Hyperion Shared Services (WebHal) user retrieval - slow

Hi,
I applied the Hyperion Shared service patch 9.3.1
After that i am noticing a significant decrease in the user retrieval response time.
Will deleting the users help me in any way ?
Could you anyone point me as to how could i increase the response time ?
Thanks,
COldFIre
Edited by: coldfire on Sep 15, 2010 9:17 PM

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