Connecting to Essbase or DB2 OLAP

  To connect to an Essbase or a DB2 OLAP database:

  1. Follow the instructions for Creating an OLAP Connection File.

  2. Select the application/database to which to connect and click Next.

    This is the cube from which to retrieve values.

  3. Select the measures dimension for the cube in the Dimension Name field and click Next.

    This is the specific measure group from which to retrieve values.

  4. Click Finish to save the Interactive Reporting database connection file.

Note:

For information on connecting to an Essbase 7.x or 9.x server, see Connecting to Essbase (CubeQuery only)