Creating Performance Management Architect Essbase Applications

Note:

If you are using Administration Services Console to create Essbase applications, skip this section.

Each Essbase server can support multiple applications, each with its own databases. The Essbase application that you create is automatically registered with Shared Services. Essbase Server users must be provisioned separately to each application and its artifacts.

Performance Management Architect Essbase applications are created from the Application Library.

The applications that you deploy become a part of the Application Library. Essbase applications are listed also in Shared Services Console and Administration Services Console.

  To create an application:

  1. Access EPM Workspace. See Accessing EPM Workspace.

  2. Select Navigate, then Administer, and then Application Library.

  3. Select File, then New, and then Application.

  4. In Name, enter an application name (maximum eight characters). Application names should not contain special characters; for example, a space or an asterisk.

  5. In Type, select Essbase (ASO) or Essbase (BSO) depending on the type of storage to use for the application.

  6. Enter a database name.

  7. Select Unicode if you want the database to be a unicode database.

  8. Click Next.

  9. Select application dimensions. You must select at least one dimension. Consult online help for assistance.

  10. Click Next to create the application in the Application Library.

  11. Click Validate. Correct reported errors. You can find detailed validation information in the Library Job Console. To open the Library Job Console, select Navigate, then Administer, and then Library Job Console.

  12. Click Finish.

    The Dimension Library opens. From the Dimension Library, you can add members for your application dimensions. An icon for the application is displayed in the Application Library.

  13. Deploy the application:

    1. In Application Library, right-click your Essbase application.

    2. Select Deploy.

      Performance Management Architect validates the application. If no errors are found, the Deploy window opens.

    3. Enter or select the required information. Consult online help for assistance.

    4. Click Deploy.

      The deployment process takes awhile to finish. Performance Management Architect displays a deployment job ID that can be used to track deployment progress and reported errors.