Substitution Variable update

Gurus,
I manually updated substitution varialbe. Do I need to take any further step for it to take effect? For example, Do I need to refresh database list or or refresh outline, or refresh anything at all, or it will be there after it is being set
Thanks you

No you don't need to do anything else, if this is referring to planning there will be a period before planning syncs up with the latest variable value.
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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Substitution Variable update issue

Hi,
I am using Essbase 9.2.0.3. I have noticed a problem afetr updating Substitution Variable.
The calculation script which uses the Substitution Variable works well after updating the variable.
But the Member formula doesn't work, unless we restart the application .The member formula is in Period dimension to calculate QTD/YTD.
Formula is: QTD=@MEMBER(@CONCATENATE (QTD,&ActEnd));
Have anyone come across this? why the outline formula is not taking the updated value fronm Substitution Variable?
Thanks,
Tarini

Hi,
I reported this issue to the support and it was classified as: Bug 13072601: USING SUBSTITUTION VARIABLES IN FORMULAS OF OUTLINE MEMBERS.
But as support didn't see this behavior as unusual or as a bug I went deeper and requested for enhancement. I asked them if it is possible to introduce a config setting which would switch on/off automatic updates of subs vars in outline as well as in partitions.
Status is: Approved for Future Release, but there is no fixed version available yet.
The ER# is: 13107378: AN ESSBASE CONFIG SETTING WHICH MAY SWITCH ON/OFF AUTOMATIC UPDATES OF SUBSVARIA
So anyone interested can requested them for status.
Regards,
Adam

How to Update Substitution Variable

Hi All,
we are using Essbase 9.3.1.2. i am trying to create substitution variable using essbase console and i am getting an error as 1051082: substitution variable currmonth already exists however i have deleted all my substitution variables before creating them. When i checked in the backend using maxl i am able to see that the new substitution variable is created (*Currmonth*) however in console when i right click on the server --> edit -> variables i am not able see that variable that i have created.
Can anyone of you help me out...
regards,
Naveen.
Edited by: user12209997 on Sep 13, 2010 11:29 AM

Are you sure you're not creating the substitution variable at say, the database level, but are then looking at the application or server level? Or the reverse?
What do you get in MaxL when you type:
display variable all ;
If you set a variable, can you use it in an Essbase retrieve through the Excel add-in? If yes, I'd say the variable really exists and it's EAS that is wrong. There's always the restart of the EAS service to try.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

MAXL to update substitution variable

I want to confirm that using the MAXL statement to alter a substitution variable that is not specific to any APP or any DB will not work.
In other words, the MAXL statemet to alter a substitution variable will only work if that variable is assigned to an app and and DB..
Thanks

Doesn't "alter +system+ set variable..." work?

Can't update substitution variables

In EAS for a Planning app (v 9.3.1), I am able to list the application's substitution variables.
However, when I change the value and click "Set" I receive the message "Create variable failed for row x" (where "x" is the row number of the variable I'm trying to change.
I am accessing the app as an administrator, have used the same steps as in the documentation, and don't know what is causing the kick-out.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks

Found the reason in the ever so nifty Messages panel.
Apparently, there's a higher level of admin access than mine.
Thanks
Edited by: 806863 on Dec 15, 2010 5:41 PM

Use varialbe as a value in substitution variable

Hi there,I incrementaly update my cube day by day.And I set a user variable in autoexec.bat to get the current date,eg '2003-06-23'.Could I use such variable as a variable's value in substition variable ?My platform is 6.5 on w2k.Regards,luau

You can use that in a MAXL script to set the substitution variable.the MAXL script would be something like:Alter database $4 drop variable $5;alter database $4 add variable $5 $7 ;where: $4 is the app.cub $5 is the substitution variable name $7 is the value of the subs. variableRich Sullivan - Beacon Analytics

Problems using substitution variable in Web Analysis

Dear all,
I have a Web Analysis report that I need to show a raking table with the current month.
For that I create a variable in Essbase that is updated with that date (E.g.: varCurrentMonth).
After that I use it as my substitution variable to filter my date dimension in a report data source (E.g.: Scr5, row: product, column: date dimension & measure):
2008 (current month)
Product $ qty.
AAA 100 10
BBB 90 7
CCC 80 5
The problem is that in our cube we need to use an alias in every dimension not to have duplicate members (E.g.: DT.Date, MS.Measure, PD.Product, etc). And when we use it we need to set up the variable in Essbase using that alias (E.g.: DT.Feb/05/08). And if we use that variable as a substitution variable in the report data source the label displayed is the DT.2008 and not 2008 as expected.
Does anybody have an idea how to solve that?
Many thanks,
Thiago Gabriel

You usually get this error message if you are trying to assign a value from a sub var to a member that does not exist.
e.g. trying to put FY08 which is a year member against a period dimension
or trying to use a sub var of FY09 which does not yet exist in the essbase, so say you added a new year in planning FY09 and used the sub var in the form but have not refreshed the database then it would fail because the year would not have been pushed down to essbase yet.
or the value of the subvar does not match a member name exactly
or using a sub var name that does not exist in essbase, e.g. using &nextYear but the sub var has not been created in essbase.
You can definitely use subsitution variables in columns in the version you are using and prior version.
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

Problem setting the value of a substitution variable in a calc script

Hi, All.
I'm trying to update the value of a substitution variable inside an IF statement and I'm having trouble.
Here's the code:
*"Jan"(*
IF (LoopCounter = 1) &varEntity = "100";
ENDIF;)
the error I get back from EAS is:
Error: 1200336 Error parsing formula for [Jan] (line 54): [(] without [)]

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:
          /*     Call the macro mcrFxCoreOutYears for the four fx rate types for ALL 12 months of the year.     */
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               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Constant)
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               %mcrFxCoreOutYears(Actual)
          ENDFIXI pass the Scenarios Constant, Comparable, Estimate, and Actual to the macro mcrFxCoreOutYears. You can apply HBRs against Essbase.
I believe (I can't remember what exactly -- is it that templates don't accept parameters? That seems hard to believe. Looking at a CM template, that does seem to be the case. Bummer if I'm right.) that Calc Manager BRs have less functionality wrt templates, but I haven't worked with CM for over a year.
It works really well -- a single place to maintain code and no appreciable performance cost.
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.).
Anyway, if you have any more questions, ask away -- it really is a very powerful component. I will have to look at CM more closely (sooner or later I will lose the HBR vs CM argument and at least need to know if templates support parameters) to see if I'm right on what I wrote above.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour
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

Problem in taking correct Substitution variable in MDX Formula

Hi,
We have MDX Formula which takes Substitution Variable as input . Previously we used Hyperion Essbase 9.3.1.3 version and working fine currently we upgraded to 11.1.1.3 version After Upgrade this formula is not taking correct updated value. Its taking previously updated value . To Take the Correct value we are bouncing the Essbase Services then only new Formula is picking the latest Updated value. This is happening only for one formula and rest everything is working fine. Can you please tell us is there any bug or where is the problem is ?
Thanks,
Naresh.

The Database Administrator's Guide and the Essbase Technical Reference are available through the documentation portal:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/nav/portal_3.htm
Both the Database Administrator's Guide and the Technical Reference are searchable on an exact phrase, to find the source of the extract John provided.
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E17236_01/epm.1112/esb_dbag/dotcreat.html#dotcreat1053369
See section "Setting Substition Variables".

Issue with rule file and Substitution variable

Hi All,
I am using Essbase 9.3.3
I created a rule file with 5 dimensions in which 3 dimensions I defined in columns and two dimensions I gave it as header in data column with comma seperated.
Among those two dimension members, one is an account member with "/" in it within quotes and other is a substitution variable.
The member assigned for that Substitution variable has a space in between and is updated within quotes in variables list.
When I try loading data, I am getting an error saying that two members are not valid.
Eg: "Tax/Unit",&Scenario is not valid.
&Scenario - "Budget Q1"
Can some one please suggest on the issue.
I am not facing any problem in calc scripts or reports scripts using the substition variable.
Thanks in advance

Mark,
Modifying the default files is dangerous and ill advised. You could always just add a style sheet (inline or linked) to your application that overrides that one setting while you wait on the permanent fix.
Regards,
Dan
http://danielmcghan.us
http://sourceforge.net/projects/tapigen

How to use substitution variables in Microsoft Word using Hyperion Smart view

Can we use Substitution Variables in copy data points and refresh in Microsoft Word? I tried it and it does not work dynamically (copy data points only copies what was in excel cell at that point). It only copies the static value of that variable from that cell. I want to use it dynamically in Word so that if I change the value of that variable in Essbase, it is updated in Word upon refresh. Any idea??
We need this feature for reporting in microsoft word and keep using the data points every year (instead of copying the cells from excel over again)
Any help/suggestion is appreciated.
Thanks

you can't use substitution variables with copy data points. I had tried a while ago (post 111.1.2.1.102) and it wouldn't work. I checked with Oracle development and they said it I not available

Essbase server - automatic change of substitution variable from SQL

Hi,I would like to automaticaly change the substitution variable in Essbase Server. Is it posible to change the substitition variable from external source e.g. SQL statement?Simple sample:I would like to assign value "2003" to "CurYear" substitution variable. But value "2003" I would like to get from SQL:"select year(current date) from table".There are commands in Esscmd and MaxL Shell, see bellow.Esscmd command:CREATEVARIABLE "CurYear" "localhost" "" "" "2003";MaxL Shell:alter system set variable CurYear '2003';Is it possible to get the value '2003' from SQL and pass this value to Esscmd command or MaxL Shell?My system:Windows 2000 Professional Service pack 4Essbase at 6.5.3 levelThanks,Grofaty

You can create a text file from the SQL server that writes the command like"CREATEVARIABLE "CurrYear" "Servername" "AppName" "DBName" "2005";then you can create a schedule job that would run this script which can update the variable. CREATEVARIABLE creates/replaces the current variable.

A method for passing in the system date to either a substitution variable or directly into a calc script for use on the fix statement

Does anyone have an idea of how to pass in the server system date into a calc script or into a substitution variable so that I can fully automate my calc script to only calculate the current day? Thanks very much for any assistance on this.

unsure why cannot att bat below is raw code meant to insert into .bat file ================================================ code starts below this line ================================================ :: :: pls ensure essbase server up and running :: batch file to upd subs var :: insert correct values below :: :: substitution variables set up in cube: curryr, lastyr :: substitution variables set up in cube: currmth, prevmth ... :: :: setting of local env vars setlocal :: :: setting of job control vars set svr=<< insert value here >> set uid=<< insert value here >> set pwd=<< insert value here >> :: :: setting of date and time vars for /F "tokens=1-4 delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do ( set dayofweek=%%i set day=%%k set month=%%j set year=%%l set datestamp=%%l_%%j_%%k ) for /F "tokens=1-2 delims=: " %%i in ('time /t') do ( set hour=%%i set minute=%%j set timestamp=%%i_%%j ) :: :: setting year vars set /a curryr=%year% set /a lastyr=(%year% - 1) :: :: setting paths and files set destpath=<< insert path here >> set errpath=<< insert path here >> set errfiles=%errpath%\*.err set errfiledir=%errpath%\%datestamp%_%timestamp%_err.dir set errfile=%destpath%\%datestamp%_%timestamp%_err.err set logfile=%destpath%\%datestamp%_%timeStamp%_log.log set upd_var_file=%destpath%\upd_var.txt :: :: initial housekeeping if exist %errfile% del %errfile% if exist %logfile% del %logfile% if exist %upd_var_file% del %upd_var_file% if exist %errfiledir% del %errfiledir% :: :: start all echo. >> %logfile% echo rem &0 >> %logfile% echo. >> %logfile% echo rem --- start all --- >> %logfile% date/t >> %logfile% time/t >> %logfile% :: dates echo rem --- dates --- >> %logfile% echo Curr Year = %curryr% >> %logfile% echo Last Year = %lastyr% >> %logfile% :: gen temp txt to upd subs vars echo rem --- upd subs vars start --- >> %logfile% echo. >> %upd_var_file% echo. >> %upd_var_file% echo login "%svr%" "%uid%" "%pwd%"; 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>> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Jan"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q1"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevYr" "%svr%" "" "" "FY%curryr%"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 04 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Mar"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Feb"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q1"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 05 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Apr"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Mar"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q2"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 06 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "May"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Apr"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q2"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 07 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Jun"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "May"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q2"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 08 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Jul"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Jun"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q3"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 09 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Aug"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Jul"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q3"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 10 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Sep"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Aug"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q3"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 11 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Oct"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "PrevMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Sep"; >> %upd_var_file% echo updatevariable "CurrQtr" "%svr%" "" "" "Q4"; >> %upd_var_file% ) if %month% == 12 ( echo updatevariable "CurrMth" "%svr%" "" "" "Nov"; 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Substitution variable in Dynamic Calc

Hi,
We are using Essbase 9.3.0 on Windows and are seeing this behavior in our BSO cubes.
When we use a substitution variable in a Scenario member with Dynamic Calc (not store) setting, after the first retrieve, if we change the value of the substitution variable, the subsequent retrieves do not generate updated results.
I suspect that the value is cached in the Dynamic Calculator Cache, and for some reason does not track changes in Substitution Variables to know that the value must be re-calculated. Here is what I see in the Application log -
[Mon Aug 09 10:31:51 2010]Local/App1/db1/user1/Info(1020055)
Spreadsheet Extractor Elapsed Time : [0.032] seconds
[Mon Aug 09 10:31:51 2010]Local/App1/db1/user1/Info(1020082)
Spreadsheet Extractor Big Block Allocs -- Dyn.Calc.Cache : [4] non-Dyn.Calc.Cache : [0]
This says that 4 blocks were used from the Dynamic Calc Cache, and none from outside it. Does this mean that existing blocks were read and not re-populated?
If I make a change to the formula, wherein I hard code the value of the sub var and perform the retrieve, then the value is updated. Subsequent retrieves, after restoring the formula still returns the updated results.
My question is, is this expected behavior? Or am I doing something /reading something wrong?
Thanks,
Andy

when a subst variable value is changed... to use the value in member formula or calc script, the concerned application has to be restarted...
- Krish

Pb to setup replicated partition with substitution variables

Dear all,
I have the following problem with the replicated partition by using the substitution variables :
I would like to create a replicated partition using 3 substitution variables: &CurrPeriod, &CurrWeek, &CurrYear. The goal of this is to be able to copy data from application SourceApp to TargetApp every week, by changing the subst variables.
The script I have created is :
login useradmin identified by password on EssbServer
alter application SourceApp load database SourceDb
alter application TargetApp load database TargetDb
create or replace replicated partition SourceApp.SourceDb
Area ' "Account1", &CurrPeriod, &CurrWeek, &CurrYear, "ND_DISTRI","ND_PAGE","ND_PROD","VT", "REEL", "EUR" ' SourceArea
to TargetApp.TargetDb at EssbServer as useradmin identified by password
Area ' "Account1",    "M_N",     "S_N",     "FY1" , "ND_DISTRI","ND_PAGE","ND_PROD","VT", "REEL", "EUR" ' TargetArea
+     mapped TargetArea ("&CurrYear") to ("FY1")+
+     mapped TargetArea ("&CurrWeek") to ("S_N")+
+     mapped TargetArea ("&CurrPeriod") to ("M_N")+
+     update allow;+
refresh replicated partition SourceApp .SourceDb to TargetApp .TargetDb at EssbServer all data ;
The issue is that this is not working. I don’t see any data when launching the Maxl script even if the script syntax is validated by essbase. The very strange thing is that when I replace the substitution variable by members, this script works fine, I see my data in the target cube. For example if I replace the subst variables by
Area ' "Account1", “Month1”, “Week1”, “Year1”, "ND_DISTRI","ND_PAGE","ND_PROD","VT", "REEL", "EUR" ' SourceArea
to TargetApp.TargetDb at EssbServer as useradmin identified by password
Area ' "Account1",    "M_N",     "S_N",     "FY1" , "ND_DISTRI","ND_PAGE","ND_PROD","VT", "REEL", "EUR" ' TargetArea
+     mapped TargetArea (“Year1”) to ("FY1")+
+     mapped TargetArea (“Week1”) to ("S_N")+
+     mapped TargetArea (“Month1”) to ("M_N")+
So my conclusion is that there is something wrong with the syntax of the substitution variable in my mapping.
Your help on this would be very appreciated .

Hi,
I have the answer from Oracle support :
Hello,
This is a known bug.
BUG 7418041
This has been documented as a known issue in Essbase Release 9.3.1.3 with the following description: "Partitioning. Using substitution variables in replicated partition mappings incorrectly prevents data from replicating. [7418041]"
Currently the development team are working on a fix, but we don't have a release date yet.
The suggested workarounds are to use member names (which you have confirmed work) or use a Transparent partition in place of a replicated partition.

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