Tools for Viewers

The following Essbase MCP tools available to viewer access profiles are read-only.

Refer also to Choose an Access Profile.

• essbase_browse_outline
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to browse dimensions of the cube outline.
• essbase_database_insights
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to read database settings and statistics.
• essbase_describe_database
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get a compact profile for the specified Essbase database. The profile includes database metadata, dimensions, application settings, and statistics. Use this before query/load/outline work when you need to retrieve cube shape.
• essbase_explore
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get the overview of Essbase server with applications and application tree. You can use this tool to discover available applications and cubes before choosing a more specific tool.
• essbase_get_logs
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get application log links or the latest application log.
• essbase_get_script
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get Calc or MDX script metadata and content.
• essbase_grid
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to run grid-oriented read operations.
• essbase_inspect_outline
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to read outline/member metadata.
• essbase_outline_metadata
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get outline generation and level metadata for a dimension.
• essbase_query
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to execute an ad hoc MDX query and get the result. Use this tool for read-only data questions when you already know the application, database, and MDX query.
• essbase_search_members
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to search for outline members in an Essbase database.
• essbase_server_health
  This Essbase MCP Server tool enables you to get information about version, active sessions, job statistics, and optional database locks.