Which calc script ran?

I have a Hyperion Planning application. Web forms kick off calc scripts. Unfortunately, some of my data gets overwritten periodically though I can't reproduce the problem. I suspect a calc script problem. In the event it happens again, I'd like to be able look at application logs and see which scripts were called before the data problem presented itself. Can anyone tell me how to log which calc scripts get called. Right now all I see is: Received Command [Calculate] from user [Admin]Thanks

I think you should have more log messages, something like this: Calculating [Measures (All Members)] with fixed members [Scenario (Actuals)] But maybe those messages are dependant on the MSG level..(?) Let me know if you see those. Jeff McAhren Dallas, Texas

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Consolidating & Simplifying Calc Scripts

Hi, I'm trying to reduce as much redundacy as possible from the existing calc scripts in the cube.
While user is not technical and has limited amount of time, it's almost impossible to go over each single .csc with the user to determine what the business requirements are.
Here's what I proposed for the approach:
1) Go through log files and find out which calc script the user uses the most and how frequent the script is used. (Drawback: log files are too much, too long to read, and it looks almost like gibberish to me that I don't understand)
2) Look through every single calc script and investigate if there's any syntaxes that I can replace with a better one. (Drawback: I don't know which is which, which members I need or I don't need, etc...)
Working backward with calc scripts is starting to give me a headache....Please Help!

Hi N,
Your situation reminds me of one of my previous assignments. OK , I would do combinatino of point 1 and 2 .
Let me explain, f I were you , I would not look into each and every calculation script ( as you said it is not possible to peruse each and every one), rather, I would first look into the logs and find out which of the calculation scripts is consuming more time. This way, I will be able to focus my calculation optmization on only few scripts rather than all.
Secondly, I will optimize it. When you say you dont know what to replace in a script, then I would suggest to get an Essbase consultant to avoid headache. He shall do it all for you :)
Sandeep Reddy Enti
http://hyperionconsultancy.com/

Calc script prompt issue in workspace

Hello Gurus,
This issue is related to running Calc scripts from EPM Workspace 11.1.2.2.300.
Browser : IE8/IE9
We are facing an issue where users are able to run CALC from workspace successfully.
But they are not getting prompt as CALC XYZ ran successfully.
The browser just keeps showing CALC XYZ is processing. If we check in logs, its shows Calc has already completed its execution.
Can this happen if we have a slow network? Or is it a bug as the calc seems to be completing on the required time in the background (when checking logs) but the front process keeps going on.
Any help will be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
hyperionEPM

Hi Rahul,
Thanks for your quick reply..
Yes we are on planning 11.1.2.2.300
Following is what happens --
<li> We open workspace and login to a planning application.
<li> We navigate to the Business Rules from Tools.
<li> We then run the Calc script from within Workspace for that application
What happens is the calc should be running for ~ 3 mins (it runs for approx same time when we check the logs) however the workspace keeps showing that it is still in progress even if it exceeds ~10 mins, giving us a feel that the calc is still running which is not the case as the log file has the appropriate time when it completed.
We then have to manually close the UI which shows that the calc is still running as it had already completed.
Any ideas on what could be causing this?
Thanks,
hyperionEPM

Essbase error 1033, executing a calc script through HAL

A daily HAL job executes a calc script that returned a 1033 error.
Any ideas? Essbase 7.1.6, HAL 7.3 build 327
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Sorry, no answer yet.
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Smartview VBA function for launch calc-scripts as strings. like EsbCalc ???

We have used an Excel VBA which launch an calculation script from a STRING using the VBA Add-In function "EsbCalc".
We would like to migrate to Smartview VBA functions.....
The calc-script string has "parameters" which are modified at run-time...
I have found the function HypExecuteCalcScript - but seems that use as parameters ONLY the calc-script name...
Is it any VBA function in SmartView which launch a calc-script string (not a calc-script name) ?
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Thanks...

A tip I just learned at Kaleidoscope 2010* is that one can create a calc script consisting entirely of a substitution variable. In other words, a calc script can look like this:
&Calc
Smart View VBA does have a function for changing or creating substitution variables (HypSetSubstitutionVariable). You could create a calc script and subvar in your database as above. Then, at run time, set that subvar to your calc string with HypSetSubstitutionVariable and execute the calc script with HypExecuteCalcScript.
Quick test (11.1.1.3) shows that this really works.
I can't remember privileges required to create or set subvars vs execute calc strings off the top of my head - might be an issue (I ran as an admin). Also this approach doesn't support concurrent users, unless they each have a calc script and subvar to themselves. Still, depending on your exact situation, this might be a feasible workaround.
*I won't credit the presenter solely because the tip came from a presentation which he specifically declined to make public domain.

An error ocurred while running the specified calc script. Check the log...

Hi,
I get the following error when I use the "Mass Mllocate" of hyperion planning (11.1.1.3) , specifically when i try to use "Spread Type" and select "Relational Spread".
I check the log for details, i see the following messages:
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Info(1013162)
Received Command [Calculate] from user [admin]
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Info(1200481)
Formula for member [FY11] will be executed in [CELL] mode
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Error(1200315)
Error parsing formula for [FIX STATEMENT] (line 24): invalid object type
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Error(1012001)
Invalid Calc Script syntax [
FIX ("Ene","Feb","Mar","Abr","May","Jun","Jul","Ago","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dic","42300007","CC_054","CIA_063","PPTO","TRABAJO","S_241","S_251","S_252","S_253","S_254","S_255","S_259","S_260","S_227","S_228","S_229","S_230","S_231","S_232","S_233","S_234...]
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Error(1200421)
Error encountered on or after line [25]
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Info(1020055)
Spreadsheet Extractor Elapsed Time : [0] seconds
[Mon Mar 5 17:34:18 2012]Local/TCM/VtaCto/admin/Info(1020082)
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But i can not identify which calculation is referenced and that I understand is what is failing.
Could guide me about that would have to check to find what is generating the error.
Thanks in advance!!!

Hi,
One problem is that I can not identify the script because it was not created by me, as I understand this calc is implicit in planning, only runs when you select the option "mass allocate".
The published extract was obtained from the log of the application in which the calculation is running, this was extracted from essbase directory that hosts the application.
Hector Ortega

Calc scripts are running slow(all of a sudden)

All of a sudden, for the past few days, we are noticing that all our calc scripts have been running very slow.
The same scripts used to run much faster earlier.
Has anybody seen this kind of scenario?
We did a RAM upgrade on the eas server, and have restarted all services.
Other than that, nothing has changed in our system.
Thanks.

It can be quite common for calcs to slow down over time, but there are some things to do to mitigate this.
1. Are you using Intelligent Calc? All things being equal (a very broad statement in essbase, since things are never equal) if there is more activity by users, it could affect how many blocks are marked dirty. This is probably not your issue, because a properly written calc wouldn't slow down much for this reason. I had to mention it though because I have seen an installation where their calc was 'Calc All' and they used intelligent calc to create the scope of the calc. (bad, very bad)
2. Do you perform DB restructures? (either explicity by Restructuring or by exporting level 0, clearing and import level 0 then agg) If this is not done on a regular basis (regular depends on the usage of the cube) then you could be experiencing fragmentation, which increases the size of the database, increasing run times.
3. Have you just added another fiscal year to the database? More data means bigger database.
RAM upgrade on the EAS server shouldn't affect calc times (unless essbase services are also running on the EAS server, then there might be something to it).
Most of these (and other) issues can be mitigated by applying proper scope to your calcs (Fix statements).
What environment are you running in? Windows or Unix?
New application?
What kind of time increases are we talking about here?
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DATAEXPORT - set Dynamic File name in Calc Script

Hi,
I have a calc script which exports data from BSO cube to a flat file. Currently I have hard coded file name within the calc script which is
DATAEXPORT "File" "," "D:/in/CAPXPT_FERC_*FY12*.txt";
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Regards,

A kind of intriguing thought would be to use the sub var as a way to drive the file name, then grab Robb Salzmann's CDF to dynamically set sub vars on the fly, and then use a RTP to grab that string. I have no idea if this would all tie together, but it would be interesting to try.
Here's Robb's post: http://codingwithhyperion.blogspot.com/2011/08/create-and-update-substitution.html This is my second in a row post that refers to his CDF -- it is almost like that's my pseudonym except of course I'm too thick to write a CDF.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour
Edited by: CL on Sep 20, 2011 10:36 AM
Spelling. Arrgh.

Peculiar problem with Essbase (Calc Script) - substitution variable / UDAs

This is odd but I have a script like :
VAR iloop=1,break=0;
FIX(<required POV>)
Loop (20,break)
VAR Country_total1,Country_total2,Country_total3;
FIX (@UDA(Entity,@ALIAS(@CONCATENATE("&Country",iloop)))) // &Country1, &Country2 - are substitution variables with UDAs stored as strings
Statements;
/* +<statements for calculating total values.. for that country and stored against variables>+ */
Country_total1=Country_total1+ +<Calculation>+
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/* Second part : Now again the calculations stored in the variables are to be stored against specific entities */
FIX (@UDA(Entity,@ALIAS(@CONCATENATE("&Country",iloop))))
FIX(@ISUDA(Entity,<Check1>)
..... Assign to relevant account
ENDFIX
ENDFIX
ENDLOOP
ENDFIX
Now the problem is that the first fix statement works just fine, but the FIX statement in the 'second part' throws an error
Error: 1200354 Error parsing formula for [FIX STATEMENT] (line 66): expected type [STRING] found [EXTVAR] ([iloop]) in function [@CONCATENATE]
If I hard code the 'second part' FIX statement to the substitution variable directly - it works just fine.
How can the first statement work and not the second one ? They are exactly the same.

Glenn, thanks - I hadn't thought of that :).
But it still does not entirely solve my problem (please see my previous post depicting a requirement similar to ours )
- We have lots of countries (50-60+ might be much more) and each country can have multiple entities (3-4 on an average - can go unto 7-8)
- so good guess would be around 200 entities
- So say I have to do it for 2 countries only (two entity types). Then I need 4 variables - 2 for each country ('country 1 ET1 total', 'Country 1 ET2 Total')
When the list is 20 counties - variables become 40 :(.
- Still leaving aside the 40 variables for a bit -
There are subsequent steps of calculations which needs to be done based on these totals (which are exactly the same for all countries) - just that we need the correct totals to begin with and the rest is already stored in the DB
So since I have a different variable for each country - I cannot write one single calculation block to use the variables sequentially one by one (can I ?)
I might have to write a separate calculation block for each of these countries. (20 separate blocks)
That's what I was trying to avoid and simplify with the substitution variable (but is not working)
- Create substitution variables - which would store the alias of the required countries (2/10/20 as many required)
- Loop through these substitution variables - using them one by one
- So I just need one single block of calculation with all the variable in the calc script being reused after each country calculation is done
- and the user need not go into the script, as the only thing that will change are the countries. And he can change it easily through the substitution variable.
Edited by: Ankur on Jun 27, 2012 12:53 PM

Problem with Dynamic Calc members in calc script

Hi
i wrote a calc script which calculates the value of acct2 which is dependant on the value of acct1 that is calculated from acct0 as bellow:
FIX(
M1
acct1(
acct1=acct0->M2;
acct2=acct1->M2;
ENDFIX
the value of the intersection of M1->acct0 is 100 as input ,what i wanted from this calc script is the acct2->M1 to be 100 after executing the script once
but the fact is i have to run it twice to get the expected result.
the outline is like this:
M:
M2 Dynamic calc M2=M0+M1
M0 Stored
m1 stored
Account:
acct0 stored
acct1 stored
acct2 stored
Can anyone tell me the reason and how to solve it?
Edited by: user10450070 on 2011-1-25 上午1:38

Is acct1 correct after one run of the calculation, but acct2 incorrect? If so, it's because Essbase is calculating them both at the same time (parallel), whereas it has to be forced to calculate acct1 first and acct2 second. You can do this with separate fixes as below:
FIX(M1)
acct1=acct0->M2;
ENDFIX
FIX(M2)
acct2=acct1->M2;
ENDFIX
Or, you can you can force it into calculating in serial mode:
SET CALCPARALLEL 0;
FIX(M1)
acct1=acct0->M2;
acct2=acct1->M2;
ENDFIX
Sabrina
Edited by: SabrinaD on Jan 26, 2011 7:56 AM

Maxl doesn't logout after Calc Script execution

Hi All,
I have a batch script which runs to load data and then aggregate data using calc script. Maxl completes the load and then starts the calculation execution but this never ends. I tried looking into the logs and it shows that Calc Script executed but it won't log off the user and so the next process of the batch doesn't kick-in.
Application Logs:
Thu~May~20~12:40:36~2009~Local~****~****~hadmin~Info~(1012579)~Total Calc Elapsed Time for ~Agg.csc~ : ~1008.66~ seconds
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Chose 'Export to Shared Services' on a calc script....where did it go?

I accidentally right-click and choose 'Export to Shared Services' on a Calc script in EAS.
the help file is not much...I am curious...where did this export to in Shared Services? What is the point of this feature?
Thanks
JTS

Hi,
I think it was Hyperion's original idea to share objects between applications which were known as models, so you could export outlines and calc scripts to shared services and then shared them across applications or to synchronize different applications.
It is something that I have never seen really used and I am sure it was dropped after 9.2, though the option still existed to export in EAS but you couldn't manage models in 9.3
I think it has all be superseeded with concepts like EPMA and LCM.
Cheers
John
http://john-goodwin.blogspot.com/

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Hello,
I've a problem with Essbase(Planning?) Scripts on version 9.3. It looks simple but I do not find any (clean) solution :
On my Essbase database, I have a member called "Reference_Date" on my axis Indicators. It is a date data type, that is to say, it displays a number corresponding to a YYYYMMDD format. For example : 20091029 for October 29th 2009.
In calc scripts I often need to compare the month included in that "Reference_Date" with the current Member of my Time Axis (I have 12 Months members based on the format M02 for February for example). The final aim is to calculate a number of complete years since that "Reference_Date".
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For example I can extract the month value of the "Reference_Date"' and put an "M" before it to have a Time member equivalent or I can convert the member Name M10 to a number (10))
in both cases I have the same type problem : I don't know how to convert a string into a number nor how to convert a number into a string.
(For example @CONCATENATE doesn't work with numbers). and that my only remaining problem.
I didn't find any Essbase Function which do this (conversion number <=>string).
Is anyone have an Idea ?
Thanks for your help
Best regards

I don't know any way for you to compare your data against your metadata. Not directly. To me it makes little enough sense to try that I'm not surprised the developers didn't provide for it.
I've converted member names to strings, manipulated the strings (calc script functions are not good at this), and turned them back into member names, but that's really the only use I've had for string manipulation. I don't think an equivalency operator even exists for string data. And I see no way to begin thinking of a member name, once converted to a string, as a number.
It makes even less sense to me to try thinking of a data value as a string. Even text values in Sys 11 are stored as numbers. Not encoded characters, but just a number to look up somewhere.
I think you can do what you want though, with something like this...
IF (@ISMBR("FY08"))
vYr = 2008;
ELSEIF (@ISMBR("FY09"))
vYr = 2009;
ENDIF;
IF (@ISMBR("M01"))
vMth = 1;
ELSEIF (@ISMBR("M02"))
vMth = = 2;
ENDIF;
"Years_Since_Reference" = ((vYr * 100) + Mth) - ("Reference_Date" / 12);
Obviously, the math will need some work, coz that doesn't actually work, but the logic above essentially turns your metadata into numbers, which is what you are after.
Good luck,
-- Joe

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I am sure there have been previous discussions about this, but can somebody let me know the benefits of using variables in Calc scripts and BRs?
Thanks,
A

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/*     Declare variables     */
VAR varSalaryCosts ;
VAR varProdOHLabXXXX ;
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A whole bunch of code here along with very limited FIX statement and then...
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                         "Number of Employees"->"TTTT"->"Codes"->"Salaried" ;
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)The last formula is how the formula was described to me by the business owner. I find it to be much easier to read than something like:
"Salaried Labor" = ("Salary Costs"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "Wage Bonus"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
                         "YYYY Retention Bonus 40%"->"No Department"->"No Category"->"Salaried" -
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Regards,
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Note: This is the first time I am running the calculation scripts in the new system.
Thanks

Did you size your essbase plan type caches appropriately - the index and data caches specifically (this is the most common culprit)
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Regards,
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