Substitution Variable in Essbase Report Script

Hi All,
In my report script I want to use Essbase Substitution Variable, just as an replacement to Text field... I am using following syntax:
{STARTHEADING
TEXT 0 "Bud"
&StartMonthNo
TEXT 0 "12"
ENDHEADING}
Where StartMonthNo is 1 ... I don't want to add this variable as some member in Essbase, just need to display Heading as
Bud
1
12
Using above syntax, it is just showing
Bud
12
I have tried many syntax like Text 0 &StartMonthNo or Text 0 "&StartMonthNo" But nothing seems to be working...
Please lemme know if I am missing something here .. Please give me some suggestions ...
-CJ

Hi,
Your thinking is sound and creative, however due to the way they work you can't define a subvar as a concatenation of other subvars because it will be interpreted literally. e.g.
sv1 = hello
sv2 = world
sv3 = &sv1 + &sv2
sv3 interpreted by essbase will be: &sv1 + &sv2 and throw an error.
(If you think about it, concatenating two 255 char subvars into another would still exceed the character liimit.)
So,
if you want to concatenate several long subvars, just define them and mash them together:
&sv1 &sv2 = hello world
regards,
Robb Salzmann

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In our report script, whenever there is a small change in say Product then we need to update several Rows/code in Report scripts.We were using Rename script for the same like -
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V = V1+ V2+V3
Please help me out if there is any?

Hi,
Your thinking is sound and creative, however due to the way they work you can't define a subvar as a concatenation of other subvars because it will be interpreted literally. e.g.
sv1 = hello
sv2 = world
sv3 = &sv1 + &sv2
sv3 interpreted by essbase will be: &sv1 + &sv2 and throw an error.
(If you think about it, concatenating two 255 char subvars into another would still exceed the character liimit.)
So,
if you want to concatenate several long subvars, just define them and mash them together:
&sv1 &sv2 = hello world
regards,
Robb Salzmann

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Hi,
I need to create a report where I will use the variable (created as Business Rules variable e.g.- [BudYear],[CurrVersion] etc) but it is not working. If I use [BudYear] it is just showing the dimension name in report as 'Year'. But when I use any exxbase substitution variable (e.g.- &CurYear etc) it is working fine. So, can it be possible to use business rules variable in essbase reports?
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As John rightly said, HBR rules are only applicable within HBR. What you want is an Essbase Substitution Variable. So long as the value does not get selected interactively in the HBR, you can use a Substitution Variable instead. An example would be something like current year -- this isn't going to get changed by the users via a Planning form or a prompt.
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Unfortunately, a comma delimted file is a pain in a report script -- you have to make your columns fixed length and then use the MASK command to put the commas in -- ugh. However tab delimited files are an option. I've never found an IT group that couldn't handle the latter format.
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V 11.1.2.1 (64 bit) on windows
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I would appreciate

Hi,
The issue is now resolved.
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When Oracle support did this it went to the Essbase bin folder as it was a non distributable environment.
The subtle differences between 9.3.1 and 11.1.2.1......
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report scriptHi,
I need some help on essbase report script. I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how to use the essbase report script command "<MATCH" so that I can match for a pattern on the alias name as opposed to the member name. I have searched the Internet with no luck. Maybe someone in this community knows how to do this. If you can reply with a specific example that would help me out as I am very visual.
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Hi all
i really thanks for your support ...
Here is my question
I need a Essbase report script which in essence is a basic query where we would say all lev 0 cost centers excluding the some of the rollup points.
i.e i need to delete some level 0 members using Rule script and we are in 6.5.4 version please help me out in this situation
Please i really need this script or else please let me know is this possible using report scripts..
Please ...
Thanks
jai
Edited by: user9314481 on Mar 11, 2010 5:59 AM

Hi all
I am not able to find a solution for this issue , please help me out...
I need a Essbase report script which in essence is a basic query where we would say all lev 0 cost centers excluding the some of the rollup points.
i.e i need to delete some level 0 members using Rule script because my level 0 members are combination of product 'A ' and Product 'B' but now my users are interested in Product 'B' data and we are in 6.5.4 version please help me out in this situation
Please i really need this script or else please let me know is this possible using report scripts..

Essbase report script in ODI procedure/variable

Hi,
Is there a way to call an existing report script in essbase in an ODI procedure/variable?
BEST!
Edited by: 867760 on Sep 1, 2011 2:39 PM

Yes you can use the essbase Java API and create a procedure either using Java, Jython or Groovy.
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http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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I'm trying to update the value of a substitution variable inside an IF statement and I'm having trouble.
Here's the code:
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I know CL knows a lot about HBR, if he's around today... LOL
As a matter of fact, I just used an HBR (not using Calc Manager till I have to)'s macro functionality to drive fx for different Scenarios in a Planning app. Here's how I call the macro:
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You cannot launch a HBR from a MaxL script but HBRs can be launched from command lines -- this may constrain where you place your automation (it basically has to run off of whatever the EAS server is. You may end up shelling out of MaxL to execute the HBR or even execute scripts across servers -- that does get more complicated.).
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P.S. You cannot define an ARRAY in an HBR macro because ARRAY arrayname[value] gets read as a parameter. I ended up declaring the array in the calling HBR.
P.P.S. I really need to write up the fx approach in a blog post -- it is wicked fast and really easy to use. Too many other posts in the queue already.
Edited by: CL on Aug 24, 2011 1:48 PM

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Victor

This post speaks to the error message but not in the context of Essbase Studio => ORA-01008: not all variables bound
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Has anyone tried using substitution variables in Load Rules File Header definition?
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