Notable features of Hyperion Essbase System 11

- Lifecycle Management
- Typed Measures
- Varying Attributes
- Backup and Recovery
- ASO Data Management
- The use of Environment Variables
- Monitoring Environment Reponses
- Common Log Locations
- Override Implied Shares
- Notable Calculations Additions

Via [In 2 Hyperion Blog]

Hyperion Starters Blog gives some FAQ about Essbase overview.

- Why do we need to have classification as dense and sparse dimensions?
- What are the two types of internal structures in Essbase?
- What happens if you make all dimensions sparse?
- What are the members for which Two-pass calculations can be given?
- What are “.EQD” files?

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Also article about correct order to stop and start the Hyperion Planning services. Very helpful for Planning Administrator.

Full360.com gives overview of installing Essbase System 11.x in Unix/Linux environment. This is the first tutorial I found with screenshot on installing in the Unix environment.

Also blog talks about how to download all the files from edelivery.oracle.com at once.

[via Full360 Blog]

Presentation gives introduction to

- Essbase concepts
- EPM Architecture
- Hyperion Install sequence
- Startup / Shutdown sequence
- Shared Services
- Hyperion Workspace
- Migration Steps

[via NewGeneration Consultants]

Hyperion Essbase is a leading multi dimensional database engine.

This tutorial gives overview of Multi-dimensional, Power of essbase, Block Storage Vs. Aggregate Storage Database, creating Essbase application, Security in Essbase and more.

Click here for a Essbase Basic Training

Introduction to Database

Essbase General

Essbase Tutorials

Introduction to Hyperion Database

In his blog entry Cameron explains number of annoyances with Hyperion Business Rules (HBR) and features he liked in HBR also.

Click here to go to his blog

Part II

Just give an idea of what Business Rules are

Business Rules improves the response time to changing business application needs, shortens application development cycles, increases business user productivity, improves reuse of application components, and increases the return on analytic application investments.

You can use Business Rules to create a business rule (graphical or non-graphical) or business rule sequence using macros, variables, commands, and functions.

Benefits of Business Rules

- Macros, help reuse pieces of business rules in other calculations. Macro can contain variables and other macros, but it cannot contain copy of itself.
- The graphical representation of components, actions, formulas, and processes makes it easy to construct business rules in a multidimensional application
- Business rules can be launched from many places including Hyperion Planning, Administration Services
- Business rules can be enabled with runtime prompts to ensure valid inputs from users
- Business rules, sequences, macros, variables can be stored in RDBMS. Use of a central repository makes administration and maintenance of business rules easy
- Pre-defined, custom and reusable formulas