Opening Scripts

You can open, edit, and execute calculation scripts and report scripts in Calculation Script Editor and Report Script Editor, respectively. You can open scripts as described in this topic or directly from Enterprise View.

  To open calculation or report scripts that are saved as objects on Essbase Server:

  1. From Enterprise View or a custom view, locate the application or database with which the script is associated.

  2. Under the application of database name, expand the Calculation Scripts node or Report Scripts node.

  3. Select the script that you want to open, right-click, and select Edit.

    The script opens in an editor.

  4. If you are prompted to lock the script and you plan to modify the script and save your changes, lock the script.

    See Locking and Unlocking Objects.

  To open calculation or report scripts that are saved locally or on a network:

  1. Select File, and then Open.

  2. In the Open dialog box, select the File System tab.

  3. Optional: To display scripts of only one type, from Files of type, select a script type.

  4. Navigate to the location of the script that you want to open.

  5. Select the script, and click OK.

    The script opens in an editor.

  6. If you are prompted to lock the script and you plan to modify the script and save your changes, lock the script.

    See Locking and Unlocking Objects.

  7. If you are prompted for the encoding, perform an action:

    • For a Unicode-mode application, select UTF-8 or a locale.

    • For a non-Unicode-mode application, select the default value.

    See About File Encoding and Locales.

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