Setting Location Aliases in Hyperion Planning

Question

Is there a way to change the names of the location aliases in Hyperion Planning so that when the XREFs are created to move across databases they include the desired alias?
For example, Plan Type 1 is called GLedger. Plan Type 2, Report, references GLedger as "__BsCube__." Is there a way to change that to whatever value I'd like?

Answer 1

There may be an easier way to do this, but here's what I'd try:
1) Make sure the new location alias has been created.
2) Export the Planning app to the file system via LCM.
3) Use a tool like TexRep to do a bulk "Find & Replace" across the various XML fiiles exported using LCM. Replace the old Location Alias Name with the New Location Alias Name.
4) Reimport the formulas via LCM.
5) Remove the old and unused Location Alias.
6) Deploy and make sure your changes stick.
7) Test
FWIW, TexRep (or a similar tool) is very useful for any bulk changes that need to be applied to LCM export files.
Hope this helps,
- Jake