Overview of the Essbase Rule File and Cubes

Generate the Essbase rule file by running the Create Rules XML File for BI Extender Automation scheduled process.

The Essbase rule file must be generated for all Oracle Essbase cubes mapped in the repository file (RPD).

Job Status Conditions

The process status displays one of these conditions.

  • INIT: The process has just begun and is waiting for the extender command line JAR to update the status with more details.

  • COMPLETED_NO_EXTENSION_NEEDED: No new Flexfield changes were detected in any of the Oracle Applications Cloud sources; because the RPD is already synchronized with all Flexfield changes, no changes were made in the RPD.

  • COMPLETED: The RPD was successfully updated with Flexfield changes and uploaded into the Oracle Business Intelligence server.

  • FAILED: Error conditions exist which require manual intervention.