Report Writer Overview

The Hyperion Essbase Report Writer is a text-based editor that you can use to report on data in multidimensional databases. You can combine Report Writer's selection, layout, and formatting commands to build a variety of reports.

With the Hyperion Essbase Report Writer, you can generate reports whose length or specialized format exceed the capabilities of a spreadsheet. You can use the Report Writer to:

Define formatted reports on multidimensional data
Export data from a Hyperion Essbase database
Produce free-form reports

To produce reports, Hyperion Essbase provides several options:

Use the Report Writer option in Hyperion Essbase to select commands and options.
Create a report script using the Hyperion Essbase Report Editor or any editor that saves text in ASCII format.
Use a spreadsheet in Hyperion Essbase Release 2.2 compatibility mode or template retrieval mode.
Execute a report script in ESSCMD interactive or batch mode.

For an introduction to writing reports, see the Database Administrator's Guide.