Work with Files and Artifacts

Depending on your level of access defined in Essbase, you can perform file operations on folders and artifacts in the Files catalog. You can upload, download, copy, rename, move, open, and delete files using the Files section of the Essbase web interface.

This topic describes working in the Essbase web interface, but you can also work with files from Cube Designer or the Command Line Interface (CLI).

To upload an artifact,

  1. On the Home page, click Files.
  2. Navigate to a directory for which you have write access.
  3. Optionally, click Create Folder to add a subdirectory (available for shared and user directories only).
  4. Click Upload.
  5. Drag and drop, or select a file from the file system.
  6. Click Close.

    Note:

    You can enable antivirus scanning in the Essbase web interface so that files are scanned for viruses before they are uploaded to the server.

To download an artifact,

  1. Navigate to a directory for which you have read access.
  2. From the Actions menu to the right of the file, select Download.

To copy an artifact,

  1. Navigate to a directory for which you have read access.
  2. From the Actions menu to the right of the file, select Copy.
  3. Navigate to another folder for which you have write access.
  4. Click Paste.

To rename an artifact,

  1. Navigate to a directory for which you have write access.
  2. From the Actions menu to the right of the file, select Rename.
  3. Enter a new file name, omitting the extension.

To move an artifact,

  1. Navigate to a directory for which you have write access.
  2. From the Actions menu to the right of the file, select Cut.
  3. Navigate to a new directory for which you have write access.
  4. Click Paste.

To open an artifact in a new browser tab or in an editor,

  1. On the Home page, select the application.
  2. Select the cube.
  3. Click Files.
  4. Go to the Actions menu for a file Image of the Actions icon..
  5. Select Open in Browser or Open in Editor.

    Note:

    Some file types, such as .txt and .xml cannot be opened in this way.

To open an artifact in an editor, from within the application,

  1. From the Home page, click Files.
  2. Navigate to the cube directory, Applications > application name > cube name.
  3. Click the name of the file you want to open in an editor.

    Note:

    Some file types, such as .txt and .xml cannot be opened in this way.

To delete an artifact,

  1. Navigate to a directory for which you have write access.
  2. From the Actions menu to the right of the file, select Delete.
  3. Click OK to confirm that you want to delete.