DBS-NAME
The DBS-NAME terminal in the MaxL language represents the name of an Essbase database (also known as a cube).
Two tokens are required in the name, to indicate application context.
Syntax
name1.name2-
name1—The name of the application containing the database.
The application name must not exceed 8 bytes (non-Unicode-mode applications) or 30 characters (Unicode-mode applications). Avoid using spaces.
-
name2—The name of the database.
The database name must not exceed 8 bytes (non-Unicode-mode applications) or 30 characters (Unicode-mode applications). Avoid using spaces.
Database names are not case-sensitive.
If the name contains any allowed special characters, it must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks. Only following special characters are allowed by Essbase within database names:
% (percent sign)
$ (dollar sign)
- (minus sign)
{ (open brace)
} (close brace)
( (open parenthesis)
) (close parenthesis)
! (exclamation mark)
~ (tilde)
` (accent mark)
# (pound sign)
& (ampersand)
@ (at sign)
^ (caret)Type
name (see MaxL Syntax Notes)
Example
Sample.basic
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