When naming applications, follow these rules:
For non-Unicode mode applications and databases, use no more than 8 bytes; for Unicode-mode applications and databases, use no more than 30 characters.
Do not use spaces.
Do not use these special characters:
asterisks
backslashes
brackets
colons
commas
equal signs
greater than signs
less than signs
periods
plus signs
question marks
quotation marks (double and single)
semicolons
slashes
tabs
vertical bars
For Planning application names in relational database environments, do not use extended characters (except for underscores).
For aggregate storage databases, do not use DEFAULT, LOG, METADATA, or TEMP as application names.
Enter names in the preferred case. Application names are created exactly as entered.
For detailed information on creating Essbase applications and databases, see the Essbase product documentation.