
Note:
Supported network environments and technical requirements are discussed in detail in the
Hyperion Essbase - System 9 Installation Guide, which is included with the Essbase package.
Essbase Application Products
Several optional products, designed to extend and enhance the scope of OLAP applications, can
be implemented using Essbase. The following sections describe these products.
Essbase Spreadsheet Toolkit
EssbaseOracle's Hyperion® Essbase® Spreadsheet Toolkit includes over 20 macro and Visual
Basic for Applications (VBA) functions that enable you to build customized Microsoft Excel
applications. The applications incorporate Essbase commands. Commands such as EssCascade,
EssConnect, and EssDisconnect provide all the functionality of their corresponding Essbase
menu commands. For more information, see the Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in for Excel Online
Help.
Essbase Partitioning Option
Essbase Partitioning option enables you to define areas of data that are shared or linked between
data models. Partitioning can affect the performance and scalability of Essbase applications.
Partitioning provides more effective response to organizational demands, reduced calculation
time, increased reliability and availability, and incorporation of detail and dimensionality. For
more information on partitions, see “Ways to Access Linked Partitions” on page 145.
Essbase Structured Query Language Interface
SQL Interface enables access to PC and structured query language (SQL) relational databases by
making Essbase Server operate as an open database connectivity client. Using SQL Interface,
data can be moved easily from these diverse corporate data sources into Essbase Server for user
access and analysis. For more information SQL Interface, see the Essbase SQL Interface Guide.
Essbase Application Programming Interface
Essbase Application Programming Interface (API) enables application developers to create
custom applications quickly by using standard tools while taking advantage of the robust data
storage, retrieval, and manipulation capabilities of Essbase. API supports Visual Basic and C.
For more information on application programming, see the API Reference.
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Introduction to Essbase
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