CREATELOCATION

Creates a new location alias.

Location aliases provide a shorthand way of managing login information for Essbase databases. Location aliases are mapped to a host name, application name, database name, user name, and password.

Syntax

CREATELOCATION alias host application database user_name password

Parameter	Description
alias	Location alias name.
host	Host name.
application	Application name.
database	Database name.
user_name	Login name.
password	Password for user_name.

Notes

You can use location aliases only with the @XREF function.
You must have Database Manager permission to create location aliases.

Example

CREATELOCATION "ALIAS3" "LOCAL" "SAMPLE" "BASIC" "TomT" "PASSWORD";