Script BPC Admin Packages

Question

Is there a way to script several BPC packages?  We load actual financial results several times a month.  This involves running a few packages in a specific order.  We also need to wait for the packages to complete prior to executing the next package.
The order we run the packages is as follows:
Clear Package u2013 To Clear Out preliminary actual results
Import Package u2013 Imports the latest actual results into BPC into an Actual Version.
Copy Package u2013 Copies actual results from the Actual Version into a Forecast Version.
Ideally we would like to string these together into one script or package such that we only run one job as opposed to hand holding the multiple jobs.
We cannot start a job prior to the preceding job completing.  So we need some guidance to see if there is a way to check status.
Thanks for your help,
-Dan

Answer 1

Thanks for your input so far.  I'm getting there... but still running into some issues.<br><br>
I've been able to successfully combine a clear and import package.  Ultimately, I want to create a Clear>Import>Clear>Copy>Custom Package chain.  <br><br>
1) If I try to use an Execute Package Task to just call the current .dtsx tasks, I don't get any of the prompts to show up when running the package through data manager in Excel.<br><br>
2) If I rebuild the packages and combine the values in the MODIFYSCRIPT variable (example below), it will only allow input for one copy, or one clear.  If I try to combine a copy and clear only the clear inputs show up when running the package through data manager.  Any tips on how I can get this to work properly?<br><br>
Here is the control flow for my "Clear & Copy" package, along with the MODIFYSCRIPT variable.  All tasks are "2008" versions and as I mentioned above, doing a clear-->import package in this manner works correctly.<br><br>
Export_Zero(Dumpload Task)>Load Cube(Dumpload Task)>Clear Comments (Comment Task) >Dump (Dumpload Task)>Convert(Convert Task)-->Load(Dumpload Task).<br><br>
MODIFYSCRIPT variable:<br><br>
'DEBUG(ON)<BR>PROMPT(SELECTINPUT,%SELECTION%,,"Select the members to CLEAR",%DIMS%)<BR>PROMPT(RADIOBUTTON,%ENABLETASK%,"Do you want to clear comments associated with data regions in BPC?",1,{"Yes","No"},{"1","0"})<BR>PROMPT(RADIOBUTTON,%CHECKLCK%,"Select whether to check work status settings when deleting comments.",1,{"Yes, delete comments with work status settings","No, do no delete comments with work status settings"},{"1","0"})<BR>INFO(%TEMPFILE%,%TEMPPATH%%RANDOMFILE%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,APPSET,%APPSET%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,APP,%APP%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,USER,%USER%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,FILE,%TEMPFILE%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,SQL,%SQLDUMP%)<BR>TASK(EXPORT_ZERO,DATATRANSFERMODE,2)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,APPSET,%APPSET%)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,APP,%APP%)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,USER,%USER%)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,FILE,%TEMPFILE%)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,DATATRANSFERMODE,4)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,DMMCOPY,0)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,PKGTYPE,0)<BR>TASK(LOAD CUBE,CHECKLCK,%CHECKLCK%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,APPSET,%APPSET%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,APP,%APP%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,USER,%USER%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,DATATRANSFERMODE,0)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,SELECTIONORFILE,%TEMPFILE%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,ENABLETASK,%ENABLETASK%)<BR>TASK(CLEAR COMMENTS,CHECKLCK,%CHECKLCK%)<BR>BEGININFO(%SQLDUMP%)<BR>select %FACTDIMS%,0 as SIGNEDDATA FROM ( SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 as SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACT%APP% WHERE %SELECTION% UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 as SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACTWB%APP% WHERE %SELECTION%  UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 as SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFAC2%APP% WHERE %SELECTION%) as ZeroTable  group by %FACTDIMS% OPTION(MAXDOP 1)<BR>ENDINFO<BR>PROMPT(RADIOBUTTON,%CLEARDATA%,"Select the method for copying the data from the source to destination database",0,{"Merge data values (Copies specified records, leaving all remaining records in the destination intact)","Replace && clear data values (Copies specified records, and clears the data values for any records that mirror each entity/category/time combination defined in the source)"},{"0","1"})<BR>PROMPT(RADIOBUTTON,%RUNLOGIC%,"Select whether to run default logic for stored values after copying",0,{"Yes","No"},{"1","0"})<BR>PROMPT(RADIOBUTTON,%CHECKLCK%,"Select whether to check work status settings when importing data.",1,{"Yes, check for work status settings before importing","No, do not check work status settings"},{"1","0"})<BR>PROMPT(COPYMOVEINPUT,%SELECTION%,%TOSELECTION%,"Select the members to COPY and where to",%DIMS%)<BR>INFO(%TEMPFILE1%,%TEMPPATH%%RANDOMFILE%)<BR>INFO(%TEMPFILE2%,%TEMPPATH%%RANDOMFILE%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,APPSET,%APPSET%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,APP,%APP%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,USER,%USER%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,FILE,%TEMPFILE1%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,SQL,%SQLDUMP%)<BR>TASK(DUMP,DATATRANSFERMODE,2)<BR>TASK(CONVERT,INPUTFILE,%TEMPFILE1%)<BR>TASK(CONVERT,OUTPUTFILE,%TEMPFILE2%)<BR>TASK(CONVERT,CONVERSIONFILE,%CONVERSION_INSTRUCTIONS%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,APPSET,%APPSET%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,APP,%APP%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,USER,%USER%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,FILE,%TEMPFILE2%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,DATATRANSFERMODE,4)<BR>TASK(LOAD,DMMCOPY,1)<BR>TASK(LOAD,CLEARDATA,%CLEARDATA%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,RUNTHELOGIC,%RUNLOGIC%)<BR>TASK(LOAD,CHECKLCK,%CHECKLCK%)<BR>BEGININFO(%SQLDUMP%)<BR><BR><BR>select %FACTDIMS%,SUM(SIGNEDDATA) AS SIGNEDDATA FROM (SELECT %FACTDIMS%,sum(SIGNEDDATA) as SIGNEDDATA FROM (SELECT     %FACTDIMS%, SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACT%APP%  WHERE %SELECTION% UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACTWB%APP% WHERE %SELECTION% UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFAC2%APP% WHERE %SELECTION%) AS SourceTable GROUP BY %FACTDIMS% union all SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 as SIGNEDDATA FROM (SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 AS SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACT%APP%  WHERE %TOSELECTION% UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 AS SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFACTWB%APP% WHERE %TOSELECTION% UNION ALL SELECT %FACTDIMS%,0 AS SIGNEDDATA FROM TBLFAC2%APP% WHERE %TOSELECTION%) AS zeroTable     GROUP BY %FACTDIMS%) as TotalTable    group by %FACTDIMS% OPTION(MAXDOP 1)<BR><BR>ENDINFO<BR>
Edited by: Dan Frost on Mar 7, 2011 1:16 PM