Tutorial Guidelines

Keep in mind these guidelines during this tutorial:

You must be connected to the Sample Basic database during the tutorial so that your worksheet view matches the tutorial illustrations.
To access many Essbase commands:
- Select the command from the Essbase menu
- Click the icon on the Essbase toolbar
- For the Zoom In and Zoom Out commands, double-click the primary or the secondary mouse button
After you change a worksheet option in the Essbase Options dialog box, you must perform a retrieval or a drill-down operation for the setting to take effect.
Follow each step in the tutorial because each task builds upon the previous task. Do not skip the final steps at the end of sections, because these steps are often necessary to prepare you for the next tutorial task.
If you err or find yourself out of step with the tutorial, select Essbase, and then FlashBack, to undo the last command and return to the previous worksheet view.
The values in the Sample Basic database that represent ratios or percentages are calculated to a very high level of precision (for example, 55.26162826). You can apply a cell format to control the number of decimal places that are displayed in data values. For details on applying cell formats, see the Excel documentation.
Numeric values shown in the tutorial illustrations reflect a freshly loaded database and may not match the values stored in your database.
Some worksheet columns are adjusted for clarity in the illustrations. Do not change the width of columns in the worksheet to follow the tutorial steps. The Adjust Columns option in the Display page of the Essbase Options dialog box adjusts columns for you.