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";
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