Database Access Permission

If your user role in Essbase is User and you have Database Access permission for a particular application, you can view data and metadata in the cubes within the application.

Your ability to view data and metadata may be limited in areas that are restricted by filters. You may be able to update values in some or all areas of the cube, if someone has granted you write access using a filter. You can use drill through reports, if any exist, to access sources of data outside the cube, as long as a filter does not restrict your access to the cells within the drillable region.

With Database Access permission, you can also view the cube outline, and download files and artifacts from the application and cube directories. Job types you can run include building aggregations (if the cube is an aggregate storage cube), and running MDX scripts. Using the Console, you can view database size and monitor your own sessions.

If you are a scenario participant, you can view base data as well as scenario changes, and if you are a scenario approver, you can approve or reject the scenario.