Update Outline

Hi,
I am new to planning and Essbase.
Have created the Sample Application and loaded the data. Now for the testing purpose, I need to add more members in Entity and Accounts dimensions. I created the base members and save the outline in Essbase, but it is not reflecting in the planning application
Please let me know , am i doing the right thing? or how would i update the dimensions and sync both essbase and planning.
Thanks in advance

Hi,
If you have installed the planning adaptor then you should have a file called HYSLPLAN.HLP in the Vignette\V7\vbis\bin directory.
The parameters are pretty much the same as in planning
Account Types :- Asset,Equity,Expense,Liability,Revenue,Saved Assumption
Variance Reporting :- Expense, Non-Expense
Time Balance :- Balance, First, Flow,Average.. etc
Cheers
John
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RE:ASO Outline Updation

Hi ,
Actually I was trying to build one dimension in ASO database using rules files, after saving the rules file when i am gonna update it with source file I really wonder when I dint see the option "update outline" in the outline tab in the menu.any other way of upating ?..
thanks
kishore

Hi,
you could try with dataload and select the BuildOnly mode

How Can I do automated update base on changing TIME dimension ?

I am a beginner of ESSBASEhow Can I do automated update base on changing TIME dimension ? how can I deal with the change of TIME dimension ? shall I update outline?one more question,how can i deal with the dimension like this:------gp--------- p1-----------c1-----------d1--------- p2-----------c2-------------cc2-------------cd2-------------ce2 -----------c3-----------c4 --------- p3the un-balance dimension? shall I make them to balance?

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How to Identify Changes in outline

Hi,I need to make a report that contains all the members that passto another dimention or to other parent in the same dimention. Inaddition I need to insert ( with calc) new values to themember in the new location. Anyone has an idea?

Certainly, Essbase will track changes if you set up a partion on the dimension(s). This is a feature normally used to update outlines in a partition. I've never tried turning it on without the partitioning, but that may be a path worth checking out. There is a particular file type used for outline change tracking when partitioning is active. The other option might be to use the outline extractor (freeware) developed by olapunderground.com. It should be available on their site and also on this site under downloads. With it, you can take a snapshot of dimension(s) before changes and then again after changes and do a line by line compare with either a database or good text editor.

How to use and edit Outlines

Can somebody provide me some information on how to edit and create Outlines in 11g? I have a case where we are using a third party tool whose generated SQL we can't control and it is generating a query that is incredibly slow due to the optimizer's choice of an index to use. Since we can't add a hint to the query, my understanding is that I should use stored Outlines. I can see how to create one but I am unclear as to how to add a "NO_INDEX" hint / how to tell it not to use and index. Can anybody provide me help on how to do this?
Thanks,
Greg

1. SQL profile is not an alternative to stored outline. Oracle implemented SQL plan baseline as an alternative to stored outline.
2. Stored outline can be used as an way of chaning execution plan without modifying the origincal SQL text(OP seems to find the way of doing this, am I right?).
I call it "switching outline".
See following test case which demonstrate how to use stored outline to fix execution plan without chaning SQL text.
UKJA@ukja102> -- create objects
UKJA@ukja102> drop table t1 purge;
Table dropped.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.12
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> create table t1(c1 int, c2 int);
Table created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> create index t1_n1 on t1(c1);
Index created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
UKJA@ukja102> create index t1_n2 on t1(c2);
Index created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> insert into t1
2 select level, level
3 from dual
4 connect by level <= 1000
5 ;
1000 rows created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(user, '&1', no_invalidate=>false);
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.42
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> --------------------------------------------------
UKJA@ukja102> -- case1: switching outline
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- this is "current" plan
UKJA@ukja102> explain plan for
2 select /*+ full(t1) */
3 *
4 from t1
5 where c1 = 1 or c2 = 2
6 ;
Explained.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> @plan
UKJA@ukja102> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 3617692013
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 2 | 14 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
|* 1 | TABLE ACCESS FULL| T1 | 2 | 14 | 3 (0)| 00:00:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 1 - filter("C1"=1 OR "C2"=2)
13 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.14
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- want to change to this
UKJA@ukja102> explain plan for
2 select /*+ use_concat */
3 *
4 from t1
5 where c1 = 1 or c2 = 2
6 ;
Explained.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> @plan
UKJA@ukja102> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 82564388
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time
 |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 2 | 14 | 4 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
| 1 | CONCATENATION | | | | |
 |
| 2 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| T1 | 1 | 7 | 2 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 3 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | T1_N2 | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 4 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| T1 | 1 | 7 | 2 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 5 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | T1_N1 | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 3 - access("C2"=2)
 4 - filter(LNNVL("C2"=2))
 5 - access("C1"=1)
19 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- create "bad" outline
UKJA@ukja102> create or replace outline test_outln1
2 on
3 select /*+ full(t1) */
4 *
5 from t1
6 where c1 = 1 or c2 = 2
7 ;
Outline created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.18
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- create "good" outline
UKJA@ukja102> create or replace outline test_outln2
2 on
3 select /*+ use_concat */
4 *
5 from t1
6 where c1 = 1 or c2 = 2
7 ;
Outline created.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- check outline
UKJA@ukja102> select hint
2 from user_outline_hints
3 where name = 'TEST_OUTLN2'
4 ;
HINT
INDEX(@"SEL$1_2" "T1"@"SEL$1_2" ("T1"."C1"))
INDEX(@"SEL$1_1" "T1"@"SEL$1" ("T1"."C2"))
OUTLINE(@"SEL$1")
OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$1_2")
USE_CONCAT(@"SEL$1" 8)
OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$1_1")
OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$1")
ALL_ROWS
OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE('10.2.0.1')
IGNORE_OPTIM_EMBEDDED_HINTS
10 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.11
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- update outline
UKJA@ukja102> update outln.ol$
2 set hintcount = (
3 select hintcount
4 from outln.ol$
5 where ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN2')
6 where
7 ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN1'
8 ;
1 row updated.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> delete from outln.ol$hints
2 where ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN1'
3 ;
5 rows deleted.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> update outln.ol$hints
2 set ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN1'
3 where ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN2'
4 ;
10 rows updated.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> delete from outln.ol$nodes
2 where ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN1'
3 ;
1 row deleted.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> update outln.ol$nodes
2 set ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN1'
3 where ol_name = 'TEST_OUTLN2'
4 ;
3 rows updated.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.01
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> commit;
Commit complete.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.00
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> -- see that stored outline is used in explain plan
UKJA@ukja102> alter session set use_stored_outlines = true;
Session altered.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> explain plan for
2 select /*+ full(t1) */
3 *
4 from t1
5 where c1 = 1 or c2 = 2
6 ;
Explained.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> @plan
UKJA@ukja102> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display)
2 /
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 82564388
| Id | Operation | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time
 |
| 0 | SELECT STATEMENT | | 2 | 14 | 4 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
| 1 | CONCATENATION | | | | |
 |
| 2 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| T1 | 1 | 7 | 2 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 3 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | T1_N2 | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 4 | TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID| T1 | 1 | 7 | 2 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
|* 5 | INDEX RANGE SCAN | T1_N1 | 1 | | 1 (0)| 00:0
0:01 |
Predicate Information (identified by operation id):
 3 - access("C2"=2)
 4 - filter(LNNVL("C2"=2))
 5 - access("C1"=1)
Note
 - outline "TEST_OUTLN1" used for this statement
23 rows selected.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.06
UKJA@ukja102>
UKJA@ukja102> drop outline test_outln1;
Outline dropped.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.04
UKJA@ukja102> drop outline test_outln2;
Outline dropped.================================
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Create Outline by a bimension build rule file

How we can create a new outline by a rule file. I am able to create the rule file but don't know how to use to create the outline. Please help.

Check out this link:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E12825_01/epm.111/esb_dbag/dotrules.htm
After making a rule file:
Right Click on the database
Select Load Data
Check Buid only in the mode
Then locate datafile and rulefile.
Or click on the outline..
then in Menu select Outline menu, then update outline.
Cheers..!!!

Issue in creation of load file.

Hi,
I am trying to create a simple load rule file using Parent Child method in Sample.Basic.
I am doing it for Product dimension.
I loaded the file but whenever i go into "+Dimension Build Settings -> Dimension Build Settings+" and set the below values:
Dimension : Product
Build method : Use parent/child references
the below parameter automatically changes.
Dimension : Year.
Rest of the values are saved as i set them, including the field properties. Any idea why the it changes to "Year".
When i click on "Validate" it throws the error/warning:
"+There is an unknown member (or no member) in the field name+"
Any help is highly appreciated and let me know if you need any other details from my end.
Thanks,
RN.

Hi,
While Creating a dimension using Rule files check these steps:
1. Select the Dimension build icon
2. Go to Option---> Dimension build settings--> Dimension definition tab--> Select Rule file Radio button-->Type your dimension name { Ex: Product }--> Press Enter--> ok
3. Go to Option--> Data Source Properties --> Header tab --> Select the no. of lines to Skip
4. File ---> open file --->
5. Select the Field 1 --> Go to option --> Dimension Settings --> Select your Dimension first --> Then select your Build Method(Generation/ Parent & Child / Level reference) [If you select Generation reference then Give the generation number how it should create in the outline/ If Parent and child the Generation to all members should be "0"/ If level reference then base on the level to be built in the outline give the numbering]
6. Continue step 5 for all feilds.
7. Associate and validate the outline.
8. Save the Rule file --> Close the rule file editor
9. Go to Outline in the menu bar --> Update outline --> select your source file and select your rule file --> Clik on OK

Error while trying to deploy the application (invalid AccountType).

Hello.
Error while trying to deploy the planning application (EPMA).
invalid AccountType
Rejecting Member PL_Brt_L.2.
invalid AccountType
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Oracle 8i database is running but noone is using it except that this application uses it.
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a myapp
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ADMN-300075
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Base Exception:
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java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
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java.rmi.RemoteException: null; nested exception is:
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Error while loading the data from text file

Hi,
I got an error " Data Value Encountered before all Dimensions selected" while loading the data from the text file.
Can any one please suggest me the solution.

Possible Solutions
Make sure that the data source is valid.
Is a member from each dimension specified correctly in the data source or rules file?
Is the numeric data field at the end of the record? If not, move the numeric data field in the data source or move the numeric data field in the rules file.
Are all members that might contain numbers (such as "100") enclosed in quotation marks in the data source?
If you are using a header, is the header set up correctly? Remember that you can add missing dimension names to the header.
Does the data source contain extra spaces or tabs?
Has the updated outline been saved?

Error while load the data from CSV with CTL file..?

Hi TOM,
When i try to load data from CSV file to this table,
CTL File content:
load data
into table XXXX append
     Y_aca position char (3),
     x_date position date 'yyyy/mm/dd'
NULLIF (x_date = ' '),
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"case when :Y_aca = 'ABCDDD' and :XM_dt is null then
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Z_cdd position char (2),
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NULLIF XM_dt = ' ',
When I try the above CTL file; geting the following error..
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SQL*Loader-951: Error calling once/load initialization
ORA-02373: Error parsing insert statement for table "XYZ"."XXXX".
ORA-00917: missing comma

Possible Solutions
Make sure that the data source is valid.
Is a member from each dimension specified correctly in the data source or rules file?
Is the numeric data field at the end of the record? If not, move the numeric data field in the data source or move the numeric data field in the rules file.
Are all members that might contain numbers (such as "100") enclosed in quotation marks in the data source?
If you are using a header, is the header set up correctly? Remember that you can add missing dimension names to the header.
Does the data source contain extra spaces or tabs?
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Shared members and dynamic calc

I am trying to replicate a new cube from current GL cube and wish to remove unused shared members if they have any impact on essbase.
2/3 of my accounts (dense) member is stored with the remainder being shared members. Shared members do not add to block size. But having so many of them, does it impact on calc scripts or retrievals or any other impacts?
Secondly, in accounts and divisions, we have four levels. except for level 0, the remaining levels are all dynamic calc. Division is sparse member. Its not advisable to have dynamic calc on dense dimension. What about sparse dimension like division? Will it be better to change level 2&3 to dynamic and change level 1 to store as well?
We have also been advised by our consultant to change accounts to sparse dimension considering the number of times we need to update outline for new members (stored and shared).
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Measure               Dense     1378     796     rest
Time               Dense     106     13     rest
Year               Dense     9     8
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Scenario          Sparse     41     38
Market               Sparse     20     12
Division          Sparse     490     302     rest
Product               Sparse     635     308
Reportcode          Sparse     327     299

Hi,
Having shared members in dense hierarchy will not have much of impact on Cube size or retrieval performance.
but its always advisable to avoid unnecessary hierarchies (shared or stored or dynamic).
Having top level dense members as dynamic lines is a good design but having sparse dynamic calc will impact retrieval performance.
its not at all advisable to make sparse members as dynamic calc but if needed we can make sparse members with very few children as dynamic calc (or dynamic calc & store). yet again its not advisable to have a dynamic calc children to a sparse stored parent as this will affect the batch calculation while aggregating parent sparse member.
And as suggested by your consultant it is feasible to make the dimension getting modified more often, as a sparse dimension as this will reduce the restructuring time (sparse restructure will take less time compared to dens restructure).
But that alone cannot be considered as factor as there are many other factors to be considered for making a dimension sparse.
- Krish

Accommodate structure changes in Budget Application for each year

every year our cost center structure changes to accomplish that we are creating New Budget Application every year . Cost center structure is divided in to Area then region and then csc. These Regions never stays under same Area they change it every year
can anyone suggest out a way to do it in only one Budget Application instead of creating new Application every year ?
How can we Accommodate structure changes in Budget Application for each year?
thanks in advance for the suggestions

Assuming the cost centers stay the same, and only the hierarchy of the dimension changes, it's really quite simple.
Export the level 0 data, clear the database, update outline, import the level 0 export file, agg database. You should now have the new totals.
All of this can be done in place without the export/import of data as well, but it is a good practice to export/clear db/import the data for defrag purposes.
Some things to consider, if the organization will want to compare year over year company totals...
1. They need to create some governance around newly inactive cost centers, usually you create some sort of "Inactive" parent in the dimension and when they are no longer active they need to be reassigned to this "inactive" parent. This will ensure that at least the company total stays the same.
2. Following #1, they need to understand that the year over year totals will may only be accurate at Company total (including the Inactive rollup) and at cost center.
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Howto take SQL Server 2005 Cluster AND Cluster Group Offline

I need to update firmware on the backend storage used by our Active/Passive SQL Server 2005 Cluster. The first step in the process states that all I/O to the disks should be stopped. Per that, I need to take the the SQL Server cluster offline AND the cluster group; however, I then need to use one of the servers that participates in the cluster to perform the upgrade on the storage array. Using the process (which doesn't account for having to use one of clustered servers to perform updates) outlined at http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1550288&SiteID=1 as a basis, below is my best guess regarding what I will need to do:
Shutdown:
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2. Take the SQL Server group OFFLINE. This will cleanly shutdown the SQL Server and it will remain offline when you power the machine back on.
3. Once SQL Server is offline, power off the node which does NOT have the cluster resource currently running on it
4. Save the node which is running the cluster group for last - make a note of this machine as it will be the first one you power back on. MY ADDITION: Before powering it down, set the cluster service to manual so that when you restart the server to perform the storage array maintenance, the cluster will not be running - and likewise not generating I/O against the disk array.
MY ADDITION: 5. Restart the server from step 4. Takes the cluster offline "cleanly" and brings the server back on line so that the storage array maintenance can be performed.
6. Update the firmware on the storage array. After that is complete, set the cluster service back to "Automatic".
Start up:
1. Restart the server. Per the previous steps, the server to be restarted will be the server that last hosted the cluster group and the one used to update the firmware on the storage array.
2. RDP into the node, open cluster administrator, and verify that the cluster came back online successfully and everything looks clean
3. Power on the second node.
4. Failover the cluster group across each node in the cluster and validate that everything looks OK
5. Bring your SQL Server groups back online
6. Validate that everything is operational
Is there a better way to do this or official documentation for the process?
Thanks.

FYI: I did use the process outlined above to briing the cluster offline, perform updates, and bring it back online. It worked as I had hoped. As a test, I had also done the same on a test [non-SQL] cluster prior to making the updates to our SQL cluster. Is it the best way to do it? Who knows. Did it work? Yes.

BUILDING DIMENSION FROM ORACLE SORCE

Hi, I am building dimensions from Oracle source using Hyperion SQL Interface. The Rule file is successfully created. However when I tried Update outline, it fails. In the log file I observe the message, Failed in initialization of log file. If anyone has faced this problem, please suggest how you could solve this? Anyone having any small documentation on using SQL interface (apart from Essbases's documentation) please forward it to my email [email protected]

Hi,
You can use rule files to build dimensions. You have to define the sql data source to build the dimension from the Oracle tables. Please follow given link which has all the details about building dimensions.
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E26232_01/doc.11122/eas_help/frameset.htm?bldrule.html
Thanks,
Aravindh K

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