Oracle has augmented the capabilities of its Hyperion financial analytics software with new modules to help bean counters streamline specific financial management tasks.

The new modules -- Hyperion Disclosure Management, Hyperion Financial Close Management and Hyperion Public Sector Planning and Budgeting -- are all components in the latest update of the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) suite of business intelligence tools, version 11.1.2, Oracle said on Wednesday..

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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]

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

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