Not only is Essbase a leading calculation engine, but as a multidimensional database, it is also efficient at storing data. Essbase creates data blocks and an index system in order to access and store data into a cube. The cube above contains three dimensions: Scenario Accounts Period Data values are...

I am proud to announce that TEXO has been successfully implemented in a production environment allowing business users the ability to run bidirectional integrations between Hyperion Financial Management and Hyperion Planning. TEXO Orange is the name of a development branch for one of our customers that we have been developing...

Happy New Year! It has been a while since I have had to use the validatedata.js script to edit data on a Hyperion Planning web form. You would think with the new custom form validation in 11.1.2 you would not have a use for the validatedata.js file. When using custom...

Link to DRM whitepaper The need for automating metadata updates is becoming more important as systems to facilitate financial consolidations and financial budgeting and forecasting are being implemented. Most companies prior to implementing a product to facilitate these activities used Microsoft Excel which inherently cannot synchronize metadata between worksheets and/or...

Custom calculations and allocations are created using mdx and can only target level 0 data. The scripts can be executed using Maxl or Calculation Manager. Prior to 11.1.2 this was accomplished with a BSO cube with partitions or member formulas in an ASO outline. Custom calculations workflow: Create calculation script Create run time...