Specifying System Settings

Only administrators can specify system-wide settings.

Only the application owner can set the Email Server and Password for Synchronizing With Oracle Essbase.

To specify system settings:

  1. Select Administration, then Application, then Settings.
  2. Select Advanced Settings.
  3. Select System Settings.
  4. Set options:

    Table 10-1 System Settings

    Option Description

    Email Character Set

    The character set for email messages:

    • UTF-8

    • Regional Setting

    Business Rules Notification

    Set to Yes to notify users or groups when rules (which are enabled for notification in Oracle Hyperion Calculation Manager) are completed or encounter errors.

    Notify These Users

    If Business Rules Notification is enabled, select one user or one group to notify.

    Shared Services URL

    The URL for the Oracle Hyperion Shared Services server. Click Register Shared Services and assign the application to an application group (see Assigning Applications to Shared Services Application Groups).

    Enable Use of the Application for

    Determine whether users can access the application in maintenance mode, such as during backups. See Limiting Use of an Application During Maintenance.

    Enable the Display of Substitution Variables

    Set how substitution variables display in the Member Selection dialog box when users respond to runtime prompts in business rules:

    • Display All: Display all substitution variables

    • Display None: Do not display substitution variables

    • Enable Filtering: Display only substitution variables that are valid for the runtime prompt

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    Select User

    Assign ownership of the application to another administrator.

    Display Users’ Full Names

    Yes: Show full names (such as Victoria Hennings).

    No: Do not display full names. Only user IDs will be shown (such as VHennings).

    Calculation Module

    The module used to create, validate, deploy, and administer business rules. (Calculation Manager is the only option.)

    Select User

    Assign an administrator as the application owner. (By default, the person who creates the application is the application owner. The owner may grant ownership to another administrator.)

  5. To specify system settings for each application, repeat these steps, then click Save.