Creating Management Ledger Applications with Dimensions from Flat Files

To create a Management Ledger application in the Profitability Applications Console using dimensions from flat files:

1. From Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Workspace, select Navigate, then Administer, and then Profitability Applications .
2. Select Actions, and then New.
3. In the New Application screen, enter the following information and then select Next:

   • Application Name

   • Optional: Description of the application

   • Select the Instance Name from the drop-down list

   • The address of the Web Server is displayed

   • The Essbase Application Server for the application

   • The Shared Services Project for the application

   • The application type; Management Ledger is the default but Standard Profitability and Detail Profitability are also available

   • The Dimension Source; Master Cube is the default and File is also available for Management Ledger applications

4. Select File in the New Application screen.
5. Enter names to use for the Rule and Balance dimensions in the new Management Ledger application. Click Finish. The application is added to the Applications tab with Deploy Origin of File.
6. Perform the steps in Updating Application Dimensions to add additional dimensions to the application:
7. When dimensions are complete, use the Validate and Enable option so rules can be added (Performing Other Application Actions).