You use the MaxL Editor tab to set options and default behavior for MaxL Script Editor.
To specify how MaxL Script Editor behaves, from the Editor group, select one or more options:
Enable auto-completion—As you type, MaxL Script Editor provides lists of relevant keywords and values. The option is selected by default.
Enable GUI help with auto-completion—MaxL Script Editor launches a GUI component that helps you complete certain MaxL statements. For example, if you are typing the create filter statement, MaxL Script Editor launches Filter Editor. The option is available only if the “Enable auto-completion” option is selected.
Synchronize Enterprise View after execution—Enterprise View is automatically updated with changes that result from execution of MaxL scripts. For example, immediately after a database-creation script is executed, Enterprise View is updated to include the new database. The option is selected by default.
To specify how results are displayed in the Results pane, from the “Results panel” group, select or clear the following options. By default, all options are selected.
Echo statements—Select to display all MaxL statements and results. Clear to display only results.
Keep results in one tab—Select to display all results on one tab. Clear to display results on multiple tabs, one tab per statement.
Show information messages—Select to display information messages with results. Clear not to display of information messages with results.
Show warning messages—Select to display warning messages with results. Clear not to display warning messages with results.
To specify what happens when an error occurs during execution of a script, from the “Errors during execution” group, select an option. With all options, the error is written to the Results pane.
Stop execution
Prompt to continue—You are asked whether to continue or stop execution. By default, the option is selected.
Ignore and continue
To specify what happens when an undefined variable is encountered during script execution, from the “Undefined variables” group, select an option. With all options, the undefined variable error is written to the Results pane.
Stop execution
Prompt to continue—You are asked to continue or stop execution. By default, the option is selected.
Ignore and continue
“Using MaxL Data Definition Language” in the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide
MaxL Reference in the Oracle Essbase Technical Reference