Creating Private Connections

  To add a connection using a URL:

1. From the Smart View ribbon, click Open.

2. From the Smart View panel, click and select Private Connections.

3. Click and select Create a new connection.

4. Under Location, enter the URL or the local storage directory for the data source to which you want to connect. The URL syntax for the various data sources is as follows. Contact your system administrator for the URL to use:

   Financial Management: http(s)://servername:port/hfmofficeprovider/hfmofficeprovider.aspx

   Hyperion Enterprise: http://servername:port/heofficeprovider/heofficeprovider.aspx

   Planning: http(s)://servername:port/HyperionPlanning/SmartView

   Essbase: http(s)://servername:port/aps/SmartView

   Reporting and Analysis: http(s)://servername:port/raframework/browse/listxml

   Financial Close Management: http://servername:port/fcc/servlets/smartview/fcmsvservlet

5. Optional: Select Set a default connection (applicable only for functions; see Functions).

6. Click Next.

7. In Add Connection - Application/Cube, a list of servers that are accessible from the URL you selected in step 4 is displayed. Expand the Servers node and select a server.

8. In Connect to Data Source, enter the user name and password, and then click Connect.

9. Select the application and click Next.

10. In Add Connection - Name/Description, enter a name and description for this data source.

    Note:

    Do not use semicolons (;) in connection names.

11. Click Finish.