Substitution variable and security

What is the minimum security a user can have in order to change substitution variable value.Apart from appman, I understand that MaxL can be used to manage substitution variables. What is required to install MaxL? Any server based solution, anyone investigated?

I believe it depends on the scope of the substitution variable. DB designers can change variables at the DB level, app designers at the app level, supervisors at the server level.As to the rest of the question I plead blissful ignorance. :)Regards,Bruce

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i want to replace this by the substitution variable name CURR_VER.
is it possible to use the substitution variable name in a security filter (s)??

What version of Essbase are you using? In System 9 (9.2 and higher I think) variables are allowable in filters and formulas. In version 7 and below, they are not

Unable to execute the substitution variable in calc scripts in essbase 11.1

Unable to execute the substitution variable in calc scripts in essbase 11.1.3
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dataexport "file" "," "E:\NEW.TXT";
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I wonder whether its a problem with substitution variable i want to know wat went wrong inside the fix statement
I have created substitution variable use maxl
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Is this problem with the custom installation of essbase
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shenna

If you remove the substitution variable and replace it with the actual value (whatever that is), does the code work? That will tell you if the issue is around the substitution variable or not.
John -- First you race Glenn, then you race me -- and you always win. :)
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Using an apostrophe in a substitution variable

Hello, I have a simple sql plus script which sets a substitution variable and then uses this in an INSERT statement to insert the value of the variable into a database table.
For example:
DEFINE TEXT = 'For full details see PQPs website'
insert into CONSTS(PARAMETER, VALUE, TYPE) values ('admin.marketing.website', '&TEXT1', 'ADMIN');
That's all fine and dandy.
However, I want to put a possessive apostrophe in PQPs, i.e. PQP's but can't find a way that lets me do it and I've tried everything I can think of.
Using the escape character \ doesn't work
i.e.
set escape \
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when I try and insert into the database.
I've tried surrounding the value in double quotes etc. and everything I can think of but for the life of me I can't get a string containing an apostrophe into the database using a substitution variable. It must be possible though, isn't it?
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Could this be a solution ?
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TEST@db102 > exec :text := 'For full details see PQP'||chr(39)||'s website';
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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Oracle 10g express edition ..ampersand substitution variable

when i enter the ampersand substitution variable and run the script in the oracle 10g express edition it is giving me the error of (ORA-01008: not all variables bound)...can someone please indicate what the problem is..
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Substitution Variable Issue while exporting from Essbase.sec file

Hello All,
I have an unusually distinct problem.
I have 2 environments (Development and Production) where each environment has a seperate server with Essbase installed in it.
When I tried to get information of the Substitution variables using the 'export security_file to data_file' command through MaxL and then checked the output file in Development, it showed me the right number of substitution variables and their values.
But when I did he same with my Production environment it gives exactly 1 less no of substitution variables in the export file, specifically the last substitution variable that was updated through the Essbase Administration Console.
I guess it is not updating the Essbase.sec file with the last updated Substitution variable. But I can't understand why since the same functionality works in development but not in production.
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Hi all,
In addition, I exported the Essbase.sec file after a long time after changing the Substitution variable and now it does show the updated substitution variable.
I feel that Essbase does refresh the Essbase.sec file but after a long time. Is there some setting within Essbase that is done which refreshes the artifact files after a while. Or is this a setting within the system in which Essbase has been installed (in my case Linux).
Also the Substitution Variable that has been created is for (all apps) and (all dbs). Is this the reason why this is not working because I tried changing some other Substitution variable which is for a specific app and a specific dbs and it worked fine.
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Edited by: 923021 on 27 Mar, 2012 6:15 AM

How to get essbase substitution variable in ODI

Hi All,
I have a problem that I need to get the substitution variable from Essbase /EAS to work on some SQL statement in ODI.
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Thomas

Hi,
If you read my blog post :- http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/2009/11/odi-series-planning-11113-enhancements.html
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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Substitution Variable in Data Load Rule

Hello,
Is it possible to filter selected record or rejected record from a flat file using a substitution variable ?
I use the v11.1.1.3.
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Rgds,
Pierre

A quich test on sample basic says no. I exported the data in column format and cleared the data. Then I created a load rule with selection criteria of a substitution variable and itdid not load any rows. I then changed the sub variable to an actual month and it loaded fine

Using substitution variable with multiple values in Maxl Command

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What is the value of &Months?
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Regards,
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Howto check substitution variable in sqlplus

Hi all,
Is there a way to pass a parameter to a sql script (&1) and set a default if the parameter was not passed.
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Something like IFDEF would be fine ;-)
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Frank Kulash wrote:
Hi,
I don't think there's any good way.
You can SPOOL the results of DEFINE, and then parse the output file to see if it contains a given variable name.
The following should set &got_variable to 'Y' or 'N', depending on whether &1 is defined or not:
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SELECT     CASE
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@define_ouptut.lst
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FROM     dual;I haven't test this.
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Oct 30, 2009 6:58 AMNo that won't work, SQL*PLUS commands (the '@') cannot be used inside a SQL statement or PL/SQL block.
Since SQL*PLUS is not designed to have any flow control, best approach may be to use named substitution variables and a more formal usage pattern:
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Create completion script(s) the undefine all the substitution variables.
Any user of your script system must call the initialization script(s) first.
Then if they want to override defaults, they redefine the variable.
Then they call the script(s) that do the interesting stuff. The scripts only use the named variables.
When done, call the completion script(s) to clean up.

Multiple substitution Variable in Data Forms

Hi,
i have a problem with the creation of a hyperion Planning Data Form.
I have created a Substituion Variable with "three" values delimited with a comma.
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Eugenio Gualtieri

Hi,
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John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Multiple Insertion with substitution Variable

Hi, I want to insert multiple values with single substitution variable in single column. I mean my query is as under.
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Substitution variables by executing a SQL statement

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According to one of my report requirement, I want to show current quarter’s weeks till the current week. Just to elaborate more I am able to show current quarters all weeks but unable to show till current week. I had created Current quarters starting week (CurrQtrSW) as a substitution variable and CurrWeek as other substitution variable when I keep these two SV's in Range function it is throwing me error and my report is not running. Can anybody help me in this?
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Substitution variable for Web Service URLs

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I'm building some RESTful web service references into an Apex 4 application.
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Hi Jason,
Thanks for your reply.
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