Running Mass Compile

The Mass Compile metadata utility enables you to either compile individual metadata objects, or all metadata objects.

As discussed in the "Setting Up and Working with Metadata" topic of this documentation, if you change a table, you must recompile record metadata for that table. For instance, if you add a non-key column to a table, you must recompile the record metadata. If you add a key column, you must recompile both the record metadata and any tablemaps, datamaps, constraints, or other metadata objects associated with it. The advantage of Mass Compile is that you can opt to compile all metadata objects at once. In addition, if you have imported metadata into the database and validated it, you can compile it using Mass Compile.

Note: Mass Compile will not compile allocation manager rules that are period-based or have the multiple business unit option selected. These rules will be skipped and must be compiled from the Allocation Manager Rules component.

This topic discusses how to compile metadata objects using Mass Compile.

Page Used to Run Mass Compile

Page Name	Definition Name	Navigation	Usage
Compile Metadata Changes	RUN_PF_COMPILE	select EPM Foundation, then select Foundation Metadata, then select Other Metadata Operations, then select Compile Metadata Changes	Compile metadata objects by running Mass Compile. To view errors, see select the Process Monitor or Report Manager link.

Compile Metadata Changes Page

Use the Compile Metadata Changes page (RUN_PF_COMPILE) to compile metadata objects by running Mass Compile. To view errors, see select the Process Monitor or Report Manager link.

Navigation

select EPM Foundation, then select Foundation Metadata, then select Other Metadata Operations, then select Compile Metadata Changes

Image: Compile Metadata Changes page

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Compile Metadata Changes page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

Click the Select All button to select all the metadata types listed.

Click the Clear All button to deselect all check boxes.

SetID

Select the SetID to limit the compile to the specified input SetID.

Only Imported Metadata

Select this check box to limit the Mass Compile utility to only those objects with zero SQL counter that have been imported into the database and need compiling. You should validate this metadata beforehand using the Mass Validate process.

PATHNAME

Enter the directory location where you would like the output log to be placed.

You can either select all objects, or individually select the objects you want to validate in the Metadata Type, Performance Management Warehouse, Activity-Based Management, Scorecard, and Workforce Analytics group boxes.