Glossary

See bang character.

See missing data.

A set of operations that a user can perform on a resource.

Input and output data specifications for data-mining algorithms.

The process by which accounts accept input data in the consolidated file. Blocked accounts do not receive their value through the additive consolidation process.

Accounts which have their values set to zero in the consolidated file during consolidation.

A property that determines how an account's value flows over time and its sign behavior. Account type options can include expense, income, asset, liability, and equity.

A visual, hierarchical representation of the responsibility, reporting, and dependency structure of the accountability teams (also known as critical business areas) in an organization.

A service whose Run Type is set to Start rather than to Hold.

A system in which all the available members can service requests, and no member is idle. An active-active system generally provides more scalability options than an active-passive system. Contrast with active-passive high availability system.

A system with active members, which are always servicing requests, and passive members that are activated only when an active member fails. Contrast with active-active high availability system.

Defines user access to applications and the types of activities they can perform on applications, independent of the data that will be operated on.

An online analytical query that an end user creates dynamically.

Software that enables a program to integrate with data and metadata from target and source systems.

Interactive Reporting Web Client level of permission.

See journal entry.

The integration of a relational database with an Essbase multidimensional database so that all data remains in the relational database and is mapped to summary-level data in the Essbase database.

An Essbase server process that starts and stops applications and databases, manages connections from users, and handles user-access security. The agent is referred to as ESSBASE.EXE.

A cell comprising several cells. For example, a data cell that uses Children(Year) expands to four cells containing Quarter 1, Quarter 2, Quarter 3, and Quarter 4 data.

A type of function, such as sum or calculation of an average, that summarizes or performs analysis on data.

A limit placed on an aggregated request line item or aggregated metatopic item.

The database storage model designed to support large-scale, sparsely distributed data which is categorized into many, potentially large dimensions. Upper level members and formulas are dynamically calculated, and selected data values are aggregated and stored, typically with improvements in overall aggregation time.

A collection of aggregate cells based on the levels of the members within each dimension. To reduce calculation time, values are pre-aggregated and stored as aggregate views. Retrievals start from aggregate view totals and add up from there.

The process of rolling up and storing values in an aggregate storage database; the stored result of the aggregation process.

In aggregate storage databases only, a file that defines a selection of aggregate views to be built into an aggregation.

A table that contains alternate names for members.

A hierarchy of shared members. An alternate hierarchy is based upon an existing hierarchy in a database outline, but has alternate levels in the dimension. An alternate hierarchy allows the same data to be seen from different points of view.

A branch member that has members below it. For example, the members Qtr2 and 2006 are ancestors of the member April.

A Log4j term for destination.

1) A software program designed to run a specific task or group of tasks such as a spreadsheet program or database management system. 2) A related set of dimensions and dimension members that are used to meet a specific set of analytical requirements, reporting requirements, or both.

A person responsible for setting up, configuring, maintaining, and controlling an application. Has all application privileges and data access permissions.

The default reporting currency for the application.

A command-line utility for migrating applications and artifacts.

A loosely joined group of application servers running simultaneously, working together for reliability and scalability, and appearing to users as one application server instance. See also vertical application cluster and horizontal application cluster.

A predefined set of members and values that makes up a partition.

A data load that performs operations on values in the database, such as adding 10 to each value.

An individual application or repository item; for example, scripts, forms, rules files, Interactive Reporting documents, and financial reports. Also known as an object.

Installation files for EPM System products or components.

An account type that stores values that represent a company's assets.

The association of a source and destination in the allocation model that controls the direction of allocated costs or revenue flow.

A characteristic of a dimension member. For example, Employee dimension members may have attributes of Name, Age, or Address. Product dimension members can have several attributes, such as a size and flavor.

A relationship in a database outline whereby a member in an attribute dimension describes a characteristic of a member of its base dimension. For example, if product 100-10 has a grape flavor, the product 100-10 has the Flavor attribute association of grape. Thus, the 100-10 member of the Product dimension is associated with the Grape member of the Flavor attribute dimension.

A system-defined dimension that performs these calculation operations on groups of members: Sum, Count, Avg, Min, and Max. This dimension is calculated dynamically and is not visible in the database outline. For example, using the Avg member, you can calculate the average sales value for Red products in New York in January.

A type of dimension that enables analysis based on the attributes or qualities of dimension members.

A reporting process based on the attributes of the base dimension members. See also base dimension.

A text, numeric, Boolean, date, or linked-attribute type that enables different functions for grouping, selecting, or calculating data. For example, because the Ounces attribute dimension has the type numeric, the number of ounces specified as the attribute of each product can be used to calculate the profit per ounce for that product.

Verification of identity as a security measure. Authentication is typically based on a user name and password. Passwords and digital signatures are forms of authentication.

A core service that manages one authentication system.

A journal for entering adjustments that you want to reverse in the next period.

A stage that does not require human intervention; for example, a data load.

(1) A straight line that passes through a graphic used for measurement and categorization. (2) A report aspect used to arrange and relate multidimensional data, such as filters, pages, rows, and columns. For example, for a data query in Simple Basic, an axis can define columns for values for Qtr1, Qtr2, Qtr3, and Qtr4. Row data would be retrieved with totals in the following hierarchy: Market, Product.

A duplicate copy of an application instance.

An account type that stores unsigned values that relate to a particular time.

A journal in which the total debits equal the total credits.

A character that terminates a series of report commands and requests information from the database. A report script must be terminated with a bang character; several bang characters can be used within a report script.

The currency in which daily business transactions are performed.

A standard dimension that is associated with one or more attribute dimensions. For example, assuming products have flavors, the Product dimension is the base dimension for the Flavors attribute dimension.

An entity at the bottom of the organization structure that does not own other entities.

Any calculation on a database that is done in batch; for example, a calculation script or a full database calculation. Dynamic calculations are not considered to be batch calculations.

An operating system file that can call multiple ESSCMD scripts and run multiple sessions of ESSCMD. On Windows-based systems, batch files have BAT file extensions. On UNIX, batch files are written as a shell script.

An FDM component that enables the processing of multiple files.

A collection of all dimensions on the user POV of every report and book in the batch. While scheduling the batch, you can set the members selected on the batch POV.

A method of using ESSCMD to write a batch or script file that can be used to automate routine server maintenance and diagnostic tasks. ESSCMD script files can execute multiple commands and can be run from the operating system command line or from within operating system batch files. Batch files can be used to call multiple ESSCMD scripts or run multiple instances of ESSCMD.

The primary storage unit which is a multidimensional array representing the cells of all dense dimensions.

The Essbase database storage model categorizing and storing data based on the sparsity of data values defined in sparse dimensions. Data values are stored in blocks, which exist only for sparse dimension members for which there are values.

An account that you do not want calculated in the consolidated file because you want to enter it manually.

1) In Financial Reporting, a container that holds a group of similar documents. Books may specify dimension sections or dimension changes. 2) In Data Relationship Management, a collection of exports that can be run together as a group. Export results can be combined together or output separately.

The dimension members for which a book is run.

A link to a reporting document or a website, displayed on a personal page of a user. The types of bookmarks are My Bookmarks and image bookmarks.

The required perimeter that encapsulates the Interactive Reporting document content when embedding Interactive Reporting document sections in a personal page, specified in pixels for height and width or row per page.

A simple text message sent by an administrator to a user who is logged on to a Planning application. The message details information such as system availability, notification of application refresh, or application backups.

A method used to modify database outlines. Choice of a build method is based on the format of data in data source files.

A set of activities that collectively accomplish a business objective.

Logical expressions or formulas that are created within an application to produce a desired set of resulting values.

A buffer in memory that holds data temporarily.

A set of commands that define how a database is consolidated or aggregated. A calculation script may also contain commands that specify allocation and other calculation rules separate from the consolidation process.

Accounts with formulas that you cannot alter. These formulas are fixed to maintain the accounting integrity of the model that you are building. For example, the formula for Net Income, a Calculated Account, is modeled into Strategic Finance and cannot be changed in historical or forecast periods.

A member designed for analytical purposes and defined in the optional WITH section of a MaxL DML query.

A module of Enterprise Performance Management Architecture (EPMA) that Planning and Financial Management users can use to design, validate, and administrate business rules in a graphical environment. c

A consolidation status that indicates that some values or formula calculations have changed. You must reconsolidate to get the correct values for the affected entity.

User-defined time periods and their relationship to each other. Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 comprise a calendar or fiscal year.

The process of creating multiple reports for a subset of member values.

An area that displays a list of elements available to the active section. If Query is the active section, a list of database tables is displayed. If Pivot is the active section, a list of results columns is displayed. If Dashboard is the active section, a list of embeddable sections, graphic tools, and control tools are displayed.

Groupings by which data is organized. For example, Month.

A map that depicts how the elements that form your corporate strategy relate and how they work together to meet your organization's strategic goals. A Cause and Effect map tab is automatically created for each Strategy map.

See custom-defined function.

See custom-defined macro.

(1) The data value at the intersection of dimensions in a multidimensional database; the intersection of a row and a column in a worksheet. (2) A logical group of nodes belonging to one administrative domain.

A text annotation for a cell in an Essbase database. Cell notes are a type of LRO.

Consolidation status that indicates data for an entity has changed.

A template that defines the metrics to display in Workspace charts.

A member with a parent above it in the database outline.

A list of members that a report designer can specify for each dimension when defining the report's point of view. A user who wants to change the point of view for a dimension that uses a choice list can select only the members specified in that defined member list or those members that meet the criteria defined in the function for the dynamic list.

A data block in which the database is fully calculated, if a calculation script calculates all dimensions at once, or if the SET CLEARUPDATESTATUS command is used in a calculation script.

An array of servers or databases that behave as a single resource which share task loads and provide failover support; eliminates one server or database as a single point of failure in a system.

A private link used by a hardware cluster for heartbeat information, to detect node failure.

Software that manages cluster member operations as a system. With cluster services, you can define a set of resources and services to monitor through a heartbeat mechanism between cluster members and to move these resources and services to a different cluster member as efficiently and transparently as possible.

Charts in which categories are viewed side-by-side; used only with vertical bar charts.

A mapping of bit combinations to a set of text characters. Different code pages support different sets of characters. Each computer contains a code page setting for the character set requirements of the language of the computer user. In the context of this document, code pages map characters to bit combinations for non-Unicode encodings. See also encoding.

In Data Relationship Management, a field of data associated with an import source or the results of a query, compare, validation, or export.

An Essbase Kernel Isolation Level setting that affects how Essbase handles transactions. Under committed access, concurrent transactions hold long-term write locks and yield predictable results.

A virtual column (as opposed to a column that is physically stored in the database or cube) that can be calculated by the database during a query, or by Interactive Reporting Studio in the Results section. Computed items are calculations of data based on functions, data items, and operators provided in the dialog box and can be included in reports or reused to calculate other data.

See Interactive Reporting connection file (.oce)

A file into which all of the business unit files are consolidated; contains the definition of the consolidation.

The process of aggregating data from dependent entities to parent entities. For example, if the dimension Year consists of the members Qtr1, Qtr2, Qtr3, and Qtr4, its consolidation is Year.

A graphical interface that enables you to add, delete, or move Strategic Finance files in the consolidation process using either a Chart or Tree view. It also enables you to define and modify the consolidation.

The rule that is executed during the consolidation of the node of the hierarchy. This rule can contain customer-specific formulas appropriate for the correct consolidation of parent balances. Elimination processing can be controlled within these rules.

Information stored in the repository for any type of file.

A component that eanbles users to browse and select content to be placed on a Workspace Page.

A variable that is defined for a particular task flow to identify the context of the taskflow instance.

The value added to a parent from a child entity. Each child has a contribution to its parent.

Groupings used in FDM to maintain and organize certification and assessment information, especially helpful for meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.

See exchange rate.

A segment of data placed on your computer by a website.

Subqueries that are evaluated once for every row in the parent query; created by joining a topic item in the subquery with a topic in the parent query.

An individual or a group organized into a division, region, plant, cost center, profit center, project team, or process; also called accountability team or business area.

A capability that must be established and sustained to achieve a strategic objective; owned by a strategic objective or a critical process and is a parent to one or more actions.

Reporting that categorizes and summarizes data in table format. The table cells contain summaries of the data that fit within the intersecting categories. For example, a crosstab report of product sales information could show size attributes, such as Small and Large, as column headings and color attributes, such as Blue and Yellow, as row headings. The cell in the table where Large and Blue intersect could contain the total sales of all Blue products that are sized Large.

A block of data that contains three or more dimensions. An Essbase database is a cube.

In Essbase Studio, the process of setting load options for a model to build an outline and load data into an Essbase application and database.

In Essbase Studio, the metadata elements, such as measures and hierarchies, representing the logical model of a cube.

A process that converts currency values in a database from one currency into another. For example, to convert one U. S. dollar into the European euro, the exchange rate (for example, 0.923702) is multiplied by the dollar (1* 0.923702). After conversion, the European euro amount is .92.

A feature allowing the selected input method for any input period to be overridden to enable input of that period's value as Default Currency/Items. To override the input method, enter a pound sign (#) before or after the number.

A dimension type that separates local currency members from a base currency, as defined in an application. Identifies currency types, such as Actual, Budget, and Forecast.

Any calendar created by an administrator.

A dimension created and defined by users. Channel, product, department, project, or region could be custom dimensions.

A property of a dimension or dimension member that is created by a user.

A complex report from the Design Report module, composed of any combination of components.

Essbase calculation functions developed in Java and added to the standard Essbase calculation scripting language using MaxL. See also custom-defined macro.

Essbase macros written with Essbase calculator functions and special macro functions. Custom-defined macros use an internal Essbase macro language that enables the combination of calculation functions and they operate on multiple input parameters. See also custom-defined function.

Perform multiple passes through a database while calculating it.

A collection of metrics and indicators that provide an interactive summary of your business. Dashboards enable you to build and deploy analytic applications.

A buffer in memory that holds uncompressed data blocks.

See cell.

A buffer in memory that holds compressed data (PAG) files.

A grid display that enables users to enter data into the database from an interface such as a Web browser, and to view and analyze data or related text. Certain dimension member values are fixed, giving users a specific view into the data.

Function that computes aggregate values, including averages, maximums, counts, and other statistics that summarize groupings of data.

In FDM, a reporting unit responsible for submitting source data into the target system. Typically, one FDM data load location exists for each source file loaded to the target system.

A set of criteria that determines how to load data from a text-based file, a spreadsheet, or a relational data set into a database.

A feature that prevents changes to data according to specified criteria, such as a period or scenario.

The process of searching through an Essbase database for hidden relationships and patterns in a large amount of data.

A representation of a subset of database tables.

See cell.

A file that stores definitions and properties used to connect to data sources and enables database references to be portable and widely used.

In Essbase, a member tagged as Date in the dimension where measures are represented. The cell values are displayed as formatted dates. Dates as measures can be useful for analysis types that are difficult to represent using the Time dimension. For example, an application may need to track acquisition dates for a series of capital assets, but the acquisition dates span too large a period to allow for feasible Time dimension modeling. See also typed measure.

The unit scale of data. For example, If you select to define your analysis in thousands and enter 10, this unit is interpreted as 10,000.

In block storage databases, a dimension likely to contain data for every combination of dimension members. For example, time dimensions are often dense because they can contain all combinations of all members. Contrast with sparse dimension.

An entity that is owned by another entity in the organization.

In Essbase Studio, a text measure whose values are governed by a predefined rule expressed as a range. For example, a derived text measure, called "Sales Performance Index," based on a measure Sales, could consist of the values "High," "Medium," and "Low." This derived text measure is defined to display "High," "Medium," and "Low" depending on the range in which the corresponding sales values fall. See also text measure.

Any member below a parent in the database outline. In a dimension that includes years, quarters, and months, the members Qtr2 and April are descendants of the member Year.

An interface in Web Analysis Studio for designing custom reports, from a library of components.

1) In Business Rules, a block of the database where calculated values are stored; 2) In Profitability and Cost Management, the association of a source and destination in the allocation model that controls the direction of allocated costs or revenue flow.

The currency to which balances are converted. You enter exchange rates and convert from the source currency to the destination currency. For example, when you convert from EUR to USD, the destination currency is USD.

A chart that provides the detailed information that you see in a Summary chart. Detail charts appear in the Investigate Section in columns below the Summary charts. If the Summary chart shows a Pie chart, then the Detail charts below represent each piece of the pie.

A data category used to organize business data for the retrieval and preservation of values. Dimensions usually contain hierarchies of related members grouped within them. For example, a Year dimension often includes members for each time period, such as quarters and months.

The process of adding dimensions and members to an Essbase outline.

Specifications, similar to data load rules, that Essbase uses to modify an outline. The modification is based on data in an external data source file.

In the Pivot section, the tab that enables you to pivot data between rows and columns.

(1) A table that includes numerous attributes about a specific business process. (2) In Essbase Integration Services, a container in the OLAP model for one or more relational tables that define a potential dimension in Essbase.

A dimension property that enables the use of predefined functionality. Dimensions tagged as time have a predefined calendar functionality.

In MaxL DML, the represented dimensions (and the order in which they are represented) in a set. For example, the following set consists of two tuples of the same dimensionality, because they both reflect the dimensions (Region, Year): { (West, Feb), (East, Mar) }

A currency rate that you enter in the exchange-rate table. The direct rate is used for currency conversion. For example, to convert balances from JPY to USD, in the exchange-rate table, enter a rate for the period/scenario where the source currency is JPY and the destination currency is USD.

A data block containing cells that have been changed since the last calculation. Upper-level blocks are marked as dirty if their child blocks are dirty (that is, if they have been updated).

One of three Web Analysis formats saved to the repository: spreadsheet, chart, and pinboard.

The flipped page corner in the upper-right corner of the chart header area.

In data mining, a variable representing a range of navigation within data.

Navigation through the query result set using the dimensional hierarchy. Drilling down moves the user perspective from aggregated data to detail. For example, drilling down can reveal hierarchical relationships between years and quarters or quarters and months.

The navigation from a value in one data source to corresponding data in another source.

In Profitability and Cost Management, an allocation method that describes the mathematical relationship between the sources that use the driver and the destinations to which those sources allocate cost or revenue. For Business Modeling, see also cost driver and activity driver.

A name that occurs more than once in an alias table and can be associated with more than one member in a database outline. Duplicate alias names can be used with duplicate member outlines only.

Multiple occurrences of a member name in a database, with each occurrence representing a different member. For example, a database has two members named New York. One member represents New York state and the other member represents New York city.

A database outline containing duplicate member names.

Members in a block storage outline that Essbase calculates only upon the first retrieval of the value. Essbase then stores the calculated value in the database. Subsequent retrievals do not require calculating.

Members in a block storage outline that Essbase calculates only at retrieval time. Essbase discards calculated values after completing the retrieval request.

In Essbase, a calculation that occurs only when you retrieve data on a member that is tagged as Dynamic Calc or Dynamic Calc and Store. The member's values are calculated at retrieval time instead of being precalculated during batch calculation.

In aggregate storage database outlines only, a hierarchy in which members are calculated at retrieval time.

A system-created named member set that is based on user-defined criteria. The list is refreshed automatically whenever it is referenced in the application. As dimension members are added and deleted, the list automatically reapplies the criteria to reflect the changes.

A pointer in the rules file to header records in a data source.

A report containing data that is updated when you run the report.

A process that performs period-to-date reporting in block storage databases.

An account type indicating that account values are calculated dynamically from the data that is displayed.

An account that does not appear in the consolidated file.

The process of zeroing out (eliminating) transactions between entities within an organization.

A user responsible for, or associated with, specific business objects. Employees need not work for an organization; for example, they can be consultants. Employees must be associated with user accounts, for authorization purposes.

A method for mapping bit combinations to characters for creating, storing, and displaying text. Each encoding has a name; for example, UTF-8. Within an encoding, each character maps to a specific bit combination; for example, in UTF-8, uppercase A maps to HEX41. See also code page, locale.

A period enabling you to adjust the date range in a chart. For example, an ending period of "month" produces a chart showing information through the end of the current month.

An Administration Services feature that enables management of the Essbase environment from a graphical tree view. From Enterprise View, you can operate directly on Essbase artifacts.

A dimension representing organizational units. Examples: divisions, subsidiaries, plants, regions, products, or other financial reporting units.

A subdirectory of Middleware home containing the files required by EPM System products. The EPM Oracle home location is specified during installation with EPM System Installer.

The riskiness of a stock, measured by the variance between its return and the market return, indicated by an index called "beta." For example, if a stock's return normally moves up or down 1.2% when the market moves up or down 1%, the stock has a beta of 1.2.

An optional configuration file for Essbase. Administrators may edit this file to customize Essbase Server functionality. Some configuration settings may also be used with Essbase clients to override Essbase Server settings.

A function entered into a cell in Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in to retrieve a value representing an intersection of specific Essbase database members.

A command-line interface for performing Essbase operations interactively or through batch script files.

The Essbase environment variable that defines the encoding used to interpret text characters. See also encoding.

See MaxL Shell.

Values that satisfy predefined conditions. You can define formatting indicators or notify subscribing users when exceptions are generated.

An identifier for an exchange rate. Different rate types are used because there may be multiple rates for a period and year. Users traditionally define rates at period end for the average rate of the period and for the end of the period. Additional rate types are historical rates, budget rates, forecast rates, and so on. A rate type applies to a specific time.

An account that stores periodic and year-to-date values that decrease net worth if they are positive.

A language comprising a set of tags used to assign attributes to data that can be interpreted between applications according to a schema.

Logging on to Oracle EPM System products with user information stored outside the application. The user account is maintained by the EPM System, but password administration and user authentication are performed by an external service, using a corporate directory such as Oracle Internet Directory (OID) or Microsoft Active Directory (MSAD).

Non-time-based events for scheduling job runs.

Data-source-specific programs for extracting data and migrating it to applications.

An Essbase reporting command that handles the selection, orientation, grouping, and ordering of raw data extracted from a database; begins with the less-than (<) character.

The central table in a star join schema, characterized by a foreign key and elements drawn from a dimension table. This table typically contains numeric data that can be related to all other tables in the schema.

The ability to switch automatically to a redundant standby database, server, or network if the primary database, server, or network fails or is shut down. A system that is clustered for failover provides high availability and fault tolerance through server redundancy and fault-tolerant hardware, such as shared disks.

A gadget that contains links to Reporting and Analysis documents and URLs. See also gadget.

A character, such as a comma or tab, that separates fields in a data source.

A constraint on data sets that restricts values to specific criteria; for example, to exclude certain tables, metadata, or values, or to control access.

An unsigned account that stores periodic and year-to-date values.

Text or images at the bottom of report pages, containing dynamic functions or static text such as page numbers, dates, logos, titles or file names, and author names.

1) In Essbase, a method for transforming the way cell values are displayed. 2) In FDM, a parameter of a Format or Formatted Date derived property that indicates the format in which a property value should be returned.

In Data Relationship Management, business logic used by a derived property to dynamically calculate a property value.

An area on the desktop. Two main areas: the navigation and workspace frames.

An object for presenting, entering, and integrating data from different sources for dynamic calculations.

Creating reports by entering dimension members or report script commands in worksheets.

In Data Relationship Management, a syntactic element of a derived property formula that accepts parameters and returns dynamic values.

A simple, specialized, lightweight application that provides easy viewing of EPM content and enables access to core Reporting and Analysis functionality.

Additional data that is optionally generated after allocation calculations. This data enables reporting on all cost or revenue flows from start to finish through all allocation steps.

A layer in a hierarchical tree structure that defines member relationships in a database. Generations are ordered incrementally from the top member of the dimension (generation 1) down to the child members. Use the unique generation name to identify a layer in the hierarchical tree structure.

Non-SQR Production Reporting or non-Interactive Reporting jobs.

A command in a running report script that is effective until it is replaced by another global command or the file ends.

A means for specifying dimension members on a grid without placing dimensions in rows, columns, or page intersections. A report designer can set POV values at the grid level, preventing user POVs from affecting the grid. If a dimension has one grid value, you put the dimension into the grid POV instead of the row, column, or page.

A container for assigning similar access permissions to multiple users.

Graphical user interface

a collection of computers that provides a single view of network services (for example, an IP address) or application services (such as databases and Web servers) to clients of these services. Each node in a hardware cluster is a standalone server that runs its own processes. These processes can communicate with one another to form what looks like a single system that cooperatively provides applications, system resources, and data to users.

A system attribute that enables an application to continue to provide services in the presence of failures. This is achieved through removal of single points of failure, with fault-tolerant hardware, as well as server clusters; if one server fails, processing requests are routed to another server.

An average for an account over a number of historical periods.

An entity that is part of a legal entity group, with direct or indirect investments in all entities in the group.

A cluster with application server instances on different machines.

A server on which applications and services are installed.

Properties pertaining to a host, or if the host has multiple Oracle EPM homes, to an Oracle EPM home.

An analysis mapping low-level data stored in a relational database to summary-level data stored in Essbase, combining the mass scalability of relational systems with multidimensional data.

A link to a file, a Web page, or an intranet HTML page.

A programming language specifying how Web browsers display data.

A unique identification for a user or group in external authentication.

Graphic links to Web pages or repository items.

A status that indicates changes in child entities consolidating into parent entities.

A member with one or more children but only one that is consolidated, so the parent and child share a value.

In FDM, the definition of the structure of the source file that enables the loading of a source data file to an FDM data-load location.

A group for which an administrator has deactivated system access.

A status that indicates entities deactivated from consolidation for the current period.

A user whose account was deactivated by an administrator.

An account storing periodic and year-to-date values that, if positive, increase net worth.

(1) A method where Essbase uses sparse-data combinations to retrieve data in block storage databases. (2) The index file.

A buffer containing index pages.

A pointer to an intersection of sparse dimensions. Index entries point to data blocks on disk and use offsets to locate cells.

An Essbase file storing block storage data retrieval information, residing on disk, and containing index pages.

A subdivision in an index file. An index page contains pointers to data blocks.

Data loaded from a source rather than calculated.

Product installation files that plug in to EPM System Installer.

A process that is run to move data between Oracle's Hyperion applications using Shared Services. Data integration definitions specify the data moving between a source application and a destination application, and they enable the data movements to be grouped, ordered, and scheduled.

A calculation method tracking updated data blocks since the last calculation.

Files encapsulating database connection information, including the database API (ODBC, SQL*Net, and so on), database software, the database server network address, and database user name. Administrators create and publish Interactive Reporting connection (.oce) files.

See elimination.

The process of comparing balances for pairs of intercompany accounts within an application. Intercompany receivables are compared to intercompany payables for matches. Matching accounts are used to eliminate intercompany transactions from an organization's consolidated totals.

A report that compares intercompany account balances and indicates whether the accounts are in balance.

A situation in which a dimension does not intersect with other dimensions. Because the data in the dimension cannot be accessed from the nonintersecting dimensions, the nonintersecting dimensions are not relevant to that dimension.

A unit of data representing the intersection of dimensions in a multidimensional database; also, a worksheet cell.

An assignment in the financial flow to an object within the same stage.

A deep inspection of a data source to discover hierarchies based on the inherent relationships in the database. Contrast with scraping.

See drill-through.

An Essbase Kernel setting that determines the lock and commit behavior of database operations. Choices are: committed access and uncommitted access.

A pass of the budget or planning cycle in which the same version of data is revised and promoted.

An active-active application server cluster of Java Virtual Machines (JVMs).

A client-server communication protocol used by Java-based clients and relational databases. The JDBC interface provides a call-level API for SQL-based database access.

Files or reports produced from running a job.

Documents with special properties that can be launched to generate output. A job can contain Interactive Reporting, SQR Production Reporting, or generic documents.

A link between two relational database tables or topics based on common content in a column or row. A join typically occurs between identical or similar items within different tables or topics. For example, a record in the Customer table is joined to a record in the Orders table because the Customer ID value is the same in each table.

A set of debit-credit adjustments to account balances for a scenario and period.

Java Server Page.

A gadget that contains a group of Smart Space users and provides access to Smart Space Collaborator. For example, you can have a KeyContacts gadget for your marketing team and another for your development team. See also gadget.

A spreadsheet keyword used to extract data values from the member defined as the latest time period.

(1) The horizontal location of members in a hierarchical structure, specified by generation (top down) or level (bottom up). (2) Position of objects relative to other objects. For example, in the Sample Basic database, Qtr1 and Qtr4 are in the same layer, so they are also in the same generation, but in a database with a ragged hierarchy, Qtr1 and Qtr4 might not be in same layer, though they are in the same generation.

An area on a Workspace Page where content can be placed.

A box containing labels that identify the data categories of a dimension.

A layer in a hierarchical tree structure that defines database member relationships. Levels are ordered from the bottom dimension member (level 0) up to the parent members.

A data block for combinations of sparse, level 0 members.

A member that has no children.

An account type that stores "point in time" balances of a company's liabilities. Examples: accrued expenses, accounts payable, and long-term debt.

The process of migrating an application, a repository, or individual artifacts across product environments.

The lowest level of detail in an account.

The relationship between different metadata elements showing how one metadata element is derived from one or more other metadata elements, ultimately tracing the metadata element to its physical source. In Essbase Studio, a lineage viewer displays the relationships graphically. See also traceability.

(1) A reference to a repository object. Links can reference folders, files, shortcuts, and other links. (2) In a taskflow, the point where the activity in one stage ends and another begins.

A logical expression evaluated by the taskflow engine to determine the sequence of launching taskflow stages.

Documents that are linked to a master copy in a repository

A shared partition that enables you to use a data cell to link two databases. When a user clicks a linked cell in a worksheet, Essbase opens a new sheet displaying the dimensions in the linked database. The user can then drill down those dimensions.

A cell-based link to an external file such as cell notes, URLs, or files with text, audio, video, or pictures. (Only cell notes are supported for Essbase LROs in Financial Reporting.) Contrast with local report object.

Hardware or software that directs the requests to individual application servers in a cluster and is the only point of entry into the system.

Distribution of requests across a group of servers, which helps to ensure optimal end user performance.

An input currency type. When an input currency type is not specified, the local currency matches the entity's base currency.

A report object that is not linked to a Financial Reporting report object in Explorer. Contrast with linked reporting object.

A data model's query results. Results can be used in local joins by dragging them into the data model. Local results are displayed in the catalog when requested.

A computer setting that specifies a location's language, currency and date formatting, data sort order, and the character set encoding used on the computer. Essbase uses only the encoding portion. See also encoding, ESSLANG.

A text record at the beginning of some non-Unicode-encoded text files, such as scripts, that identifies the encoding locale.

A descriptor that identifies a data source. The location alias specifies a server, application, database, user name, and password. Location aliases are set by DBAs at the database level using Administration Services Console, ESSCMD, or the API.

A user-invoked process that prevents users and processes from modifying data.

A data model that cannot be modified by a user.

A consolidation status indicating that an entity contains data that cannot be modified.

An Administration Services feature that enables filtering, searching, and analysis of Essbase logs.

In FDM, one or more logic accounts generated after a source file is loaded into FDM. Logic accounts are calculated accounts derived from the source data.

An aliased reference used to identify the internal host name, port, and context of a Web application. In a clustered or high-availability environment, this is the alias name that establishes a single internal reference for the distributed components. In EPM System, a nonclustered logical Web application defaults to the physical host running the Web application.

See linked reporting object.

An application server process running in its own Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

A stage that requires human intervention.

A file that stores the definition for sending data to or retrieving data from an external database. Map files have different extensions (.mps to send data; .mpr to retrieve data).

A feature that displays your current position on a Strategy, Accountability, or Cause and Effect map, indicated by a red outline.

The rate used to calculate the after-tax cost of debt; represents the tax rate applied to the last earned income dollar (the rate from the highest tax bracket into which income falls) and includes federal, state, and local taxes. Based on current level of taxable income and tax bracket, you can predict marginal tax rate.

The additional rate of return paid over the risk-free rate to persuade investors to hold "riskier" investments than government securities. Calculated by subtracting the risk-free rate from the expected market return. These figures should closely model future market conditions.

An independent data model that is referenced as a source by multiple queries. When used, "Locked Data Model" is displayed in the Query section's Content pane; the data model is linked to the master data model displayed in the Data Model section, which an administrator may hide.

A symbol that defines how data is calculated in formulas and outlines. Can be any of the standard mathematical or Boolean operators; for example, +, -, *, /, and %.

The multidimensional database access language for Essbase, consisting of a data definition language (MaxL DDL) and a data manipulation language (MaxL DML). See also MaxL DDL, MaxL DML, and MaxL Shell

The data definition language used by Essbase for batch or interactive system-administration tasks.

The data manipulation language used in Essbase for data query and extraction.

A Perl module (essbase.pm) that is part of Essbase MaxL DDL. This module can be added to the Perl package to provide access to Essbase databases from Perl programs.

A script-development environment in Administration Services Console. MaxL Script Editor is an alternative to using a text editor and the MaxL Shell for administering Essbase with MaxL scripts.

An interface for passing MaxL statements to Essbase Server. The MaxL Shell executable file is located in the Essbase bin directory (UNIX: essmsh; Windows: essmsh.exe).

A language used for querying and calculation in multidimensional-compliant databases.

Numeric values in an OLAP database cube that are available for analysis. Measures are margin, cost of goods sold, unit sales, budget amount, and so on. See also fact table.

A discrete component within a dimension. A member identifies and differentiates the organization of similar units. For example, a time dimension might include members Jan, Feb, and Qtr1.

A named system- or user-defined group that references members, functions, or member lists within a dimension.

In Essbase Integration Services, the process of adding dimensions and members (without data) to Essbase outlines.

A type of Report Writer command that selects member ranges based on outline relationships, such as sibling, generation, and level.

A type of Report Writer formatting command that is executed as it is encountered in a report script. The command affects only its associated member and executes the format command before processing the member.

A data load option that clears values only from the accounts specified in the data load file and replaces them with values in the data load file.

A set of data that defines and describes the properties and attributes of the data stored in a database or used by an application. Examples of metadata are dimension names, member names, properties, time periods, and security.

Metadata derived from data sources and other metadata that is stored and cataloged for Essbase Studio use.

The process of retrieving a sample of members in a dimension in a drill-down operation.

Security set at the member level to restrict users from accessing certain outline members.

In Essbase Integration Services, a template containing the structure and rules for creating an Essbase outline from an OLAP model.

A directory that includes the Oracle WebLogic Server home and can also include the EPM Oracle home and other Oracle homes. A Middleware home can reside on a local file system or on a remote shared disk that is accessible through NFS.

A report generated from the migration log that provides tracking information for an application migration.

A file that contains migration parameters for an application migration, enabling batch script processing.

A log file that captures all application migration actions and messages.

A snapshot of an application migration that is captured in the migration log.

An attribute that describes the data format of an item, so that the system knows which application should open the object. A file's MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension) type is determined by the file extension or HTTP header. Plug-ins tell browsers which MIME types they support and which file extensions correspond to each MIME type.

In data mining, a class of values used as a factor in analysis of a set of data.

A report component that includes layout, content, hyperlinks, and the query or queries to load the report. Each report can include one or more minireports.

A graphical representation of a subset of tables from a data source that represents a data modeling context.

A marker indicating that data in the labeled location does not exist, contains no value, or was never entered or loaded. For example, missing data exists when an account contains data for a previous or future period but not for the current period.

1) In data mining, a collection of an algorithm's findings about examined data. A model can be applied against a wider data set to generate useful information about that data. 2) A file or content string containing an application-specific representation of data. Models are the basic data managed by Shared Services, of two major types: dimensional and nondimensional application objects. 3) In Business Modeling, a network of boxes connected to represent and calculate the operational and financial flow through the area being examined.

A method of organizing, storing, and referencing data through three or more dimensions. An individual value is the intersection point for a set of dimensions. Contrast with relational database.

An FDM feature that allows the simultaneous loading of multiple periods, categories, and locations.

Customizable Workspace Pages created by users. They are marked specially so that they can be easily accessed from one single place without having to navigate the repository.

In MaxL DML, a set with its logic defined in the optional WITH section of a MaxL DML query. The named set can be referenced multiple times in the query.

The process of authenticating a user name and password from within the server or application.

A report column heading format that displays data from multiple dimensions. For example, a column heading that contains Year and Scenario members is a nested column. The nested column heading shows Q1 (from the Year dimension) in the top line of the heading, qualified by Actual and Budget (from the Scenario dimension) in the bottom line of the heading.

A consolidation status indicating that this entity contains no data for the specified period and account.

A Shared Services model type that includes application objects such as security files, member lists, calculation scripts, and Web forms.

See duplicate member name.

A value that is absent of data. Null values are not equal to zero.

A feature used to associate a base dimension member that has a discrete numeric value with an attribute that represents a value range. For example, to classify customers by age, an Age Group attribute dimension can contain members for the following age ranges: 0-20, 21-40, 41-60, and 61-80. Each Customer dimension member can be associated with an Age Group range. Data can be retrieved based on the age ranges rather than on individual age values.

Open Database Connectivity. A database access method used from any application regardless of how the database management system (DBMS) processes the information.

A consolidation status indicating that an entity has already been consolidated, and that data has not changed below it in the organization structure.

In Essbase Integration Services, a relational database containing metadata describing the nature, source, location, and type of data that is pulled from the relational data source.

In Essbase Integration Services, a logical model (star schema) that is created from tables and columns in a relational database. The OLAP model is then used to generate the structure of a multidimensional database. See also online analytical processing (OLAP).

A multidimensional, multiuser, client-server computing environment for users who analyze consolidated enterprise data in real time. OLAP systems feature drill-down, data pivoting, complex calculations, trend analysis, and modeling.

Standardized application programming interface (API) technology that allows applications to access multiple third-party databases.

A directory containing the installed files required by a specific product, and residing within the directory structure of Middleware home. See also Middleware home.

An entity hierarchy that defines each entity and their relationship to others in the hierarchy.

The intersection of two axes.

The database structure of a multidimensional database, including all dimensions, members, tags, types, consolidations, and mathematical relationships. Data is stored in the database according to the structure defined in the outline.

For partitioned databases, the process of propagating outline changes from one database to another database.

Profit and loss accounts. P&L refers to a typical grouping of expense and income accounts that comprise a company's income statement.

A display of information in a grid or table often represented by the Z-axis. A page can contain data from one field, derived data from a calculation, or text.

An Essbase data file.

A report heading type that lists members represented on the current page of the report. All data values on the page have the members in the page heading as a common attribute.

A member that determines the page axis.

A JASC-compliant file with a .PAL extension. Each palette contains 16 colors that complement each other and can be used to set the dashboard color elements.

A calculation option. Essbase divides a calculation into tasks and calculates some tasks simultaneously.

In Essbase, the concurrent execution of data load stages by multiple process threads.

The ability to export Essbase data to multiple files. This may be faster than exporting to a single file, and it may resolve problems caused by a single data file becoming too large for the operating system to handle.

The journal entries that are posted to a child in relation to its parent.

The entities that contain one or more dependent entities that report directly to them. Because parents are entities associated with at least one node, they have entity, node, and parent information associated with them.

A subcube within a database. A partition is composed of one or more areas of cells from a portion of the database. For replicated and transparent partitions, the number of cells within an area must be the same for the data source and target to ensure that the two partitions have the same shape. If the data source area contains 18 cells, the data target area must also contain 18 cells to accommodate the number of values.

The process of defining areas of data that are shared or linked between data models. Partitioning can affect the performance and scalability of Essbase applications.

The ability to match a value with any or all characters of an item entered as a criterion. Missing characters may be represented by wild-card values such as a question mark (?) or an asterisk (*). For example, "Find all instances of apple" returns apple, but "Find all instances of apple*" returns apple, applesauce, applecranberry, and so on.

The portion of a child's values that is consolidated to its parent.

The extent to which an entity is controlled within the context of its group.

The extent to which an entity is owned by its parent.

An image file used to represent measure and scorecard performance based on a range you specify; also called a status symbol. You can use the default performance indicators or create an unlimited number of your own.

A process of currency conversion that applies the periodic exchange rate values over time to derive converted results.

A level of access granted to users and groups for managing data or other users and groups.

The continuance or longevity of effect for any Essbase operation or setting. For example, an Essbase administrator may limit the persistence of user name and password validity.

A personal window to repository information. You select what information to display and its layout and colors.

Reusable time events that are accessible only to the user who created them.

A named selection statement of complex member selections.

A category used to group measures on a scorecard or strategic objectives within an application. A perspective can represent a key stakeholder (such as a customer, employee, or shareholder/financial) or a key competency area (such as time, cost, or quality).

One of the three data object display types. Pinboards are graphics composed of backgrounds and interactive icons called pins. Pinboards require traffic lighting definitions.

Interactive icons placed on graphic reports called pinboards. Pins are dynamic. They can change images and traffic lighting color based on the underlying data values and analysis tools criteria.

Alter the perspective of retrieved data. When Essbase first retrieves a dimension, it expands data into rows. You can then pivot or rearrange the data to obtain a different viewpoint.

A user who can input and submit data, use reports that others create, execute business rules, use task lists, enable email notification for themselves, and use Smart View. Planners comprise the majority of users.

A data slice at the intersection of a scenario, version, and entity; the basic unit for preparing, reviewing, annotating, and approving plan data.

The area bounded by X, Y, and Z axes; for pie charts, the rectangular area surrounding the pie.

An account in which the system stores any out-of-balance differences between intercompany account pairs during the elimination process.

Assignments in the allocation model that are assigned to locations in a subsequent model stage.

A feature for setting data focus by selecting members that are not already assigned to row, column, or page axes. For example, selectable POVs in FDM could include location, period, category, and target category. In another example, using POV as a filter in Smart View, you could assign the Currency dimension to the POV and select the Euro member. Selecting this POV in data forms displays data in Euro values.

Calculating the database before user retrieval.

Number of decimal places displayed in numbers.

Paths used to drill to the next level of detail, as defined in the data model.

A playlist of Web Analysis documents, enabling reports to be grouped, organized, ordered, distributed, and reviewed. Includes pointers referencing reports in the repository.

User-created formulas kept within a worksheet while retrieving data.

A high-priority measure important to your company and business needs. Displayed in the Contents frame.

A list of locations and their positions within the FDM data conversion process. You can use the process monitor report to monitor the status of the closing process. The report is time-stamped. Therefore, it can be used to determine to which locations at which time data was loaded.

In Shared Services, an application type, such as Planning or Performance Scorecard.

See SQR Production Reporting.

An instance of Oracle's Hyperion products grouped together in an implementation. For example, a Planning project may consist of a Planning application, an Essbase cube, and a Financial Reporting Server instance.

The process of granting users and groups specific access permissions to resources.

A server acting as an intermediary between workstation users and the Internet to ensure security.

Reusable named job parameters created by administrators and accessible to users with requisite access privileges.

Reusable time events created by administrators and accessible through the access control system.

See periodic value method.

A member name in a qualified format that differentiates duplicate member names in a duplicate member outline. For example, [Market].[East].[State].[New York] or [Market].[East].[City].[New York].

An Essbase Integration Server parameter or Essbase Server configuration setting that controls the duration and size of queries made to data sources.

An assignment in the financial flow that also has the source as one of its destinations.

A URL that is used to reload servlet configuration settings dynamically when users are already logged on to the Workspace.

In a database, a group of fields making up one complete entry. For example, a customer record may contain fields for name, address, telephone number, and sales data.

A journal template for making identical adjustments in every period.

An event specifying a starting point and the frequency for running a job.

Duplicate data blocks that Essbase retains during transactions until Essbase commits updated blocks.

A feature for entering one-time adjustments for a period. A regular journal can be balanced, balanced by entity, or unbalanced.

Accounts related to the main account and grouped under the same main account number. The account structure groups all main and related accounts under the same main account number. The main account is distinguished from related accounts by the first suffix of the account number.

A type of database that stores data in related two-dimensional tables. Contrast with multidimensional database.

A data load option that clears existing values from all accounts for periods specified in the data load file and loads values from the data load file. If an account is not specified in the load file, its values for the specified periods are cleared.

A portion of a database, defined through Partition Manager, used to propagate an update to data mastered at one site to a copy of data stored at another site. Users can access the data as though it were part of their local database.

An Essbase component that retrieves report data from the Essbase database when report scripts are run.

In report designs, a basic element with properties defining behavior or appearance, such as text boxes, grids, images, and charts.

A text file containing Essbase Report Writer commands that generate one or more production reports.

An Essbase component that displays complete reports after report scripts are run.

The currency used to prepare financial statements, and converted from local currencies to reporting currencies.

Storage location for metadata, formatting, and annotation information for views and queries.

Objects or services managed by the system, such as roles, users, groups, files, and jobs.

An operation to reload data and structural information after a database has been damaged or destroyed, typically performed after shutting down and restarting the database.

An operation to regenerate or rebuild the database index and, in some cases, data files.

The algorithm used to createa set of dates to collect and display results.

A Process Management review status indicator representing the process unit level, such as Not Started, First Pass, Submitted, Approved, and Published.

The rate of return expected from "safer" investments such as long-term U.S. government securities.

The means by which access permissions are granted to users and groups for resources.

See consolidation.

The highest member in a dimension branch.

A variable that users enter or select before a business rule is run.

The process of selecting a representative portion of an entity to determine the entity's characteristics. See also metadata sampling.

User-defined Planning assumptions that drive key business calculations (for example, the cost per square foot of office floor space).

Scaling determines the display of values in whole numbers, tens, hundreds, thousands, millions, and so on.

A dimension for classifying data; for example, Actuals, Budget, Forecast1, or Forecast2.

In relational databases, a logical model that represents the data and the relationships between the data.

The area of data encompassed by any Essbase operation or setting; for example, the area of data affected by a security setting. Most commonly, scope refers to three levels of granularity, where higher levels encompass lower levels. The levels, from highest to lowest: the entire system (Essbase Server), applications on Essbase Server, or databases within Essbase Server applications. See also persistence.

The level at which targets are achieved, usually expressed as a percentage of the target.

A business object that represents the progress of an employee, strategy element, or accountability element toward goals. Scorecards ascertain this progress based on data collected for each measure and child scorecard added to the scorecard.

An inspection of a data source to derive the most basic metadata elements from it. Contrast with introspection.

A low-priority measure, less important than primary measures. Secondary measures do not have Performance reports but can be used on scorecards and to create dimension measure templates.

A Web access management provider (for example, Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Single Sign-On, or CA SiteMinder) that protects corporate Web resources.

A framework enabling Oracle EPM System products to use external authentication and single sign-on.

The default calculation setting. Divides a calculation pass into tasks and calculates one task at a time.

Resources that enable business items to be retrieved, changed, added, or deleted. Examples: Authorization and Authentication.

A piece of compiled code executable by a Web server.

See shared storage.

A member that shares storage space with another member of the same name, preventing duplicate calculation of members that occur multiple times in an Essbase outline.

The part of the Shared Services repository that manages EPM System deployment information for most EPM System products, including installation directories, database settings, computer names, ports, servers, URLs, and dependent service data.

A set of disks containing data that must be available to all nodes of a failover cluster; also called shared disks.

Workspace Pages shared across an organization that are stored in a special System folder and can be accessed by authorized users from the Shared Workspace Pages Navigate menu.

A child member at the same generation as another child member and having the same immediate parent. For example, the members Florida and New York are children of East and each other's siblings.

Files providing data that an installation administrator would otherwise be required to provide. Response files enable EPM System Installer or EPM System Configurator to run without user intervention or input.

Any component in a system that, if it fails, prevents users from accessing the normal functionality.

The ability to log on once and then access multiple applications without being prompted again for authentication.

Keywords in Microsoft Office applications that are associated with predefined actions available from the Smart Tag menu. In Oracle EPM System products, smart tags can also be used to import Reporting and Analysis content and to access Financial Management and Essbase functions.

A link to a repository item, in URL form.

Read-only data from a specific time.

The currency from which values originate and are converted through exchange rates to the destination currency.

In block storage databases, a dimension unlikely to contain data for all member combinations when compared to other dimensions. Contrast with dense dimension. For example, not all customers have data for all products.

Printer-independent files created by an SQR Production Reporting server, containing a representation of the actual formatted report output, including fonts, spacing, headers, footers, and so on.

A tool that enables color coding based on selected conditions.

A data object that displays the result set of a SQL query.

A specialized programming language for data access, data manipulation, and creating SQR Production Reporting documents.

1) A task description that forms one logical step within a taskflow, usually performed by an individual. A stage can be manual or automated. 2) For Profitability, logical divisions within the model that represent the steps in the allocation process within your organization.

For automated stages, the invoked action that executes the stage.

A database that you create to meet the needs of a specific application. A staging area is a snapshot or restructured version of one or more RDBMS.

A database that you create to meet the needs of a specific application. A staging area is a snapshot or restructured version of one or more RDBMSs.

A dimension that is not an attribute dimension.

A journal function used to post adjustments that have common adjustment information for each period. For example, you can create a standard template that contains the common account IDs, entity IDs, or amounts, and then use the template as the basis for many regular journals.

The bar at the bottom of the screen that displays helpful information about commands, accounts, and the current status of your data file.

In aggregate storage databases outlines only, a hierarchy in which the members are aggregated according to the outline structure. Stored hierarchy members have certain restrictions; for example, they cannot contain formulas.

A long-term goal defined by measurable results. Each strategic objective is associated with one perspective in the application, has one parent, the entity, and is a parent to critical success factors or other strategic objectives.

Represents how the organization implements high-level mission and vision statements into lower-level, constituent strategic goals and objectives.

Displays a topic as a simple list of component data items.

A language used to process instructions to relational databases.

A system for numbering subaccounts using nonsequential whole numbers.

Flags an item or folder to receive automatic notification whenever the item or folder is updated.

In the Investigates Section, a chart that rolls up detail charts shown below in the same column, plotting metrics at the summary level at the top of each chart column.

A user with full access to all applications, databases, related files, and security mechanisms for a server.

Calculations and assumptions from which the values of cells are derived.

A setting that excludes rows containing missing values and underscores characters from spreadsheet reports.

A server architecture that enables multiprocessing and multithreading. Performance is not significantly degraded when a large number of users simultaneously connect to an single instance.

Synchronization of Shared Services and application models.

The condition that exists when the latest version of a model resides in both the application and in Shared Services. See also model.

A feature that transfers data from application metadata into an ASCII file.

Navigable views of accounts and reports in Strategic Finance.

Expected results of a measure for a specified period of time (day, quarter, and so on).

A detailed status list of tasks for a particular user.

The automation of a business process in which tasks are passed from one taskflow participant to another according to procedural rules.

Business processes in the taskflow management system that consist of a network of stages and their relationships; criteria indicating the start and end of the taskflow; and information about individual stages, such as participants, associated applications, associated activities, and so on.

A single instance of a taskflow including its state and associated data.

A system that defines, creates, and manages the execution of a taskflow, including definitions, user or application interactions, and application executables.

The resource that performs the task associated with the taskflow stage instance for both manual and automated stages.

Strategic Finance assumes that the Initial Loss Balance, Initial Gain Balance, and Initial Balance of Taxes Paid entries have taken place in the period before the first Strategic Finance time period.

See Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.

In Essbase, a member tagged as Text in the dimension where measures are represented. The cell values are displayed as predefined text. For example, the text measure Satisfaction Index may have the values Low, Medium, and High. See also typed measure, text list, derived text measure.

The time period that the data represents, such as fiscal or calendar periods.

Triggers for job execution.

A scale that displays metrics by a specific time span, such as monthly or quarterly.

A process for reporting data based on a calendar date (for example, year, quarter, month, or week).

An FDM feature that enables users to view dates and times of completed process flow steps for specific locations.

A bar that displays the Strategic Finance name, the file name, and the scenario name Version box.

A message that fades in the lower-right corner of the screen.

An encrypted identification of one valid user or group on an external authentication system.

Column and row headings on the top and sides of a Pivot report.

A dimension member at the top of the tree in a dimension outline hierarchy, or the first member of the dimension in sort order if there is no hierarchical relationship among dimension members. If a hierarchical relationship exists, the top-level member name is generally the same as the dimension name.

A Profitability feature that enables you to visually follow the flow of financial data, either forwards or backwards, from a single intersection throughout the model.

The level of detail captured in a log file.

The ability to track a metadata element to its physical source. For example, in Essbase Studio, a cube schema can be traced from its hierarchies and measure hierarchies to its dimension elements, date/time elements, measures, and, ultimately, to its physical source elements. See also lineage.

Color-coding of report cells, or pins based on a comparison of two dimension members, or on fixed limits.

1) A process that transforms artifacts so that they function properly in the destination environment after application migration. 2) In data mining, the modification of data (bidirectionally) flowing between the cells in the cube and the algorithm.

See currency conversion.

A standard set of communication protocols linking computers with different operating systems and internal architectures. TCP/IP utilities are used to exchange files, send mail, and store data to various computers that are connected to local and wide area networks.

A process that logs in authenticated users without launching the login screen.

A shared partition that enables users to access and change data in a remote database as though it is part of a local database.

A means of converting balances from one currency to another through a third common currency. In Europe, this currency is the euro for member countries. For example, to convert from the French franc to the Italian lira, the common currency is defined as the European euro. Therefore, to convert balances from the French franc to the Italian lira, balances are converted from the French franc to the European euro and from the European euro to Italian lira.

An Essbase feature whereby data is monitored according to user-specified criteria that, when met, cause Essbase to alert the user or system administrator.

Authenticated user.

MDX syntax element that references a cell as an intersection of a member from each dimension. If a dimension is omitted, its top member is implied. Examples: (Jan); (Jan, Sales); ( [Jan], [Sales], [Cola], [Texas], [Actual] ).

An Essbase property that is used to recalculate members that are dependent on the calculated values of other members. Two-pass members are calculated during a second pass through the outline.

A mathematical indicator (+, -, *, /, %) associated with an outline member. The unary operator defines how the member is calculated during a database roll-up.

An Essbase application wherein character text is encoded in UTF-8, enabling users with computers set up for different languages to share application data.

A nonshared member name that exists only once in a database outline.

A database outline that is not enabled for duplicate member names.

The process of replacing a software release with a newer release. The term upgrade does not apply to installing a maintenance release. See also maintenance release, migration.

A type of data block wherein at least one of the sparse members is a parent-level member.

A centralized location for user and group information, also known as a repository or provider. Popular user directories include Oracle Internet Directory (OID), Microsoft Active Directory (MSAD), and Sun Java System Directory Server.

A variable that ynamically renders data forms based on a user's member selection, displaying only the specified entity. For example, a user variable named Department displays specific departments and employees.

An attribute, associated with members of an outline to describe a characteristic of the members, that can be used to return lists of members that have the specified associated UDA.

A named, static set of members within a dimension defined by the user.

The process of checking a business rule, report script, or partition definition against the outline to ensure that the object being checked is valid.

Rules used in FDM to enforce data integrity. For example, in FDM, validation rules ensure that certain conditions are met after data is loaded from FDM to the target application.

A dimension that is used to define input value, translated value, and consolidation detail.

The difference between two values (for example, between planned and actual values).

A possible outcome used within the context of a scenario of data. For example, Budget - Best Case and Budget - Worst Case where Budget is scenario and Best Case and Worst Case are versions.

A cluster with multiple application server instances on the same machine.

A year-to-date or periodic display of data.

A formatted style, such as a font or a color, that highlights specific data value types. Data values may be dimension members; parent, child, or shared members; dynamic calculations; members containing a formula; read-only data cells; read-and-write data cells; or linked objects.

A subdirectory of Middleware home containing installed files required by a WebLogic Server instance. WebLogic Server home is a peer of Oracle homes.

A value assigned to an item on a scorecard that indicates the relative importance of that item in the calculation of the overall scorecard score. The weighting of all items on a scorecard accumulates to 100%. For example, to recognize the importance of developing new features for a product, the measure for New Features Coded on a developer's scorecard would be assigned a higher weighting than a measure for Number of Minor Defect Fixes.

Character that represents any single character (?) or group of characters (*) in a search string.

In MaxL DML, an optional section of the query used for creating reusable logic to define sets or members. Sets or custom members can be defined once in the WITH section and then referenced multiple times during a query.

An entire spreadsheet file with many worksheets.

The steps required to process data from start to finish in FDM. The workflow consists of Import (loading data from the GL file), Validate (ensures that all members are mapped to a valid account), Export (loads the mapped members to the target application), and Check (verifies accuracy of data by processing data with user-defined validation rules).

A page created with content from multiple sources including documents, URL, and other content types. Enables a user to aggregate content from Oracle and non-Oracle sources.

The ability for a retrieval client, such as a spreadsheet, to update a database value.

A configuration file for Windows platforms.

A configuration file for UNIX platforms.

See Extensible Markup Language.

An Essbase multidimensional database that stores only the outline metadata and retrieves all data from a relational database at query time. XOLAP supports aggregate storage databases and applications that contain duplicate member names.

A range of values on Y axis of charts displayed in Investigate Section. For example, use a unique Y axis scale for each chart, the same Y axis scale for all Detail charts, or the same Y axis scale for all charts in the column. Often, using a common Y axis improves your ability to compare charts at a glance.

A software tool that identifies version number of the most up-to-date plug-in on the server.

A tool for viewing detailed information by enlarging a chart. A ZoomChart enables you to see detailed numeric information on the metric that is displayed in the chart.