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Security and Permissions No access or None

Read

Write

Execute(or Calculate)

Database Designer

Application Designer

Filter Access

Create/delete Applications

Create/Delete Users, Groups Supervisor

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Creating Filters in Shared Services Console

y You add filters in the Essbase Administration console regardless ofwhether you are using native authentication or external authentication.Right click on the dbname | create |filters.

y If you use external authentication, you have to assign the filter to theuser in shared services.

y To do that from Available Roles, grant the user access to the server. Thenexpand the available roles all the way down to filter access.

y Then in the provisioning hierarchy expand so you can see the applicationname. Right click and choose Assign Access Control. Select the user.Then hit next. You should be able to select the filter on that screen and

hit the check mark to apply it. You will need to refresh the security in theAdmin console.



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How to export Data

y Using a Calculation Script (Starting version 9.3.1)

y Using the database export option and

y Using a MDX (Multi Dimensional Expressions) query.

y Report Script

y While creating the Report Script, first, we define some properties for the

output file, likey 1. Output File Properties

TABDELIMIT to specify TAB as a delimiter for the output fileROWREPEAT To repeat the rows (just like we would use it in reports)NOINDENTGEN To indent or avoid indentation based on GenerationSuppression Options :

SUPEMPTYROWS, SUPMISSINGROWS, SUPCOMMAS (for thousandseparators), SUPHEADING (if you dont want to print the headings in thereport output file



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y Page, Row and Column Dimension Definitions.

Having been specified the output file properties, the next step is to specify theROW, COLUMN and PAGE dimension definitions.Remember, the report script will process the output for the same membercombinations that have been specified in this section.An example of the ROW, COLUMN and PAGE listings is as follows

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Backup and Recovery

y To prevent data loss we use backup and recovery. Youtake of backup of database so that when any misshappening accord. You can get back your data. Thereare many type of database backup

Types of Backup:y 1.Hot Backup: Perform backup while server is up and

running mode

y 2.Cold Backup: Perform backup while server is not in

running mode



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Migrating Essbase Application Using LCM Utility

y Lifecycle Management provides a consistent way for Oracle HyperionEnterprise Performance Management System products to migrate anapplication, a repository, or individual artifacts across product environmentsand operating systems.

Essbase Artifacts

1. Definitions of all databases within the applications2. Outlines

3. Substitution Variables

4. Rule Files

5. Calculation Scripts

6. Report Scripts7. Excel Files

8. Location Aliases

9. Security Filters



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Migrating Essbase Application Using LCM Utility

Lifecycle Management for Essbase can be used in the following scenario

y Migrating users/groups/roles/privileges migrations

y Backup and recovery for Essbase artifacts.

y Importing and exporting artifacts for editing purposes

y Using Lifecycle Management Utility to export to version control systems

y Application migrations with cross-product artifact dependencies

Migration Types LCM Utility

Application to Application Migration

Application to File System Migration



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