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Actual)
          ENDFIXI pass the Scenarios Constant, Comparable, Estimate, and Actual to the macro mcrFxCoreOutYears. You can apply HBRs against Essbase.
I believe (I can't remember what exactly -- is it that templates don't accept parameters? That seems hard to believe. Looking at a CM template, that does seem to be the case. Bummer if I'm right.) that Calc Manager BRs have less functionality wrt templates, but I haven't worked with CM for over a year.
It works really well -- a single place to maintain code and no appreciable performance cost.
You cannot launch a HBR from a MaxL script but HBRs can be launched from command lines -- this may constrain where you place your automation (it basically has to run off of whatever the EAS server is. You may end up shelling out of MaxL to execute the HBR or even execute scripts across servers -- that does get more complicated.).
Anyway, if you have any more questions, ask away -- it really is a very powerful component. I will have to look at CM more closely (sooner or later I will lose the HBR vs CM argument and at least need to know if templates support parameters) to see if I'm right on what I wrote above.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour
P.S. You cannot define an ARRAY in an HBR macro because ARRAY arrayname[value] gets read as a parameter. I ended up declaring the array in the calling HBR.
P.P.S. I really need to write up the fx approach in a blog post -- it is wicked fast and really easy to use. Too many other posts in the queue already.
Edited by: CL on Aug 24, 2011 1:48 PM

How to set a value to a Presentation Variable using GO URL?

Hi All,
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1) You have to navigate to dashboard page, not to answer request = you have to use "Dashboard URL API" not GO URL API.
2) On the target page, you have to place dashboard prompt, which sets required presentation variable.
3) Refer to the target using Dashboard URL API and set filter on prompt column using URL parameters. Example: http://localhost:9704/analytics/saw.dll?Dashboard&PortalPath=%2Fusers%2Fadministrator%2F_portal&Page=page%201&Action=Navigate&P0=1&P1=eq&P2=D_TIME.YEAR_CODE&P3=%221996%22
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Example on how to set an array as a Global Variable (LV2?).

Hi,
I am new to Labview and recently I have been given the task to evaluate labview as our new data acquisition software.
Let me briefly describe what we currently have set-up and what I need to accomplish.
We have developed several dll's (created in C) to access the shared memory where the data is located and I have imported these dll's in labview and read them in as one big 1-d array. (There are several 1-d array's that I import but I will try to keep things simple by starting out with one)
Now I want to share this array to several sub-vi�s, which will I am planning to call from the run-time menu. How can I assign this array globally so that I can access it from any sub-vi?
For example, lets say
that my array name that I imported is called ARRAY1 (name created using the local variable option). ARRAY1 is a 1-d array with 10000 elements.
I would like to access only a few elements of this array on another sub-vi by its name and index number i.e. ARRAY1[10], ARRAY1[20].
Please let me know if you need any more information.
I would really appreciate it if someone can help me out.
Thanks
Nish
My E-mail: [email protected]

Attached is the VIs in LV 6i format...The advantage of those VIs is that they allow you to read and write subsets of the array, not just one element at a time.
MTO
Attachments:
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Create Report Layout (Apex 3.2) - How can I set the substitution variables?

Hi,
I created a "Report Query" under "Shared Components". I now want to work on the corresponding "report layout". I created a "Generic Columns (XSL-FO)". I read the following in the documentation:
The following are valid substitution strings:
#PAGE_HEADER#
#PAGE_HEADERFONT_COLOR#
#PAGE_HEADER_FONT_FAMILY#
#PAGE_HEADER_FONT_SIZE#
#PAGE_HEADER_FONT_WEIGHT#
#PAGE_FOOTER#
#PAGE_FOOTER_FONT_COLOR#
#PAGE_FOOTER_FONT_FAMILY#
#PAGE_FOOTER_FONT_SIZE#
#PAGE_FOOTER_FONT_WEIGHT#
#PAGE_WIDTH#
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#HEADER_BG_COLOR#
#HEADER_FONT_COLOR#
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Thanks!
Francois

Thanks for the tip however I'm not trying to do this through the print tab, I'm calling the report using the following get_print_document in pl/sql code:
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p_report_query_name => l_report,
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p_print_server => null);
Where could I set these substitution variables ? I'm simply calling a report query and layout created under Shared Components.
Thanks
Francois

Substitution variable - Problem

The requirement is to have numeric value to a substitution variable. In essbase there is a provision to set numeric value to a substitution variable . i tried out the below one its not working.
Create a sub variable and assigned value "12" and tried using the same sub variable in the MDX query but getting error. kindly let me know is it possible to set a numeric value to a sub variable and use the same in MDX formula. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have seen this note in dbag :
If a substitution variable value is numeric, different rules apply for how you enter the variable:
If it is not used in MDX statements, enclose a substitution variable value in quotation marks; for example, if the variable name is Month, and its corresponding value is 01 (corresponding to January), place quotation marks around 01 (“01”). Substitution variables usually are used with block storage databases; they are not used in MDX statements.
If it is used in MDX statements only, such as in formulas in aggregate storage outlines, and the value is numeric or a member name, do not enclose the value in quotation marks.
Note:
If a substitution variable value is numeric or a member name starting with a numeral or containing the special characters referred to above is to be used both in MDX and non-MDX situations, create two substitution variables, one without the value enclosed in quotation marks and one with the value in quotation marks.

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Multiple members in a substitution variable

Hi, I use substitution variables in Planning forms to choose wichyear to display. I would like to have FY06, FY07 andFY08 in the same variable. I just tried to add it in AAS(separeted by commas) and there is no problems, but when I open myPlanning form, I got this error : "<center><table style=" margin-bottom: 2px; margin-right: 75px; margin-left: 75px; margin-top: 2px;" border="0" id="bannerMsg" cellspacing="0"cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="left" valign="center" class="verysmalltext">Asubstitution variable required for this calculation is undefined.Variable: RFFcstYears</td><td style=" padding-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;" valign="center"><img title="Close" src= "http://malbicl01a:8300/HyperionPlanning/ui_themes/tadpole/images_global/task_tabs_close_sel.gif" onclick="hideBannerMessage()"></td></tr></table></center>If I change it for FY06 only, all works fine. I don't want to use 3 variables as some times we will need only2 years (it's a rolling forecast over a 18 monhs period). Any ideas how to set the variable ? Thanks

Hi,
You cannot provide multiple values to single substitution variable. If you want that a variable can contain multiple values then you can use User Variable.
Request you to please look into the below links
for Substitution variable - http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/hp_admin/frameset.htm?ch07s05.html
For user variable- http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/hp_admin/frameset.htm?ch07s05.html
Hope this helps.
Regards
SST.....
Edited by: ss1988 on Mar 9, 2013 11:14 PM

Defined variable and substitution variables

Are both of these internally treated in the same way by the Oracle database?
for example a defined variable
DEFINE p_grade = a
and if I use a substitution variable p_grade
DECLARE
p_grade VARCHAR2(10);
v_name VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
SELECT last_name
INTO v_name
FROM employees;
WHERE job_id = &p_grade
END;
Edited by: user6287828 on Feb 24, 2009 10:52 AM

Hi,
What you're calling a "defined variable" is nothing but a substitution variable.
DEFINE p_grade = ais just one way of setting the value of the substitution variable p_grade.
When you later use that variable, for example
WHERE job_id = &p_gradethere is no way of telling how p_grade got its value (if it has one).
Avoid using the same name for two different types of variables.
For example:
DECLARE
    p_grade VARCHAR2(10);   -- Local variable declared
    v_name VARCHAR2(10);
BEGIN
    SELECT last_name
    INTO    v_name
    FROM    employees
    WHERE   job_id = &p_grade;    -- Substitution variable used
END;In the second line, you are creating a local VARCHAR2 variable called p_grade that is never used. It has nothing to do with the substitution variable p_grade (unless the value of that substitution variable happens to be p_grade,
DEFINE p_grade = p_grade)
If you do use the same name for differnt types of variables, SQL*Plus may keep them straight, but no one else (including you) will.

Substitution variable for multiple months

Ideally, i would like to have a calc script with a substitution variable FIX(&Month) which points to specified months. I have tried setting the value for my substitution variable in different ways
1.
Variable = Month
Value = "January""February"
2.
Variable = Month
Value = "January","February"
However, the script seems to be failing to pick up the second month as it returns no values for February. If i specify the months in the calc script, it works just fine. This suggests to me i'm getting the syntax wrong for the substitution variable.
Any ideas?

There is nothing strange it can behave. It will work.
I am using this in production for years to genarate comma seperated scenario list with out any issues.
What a substitution variable will do?
It will store a string as a value for the variable and resolve at the time of calc. if the value is a valid member set it will work.
I believe issue is not because of that.
However, the script seems to be failing to pick up the second month as it returns no values for FebruaryIs it throwing any error in syntax check or in executing. Answer is No from the above statement. But you are not seeing the expected results in the calc.
first check the application log whether the calc is happening for both jan and feb.
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Substitution variable not working

I have used a substitution variable for year dimension in my forms but when i changed its value from EAS console and refreshed the database it did not changed the value in the forms on which substitution variable was being used. Am i missing any step in between? Kindly guide me how to resolve this issue.
Regards,

Substitution variables are cached and they should be refreshed from essbase after 5 minutes by default, more information at :- http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/hp_admin/ch07s05.html
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Synchronize substitution variables values between Essbase and Planning

Hello,
In EPM version 11.1.2.1 (but we noticed the problem also in previous EPM versions) when we set the value of a substitution variable in Essbase, the value is is not immediately updated in Planning: for some time we see the old value. The value in Planning remains unchanged even in we log off or exit Planning and log on again.
Instead if we restart the Planning service, the value is immediately updated
Since we would like to use the Essbase substitution variables to manage some selections in Planning Data Entru Forms, is there any way to force a synchronization, or to increase the frequence of synchronizations between Essbase and Planning?
Regards
Francesco Quaranta

Have a look at setting the planning property SUBST_VAR_CACHE_LIFETIME
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/hp_admin/properts.html
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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I use JSP to generate a report, but it will take about 10 minutes to search.
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Can anyone shed some light as to how to set up P Method in FBZP in a way that one type can be identified according to its Business Unit?
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