Creating Applications with Dimensions from Flat Files
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These instructions assume that no application exists in the Profitability and Cost Management instance.
To create an application and add dimensions from flat files:
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Sign in to your EPM Enterprise Cloud Service environment as a Service Administrator.
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From the Landing page, click Select under Profitability and Cost Management.
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On the Profitability and Cost Management page, click Start under Create a New Application.
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In the New Application dialog box, enter the following information and then select Next:
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Application Name
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Optional: Description
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Rule Dimension Name
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Balance Dimension Name
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Click Finish.
When the job starts running, you can view results in the Job Library, (see Viewing Tasks in the Application Job Library).
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From the Profitability and Cost Management Home page, click Application, and then Dimension Management.
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Prepare flat files of the required format (Preparing Flat Files for Each Dimension).
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Perform the steps in Updating Application Dimensions with Flat Files to add dimension definitions to the application.
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When dimensions are complete, deploy the application so you can add rules (Deploying Databases).