System 9 Security Filters and VB Essbase API

I currently maintain a lock and send Excel template sporting a custom login dialog which I use to capture the user's employee id. Having that, I then use a generic admin username/password and the API to get the security filter stored under the user's "underscored" ID on the Analytic server. I parse out the organizational entities stored in the write filter and use that to build a treeview to which the user can only select entities to which he/she can access. Basically, it gives me the ability to maintain a standard template across many lines of business. I also use the same code in a security management applet where superadmins can build/modify/delete the security filters of those people who have access to entities which are descendents of the entity to which the superadmin has access.
Anyway, I understand in System 9, there is no longer an "underscored" id. I think I read that on the Planning forum. Other than a minor code change, will this have any further impact? The write filter has been migrated over to the non-underscored filter yes? We're going to System 9 soon and I'm just trying to get my hands around the impact this is going to have on all of the API (7.1.6) code I have deployed. This is just the first question that came to me. I expect I'll be on here for a few more. Any help or advice is appreciated.

I wouldn't copy Essbase.sec from one server to another. The server name is embedded in there and it's drive/folder dependent.
What you can do is use MaxL's display filter all command and then pipe the output to a text file. In turn you can import those definitions back into Essbase with a little work.
I wonder if OlapUnderground's Advanced Securtity Manager might be used to move filters across servers and versions:
http://www.appliedolap.com/free-tools/advanced-security-manager
I've personally never used it, but I'm sure someone on this board will chime in.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

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I'm using MSAD external authentication.
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In Shared Services, it shows that user has access to Planning & Native Essbase Applications. But in Essbase, only Planning Application access is shown.
Also when I try to apply security filters for these users in Native Essbase Applications (in Shared Services), I don't see these particular users.
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We have a server with Essbase version 9.3.1. We normally use essbase via the Excel Addin, and I have already written Excel applications that utilise both the addin and the Essbase VB API. Now I need to connect to Essbase but from outside Excel and using the Java API. I have no idea what APS is nor does my Essbase Administrator.
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Tim, when I look in my computer's Essbase installation path I can only find the following jar files (from the ones you have listed).
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Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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Jan Feb Mar
Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
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at java.io.FileOutputStream.openAppend(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:177)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(FileOutputStream.java:102)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.setFile(FileAppender.java:272)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.setFile(RollingFileAppender.java:156)
at org.apache.log4j.FileAppender.<init>(FileAppender.java:96)
at org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender.<init>(RollingFileAppender.java:60)
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at com.essbase.server.framework.EssOrbPluginDirect.setupLoggingService(Unknown Source)
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at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPluginEmbedded.<init>(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.EssOrbPlugin.createPlugin(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
Hyperion Provider Services - Release 9.3.1.0.0 Build 168
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn_internal(Unknown Source)
at com.essbase.api.session.Essbase.signOn(Unknown Source)
at esstest.Main.main(Main.java:22)
Copyright (c) 1991, 2007 Oracle and / or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
connection mode : EMBEDDED
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (com.hyperion.dsf.server.framework.BaseLogger).
essbase.properties: essbase.properties
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
domain.db location: ./data/domain.db
console log enable : false
file log enable : true
logFileName : ../bin/apsserver.log
logRequest : false
logLevel : WARN
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Scenario Markets Total Legal Entities Products
Jan Feb Mar
Standard Units 1.053264054859E7 1.60849856762E7 2.6234553348270003E7
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 3 seconds)
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Leo

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