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Oracle Essbase 9 Implementation Guide
Installing the Essbase analytic server
Installing Essbase Administration Services
Installing the Essbase Add-in for Microsoft Excel
Essbase Data and Design Considerations
Determining the data requirements
Determine data storage options
Creating your first Essbase application
Allowing duplicate member names
Create your first Essbase database
The Essbase outline—the foundation
Build your first data rules file
Update your outline using a rules file
Make your data Essbase-friendly
Building your first data load rules file
Loading data into your database
Essbase calculation terminology
Default database calculation script
Essbase Calc commands and functions
Building your first Calculation Script
Executing your Calculation Scripts
Ways to extract your Essbase data
Getting the most out of the Microsoft Excel Add-in
Reporting with the Microsoft Excel Add-in
Using the Essbase Query Designer
Essbase command scripts (EssCmd)
Essbase Application Programming Interface (API)
Performance tuning your database
The shape of your database outline
Database configuration settings
Analytic server configuration file
Overview of System 9 components