Issue with write Security filter in ASO 9.3.1

Question

Hello All -
I'm having a strange security filter issue in system 9.3.1 ASO cube. We've the native users for the ASO cube and created several write security filters based on cost centers in that cube.
For example, the below security filter sometime works, and sometime not:
Write "Adjustments", @RELATIVE ("S532179", 0), @RELATIVE ("S587724", 0), @RELATIVE ("S525701", 0)
There are total 8 standard dimensions in the cube. I tried all possible combinations to make it work constantly, but it doesn't. Even modified the filter like below so that it has all dimensions (using LEVMBBRS, IDESCENDANTS, RELATIVE) , still users can't load data at level 0 members.
Write @LEVMBRS ("Chart of Accounts",0),@LEVMBRS ("Full Year",0),@LEVMBRS ("Business Unit",0),@LEVMBRS ("Fixed/Variable",0),@LEVMBRS ("Source",0),@LEVMBRS ("Products",0),@LEVMBRS ("Scenario",0),@LEVMBRS ("Cost Center",0)
It looks like the user and filter association is not working. If I give the user direct write access to the cube (bypassing filter totally), the users can write fine. Please help!

Answer 1

I didn't know that the logs didn't work; I tested it and they are not generated for ASO updates in 9.3.1. I didn't see any other setting that would cause them to be created; my guess is that the logs are created based on block manipulations that Essbase does internally using BSO. As there are no blocks in ASO then the same algorithm doesn't apply.
We log Essbase changes in our Dodeca product but we use a different algorithm. We evaluate the update in our server before committing the changes and generate a relational log that has the datapoint information plus the old value, new value and standard 'who' information for the person making the update.
Tim Tow
Applied OLAP, Inc