MaxL Statements

MaxL is a data-definition language for Essbase that has an expressive grammar you use to write statements. Statements help you perform administrative actions in Essbase.

In Essbase documentation, the syntax for MaxL DDL is illustrated using railroad diagrams.

MaxL grammar is case-insensitive. Semicolon statement-terminators are required when using the MaxL Shell.

Keywords of the MaxL grammar are represented in this document in lower-case. Terminals, represented in upper-case, are to be replaced by the appropriate names, numbers, privileges, or strings. For more information about components of MaxL statements, see MaxL Definitions.

Topics covered in this section:

• Listed By Verbs

• Listed by Objects

• MaxL Statement Reference

• Performance Statistics in MaxL