APPLYOTLCHANGEFILEEX

Applies the source outline changes specified in the .CHG log file to the target database's outline you selected with the SELECT command.

Syntax

APPLYOTLCHANGEFILEEX numFiles fileName dataFlowDirection

Parameter	Description
numFiles	A numeric value indicating the number of .CHG log files to read.
Filename	The name of the .CHG log file to read. The filename must be the full path name of the desired change file on the target database. The filename must be in quotation marks (see example below). More than one file can be specified.
dataFlowDirection	The half of the partition to which you are currently connected: 1 - Source 2 - Target

Parameter

Description

numFiles

A numeric value indicating the number of .CHG log files to read.

Filename

The name of the .CHG log file to read. The filename must be the full path name of the desired change file on the target database. The filename must be in quotation marks (see example below). More than one file can be specified.

dataFlowDirection

The half of the partition to which you are currently connected:

1 - Source

2 - Target

Notes

When the source database outline is modified, the GETPARTITIONOTLCHANGES command records the outline changes to a .CHG file in the source database directory.

Use APPLYOTLCHANGEFILEEX after calling GETPARTITIONOTLCHANGES. Specify the full path to the source database's .CHG file.

Example

Samppart Company, the target database, is selected. Apply outline changes from Sampeast East, the source database.

APPLYOTLCHANGEFILE "1" 
"C:\Hyperion\products\Essbase\EssbaseServer\app\Sampeast\East\ess00004.chg" "1";