Oracle 9i with Essbase 6.1.3.a

Hello, sorry about the firt one, I send it before write!My question is if Oracle 9i and Essbase 6.1.3.a can work propertly at the same machine (Sun Solaris)Thakns

I don't advise putting the twoon the same box - they willfight each other for resources.

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ODBC.ini file
ARBORPATH=/hyper/arbor/Hyperion/AnalyticServices
HYPERION_HOME=/hyper/arbor/Hyperion
ESSLANG=English_UnitedStates.Latin1@Binary
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LANG=en_US
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[ODBC Data Sources]
DB2 Wire Protocol=DataDirect 5.0 DB2 Wire Protocol Driver
dBase=DataDirect 5.0 dBaseFile(*.dbf)
FoxPro3=DataDirect 5.0 dBaseFile(*.dbf)
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Informix Wire Protocol=DataDirect 5.0 Informix Wire Protocol
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Oracle Wire Protocol=DataDirect 5.0 Oracle Wire Protocol
Progress9=DataDirect 5.0 Progress SQL92
Progress10=DataDirect 5.0 Progress OpenEdge
SQLServer Wire Protocol=DataDirect 5.0 SQL Server Wire Protocol
Sybase Wire Protocol=DataDirect 5.0 Sybase Wire Protocol
Text=DataDirect 5.0 TextFile(*.*)
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Driver=$HYPERION_HOME/common/ODBC/Merant/5.0/lib/ARdb220.sl
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AddStringToCreateTable=
AlternateID=
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Package=DB2 package name
PackageOwner=
TcpPort=DB2 server port
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IntlSort=0
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[FoxPro3]
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DataFileExtension=DBF
ExtensionCase=UPPER
FileOpenCache=0
IntlSort=0
LockCompatibility=Fox
Locking=RECORD
UseLongNames=0
UseLongQualifiers=0
[Informix]
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CancelDetectInterval=0
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After editing the files you mentioned, did you restart the essbase services?
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Thtas's very annoying.
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Tim, when I look in my computer's Essbase installation path I can only find the following jar files (from the ones you have listed).
C:\Hyperion\AnalyticServices\JavaAPI\external\css\log4j-1.2.8.jar
C:\Hyperion\AnalyticServices\JavaAPI\lib\ess_es_server.jar
C:\Hyperion\AnalyticServices\JavaAPI\lib\ess_japi.jar
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run:
Error accessing the properties file. essbase.properties: essbase.properties (The system cannot find the file specified). Using default values.
Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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essbase.properties: essbase.properties
domain.db location: domain.db
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Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
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run:
Scenario Markets Total Legal Entities Products
Jan Feb Mar
Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 2 seconds)
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at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:102)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:272)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:156)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.<init>(FileAppender.java:96)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.<init>(RollingFileAppender.java:60)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger.addAppender(Unknown Source)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger.setFileLogEnable(Unknown Source)
at com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.DsfLoggingService.sm_initialize(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.server.framework.EssOrbPluginDirect.setupLoggingService(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.server.framework.EssServerFramework.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPluginEmbedded.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPlugin.createPlugin(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn_internal(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
at esstest.Main.main(Main.java:22)
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connection mode : EMBEDDED
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger).
essbase.properties: essbase.properties
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
domain.db location: ./data/domain.db
console log enable : false
file log enable : true
logFileName : ../bin/apsserver.log
logRequest : false
logLevel : WARN
java System properties -DESS_ES_HOME: null
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Jan Feb Mar
Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 3 seconds)
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Custom sort pivot table columns with Essbase as the data source

Is it possible to sort columns in a pivot table according to an arbitrary value that I define when the data is coming from Essbase?
For example, say I have a dimension called Soda, with values Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper and Diet Dr. Pepper. I create a report with a sales measure with the measure labels on the rows and the Soda dimension on the column. By default the columns will be sorted alphabetically:
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Sales
I think I could do this if the source was relational just by creating bins or creating a custom column with a case statement that assigns each Soda an arbitrary value and then sort on this value. Everything I've tried with Essbase as the source, though, results in:
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 42043] An external aggregate is found in an outer query block. (HY000)
Any ideas?

Hi,
1. You can try solve the 'An external aggregate is found in an outer query block' by changing aggregation rule for your measure both in physical and business layer.
By default it's set to Aggr_External - change it to Sum
In physical : Column properties->Aggregation rule
In business model : Column properties->Aggregation tab -> Default aggregation rule.
This may change the result - after changing check whether you still get correct values.
2. Also, in case the desired order is the same as the order of members in the Essbase cube, and you want to leave Aggr_External, you can create a calculated column that will help you with the sort.
See http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/oracle-bi-ee-101332-handling-sort-order-in-hyperion-essbase-931-evaluate-and-mdx/
Hope this helps,
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Doing OBIEE with Essbase as datasource, anybody who has experience?

Hello guys
Does anybody have good experience dealing with essbase data on OBIEE? Essbase doesn't seem to be a relational database like oracle, data are stored as cube. One cube contains dimesion and fact attributes with hierarchical levels defined in essbase.
I don't have experience dealing with these type of scenario, therefore I run into a lot of issues when I try to create report on answers..
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If create reports only with date column alone with the above applied, I get errors like inconsistent data type or something..
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With the same environment, I imagine if I were to create some dynamic variables with select statement, it will also not work since there is no "column" and "table" in essbase the same way as in relational database. So how would I define dynamic variables with max sales or something?
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Without access to the rpd you're not going to get far. Yes, you can achieve both things, but it will mean writing MDX and to use MDX in both the filters and the columns is not something I'd recommend since you'll be facing loads of issues.
Date filter:
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http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-3/
http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com/2009/04/13/oracle-bi-ee-10134-and-essbase-connectivity-understanding-aggregations-part-4/
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Create Java application with Essbase

Dear Experts
I have a demand for a potential client.
Where I believe it is best to implement an application with Java or APEX another relational database and Essbase.
How Hyperion Planning and others.
But not using Hyperion Planning.
How would integrate it with Essbase?
How should I build a Java application without losing any of Essbase?
Anyone ever done this?
What documentation should I read about this?
Many questions and design challenges.
Thanks for all

Dear J.M. and Evgeniy.Rasyuk
Its many useful responstas way.
J.M.
I do not believe that Oracle would take steps for me create a Hyperion Planning. -ok.
Then all the resources used by Planning and other apps should be available for APIs and MaxL or otherwise connect, execute and monitor Essbase Database.
I believe there is a significant demand for this scenario using technology Essbase.
It's a big four who has requested an opinion on this.
Thank you,
MMB

Custom Calculation terminated with Essbase error 1200685 in POV

I'm trying to improve the efficiency of an ASO calculation script by limiting the scope of the calculation using a filter within the POV.
When I do this, I get an error that says MDX error: A symmetric set expression is expected. Custom Calculation terminated with Essbase error 1200685 in POV.
Using a similar filter in an mdx query I can see that I should be updating approximately 5000 data points. That query returns data in less than a minute. If I remove the filter, the calc will run over 16 hours and not complete (I've killed it at that point). [FI - Begining Balance Calc] is a calculated member, which is dependent on other calculations. I'm thinking that the calculation is churning for all of the potential member combinations regardless of sparseness of the data.
Error 1200685 is not documented in the Essbase Error Message guide. Any ideas on this anyone?
calc_1.txt contains:
[FI - Beginning Balance Stored] := [FI - Beginning Balance Calc];
execute calculation on database REVFCTA.REVFCTA with
local script_file "E:\Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\epmsystem1\EssbaseServer\essbaseserver1\app\REVFCTA\REVFCTA\calc_1.txt"
POV "FILTER(CROSSJOIN(
CROSSJOIN(
CROSSJOIN(
CROSSJOIN(
CROSSJOIN(
CROSSJOIN({[Y.2011]},{[SEG.S0001]}),
{[FORECAST]}),
[ASSET TYPE].Levels(0).members),
[FUND_INVESTOR].levels(0).members),
[OZ_FUND].levels(0).members),
{[PER.2]}), NOT ISEMPTY([FI - Beginning Balance]))"
SourceRegion "({[FI - Beginning Balance Calc]})";
This is the mdx query:
SELECT
{[FI - Beginning Balance Calc]} ON COLUMNS,
FILTER(CROSSJOIN(CROSSJOIN([FUND_INVESTOR].Levels(0).members,
[ASSET TYPE].LEVELS(0).MEMBERS),
OZ_FUND.[OZ_FUND].LEVELS(0).MEMBERS), NOT ISEMPTY([FI - Beginning Balance]))
ON ROWS
FROM [REVFCTA.REVFCTA]
WHERE ([Y.2011],[PER.2],[SEG.S0001],[FORECAST])

I don't think it's so much that it no longer applies in current versions as that people don't understand that it only ever applied if you had multiple conditions testing more than one dense member.
I still think that...
FIX("Dense1", "Sparse1")
     Do something to Dense1
ENDFIX
FIX"Dense2", "Sparse1")
     Do something to Dense2
ENDFIX
...is often going to be slower than...
FIX("Sparse1")
     IF "Dense1"
          Do something to Dense1
     IF "Dense2"
          Do something to Dense2
ENDFIX
...unless the subset of blocks is small enough that caching (Essbase or OS) results in the "Sparse1" blocks not having to be read from / written back to disk twice.

Essbase Studio v11.1.x compatibility with Essbase v9.3.1

Hi
Does any one know if we could use Essbase Studio in version 11.1.x with Essbase 9.3.2 ?
Thanks for your answers...

From what I checked in the available support matrices, at least 11.1.1, 11.1.1.1, and 11.1.2 do not support 9.3.X. The matrix for 11.1.1.3 does not have information related to release compatibility.
The only version that supports a different release is 11.1.1.1, which says to support 11.1.1.X.
You can find the support matrices in:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/bi-foundation/hyperion-supported-platforms-085957.html
Regards.

Office 2007 compatibility with essbase 7.1.0

Hi All,
Recently our user group has been upgraded to Office 2007 from office 2003 and Present essbase version is 7.1.0.
I think officialy there will be no compatility of excel 2007 with essbase 7.x versions.
I have seen some posts that classic essbase client 9.3.1 supports with essbase 7.x versions, though oracle will not provide any support if there are any issues.
can anybody have any ideas, that i can suggest to client.
Regards,
Stally.

Hi,
If you are using Excel 2007 please follow below instructions to set up the (Essbase client)Excel addin 7.x.
After installing Essbase addin
Go into Excel 2007 "Excel Options. and select Add-ins. Go to Excel Addin. Browse.
You'll need to manually load 2 files.
1: Browse and go to C:/Program Files/Office12/1033/Exptoows.xla OK (It will install into the add-in list.) This may install through the install wizard
2: Browse and go to C:/Hyperion/Essbase/Bin/Essexcln.xll OK (It will install into the add-in list.)
Now you can see Essbase tab when you open Excel...
Regards,
Prabhas

Oracle Business Intelligence Essbase Cube Builder

hi does any one prior exp on Oracle Business Intelligence Essbase Cube Builder or can any one tell me whats the use of it and how does it work with essbase ?

http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bib/index.html
They still don't have a version for 9.0.5 though only 9.0.4.

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