Part II

Building Hyperion Essbase Applications

Part II describes how to create single server and partitioned Hyperion Essbase OLAP Server applications using the Hyperion Essbase Application Manager or external data sources and rules files. Part II contains the following chapters:

Creating Applications and Databases describes how to create and manage applications and databases.
Creating and Changing Database Outlines describes how to create and modify database outlines using the Application Manager.
Setting Dimension and Member Properties illustrates how to set attributes for the dimensions and members in an outline using the Application Manager.
Working with Attributes describes attribute dimensions and members and how to define them using the Application Manager.
Creating and Managing Aliases describes how to create one or more aliases for dimensions and members in an outline using the Application Manager.
Linking Objects to Hyperion Essbase Data describes how to link various kinds of data with any cell in a Hyperion Essbase database.
Introducing Dynamic Dimension Building provides background material on adding and changing dimensions and members in an outline using a data source and a rules file.
Building Dimensions Using a Rules File describes how to add or change members in an outline using a data source and a rules file.
Estimating Disk and Memory Requirements for a Database describes how to estimate disk and memory requirements and specify settings so that you can allocate the right amount of space to run Hyperion Essbase efficiently.
Building and Maintaining Partitions describes how to create and manage application partitions, including how to synchronize the outlines of two or more partitioned databases and how to update data in a replicated partition.