Defining a Partition Area

You can define or edit the areas of the data source to share with the data target in a partition. An area is a subcube within an Essbase cube, and a partition comprises one or more areas. For example, an area could be all Measures at the lowest level for Actual data in the Eastern region.

When you define a replicated area, ensure that the data source and data target contain the same number of cells. The shape of the two partitions must match. For example, if the area in the data source covers 18 cells, the data target should contain an area covering 18 cells into which to put those values. The cell count does not include the cells of attribute dimensions.

Note:

Use member names instead of their aliases to create area definitions. Although Essbase validates the aliases, the partitions will not work.

You define partition areas when you create the partition. For instructions, see the topic that pertains to your partition type:

• Create a Transparent Partition
• Create a Replicated Partition
• Create a Federated Partition