Connecting to a Database

To access Essbase data for the advanced tutorial, first connect to the Sample Basic database on the server. This tutorial assumes that you can connect to a server, an application, and a database.

  To connect to an Essbase Server, Essbase application and database:

  1. Select Essbase, and then Connect.

    The Essbase System Login dialog box is displayed.

    Note:

    To complete the steps that follow, you must know the name of the Essbase Server, your user name, and your password. If you do not know this information, contact the Essbase system administrator.

  2. From Server, select the server to access or enter the name of the server.

  3. Enter your user name.

  4. Enter your password.

    Note:

    You can change your password when you are connected to a server. See Changing Passwords.

  5. Click OK.

    Essbase displays a list of available application and database pairs in the Application/Database list box. An instance of Essbase Server enables simultaneous access to multiple applications. An application can contain multiple databases. Only the databases that you are permitted to access are displayed in the list.

    For this tutorial, you use the Sample Basic database. If the Sample Basic database was installed as part of the Essbase installation, it is shown in the list. If Sample Basic is not shown in the Application/Database list box, ask the Essbase system administrator to install it.

  6. Select Sample Basic, and then click OK.

If the application is not running, Essbase automatically starts it. may pause briefly as the application loads; the time required to start an application depends on the number of databases, the sizes of the databases, and the sizes of the indexes of the databases that are contained within the applications.