Essbase Cube vs SQL Database: When Each One Wins
Why finance teams use multidimensional cubes like Essbase alongside relational SQL databases: pre-aggregation, hierarchies, sparse/dense data and the questions each answers best.
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Cubes, dimensions, calc scripts, MaxL and MDX.
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Cubes, dimensions, calc scripts, MaxL and MDX.
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Essbase Calc Scripts: FIX…ENDFIX Explained with Examples
Learn how FIX…ENDFIX focuses an Essbase calculation on a slice of the cube, with examples for aggregation, allocation, clearing data and copying scenarios —…
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MaxL Basics: Automate Essbase Data Loads and Calculations
Use MaxL scripts to automate Essbase: log in, clear and load data with a rules file, run a calculation and log errors — with…
Read article →Essbase Explained: Cubes, Dimensions and Why Finance Teams Love It
Essbase Explained: Cubes, Dimensions and Why Finance Teams Love It
What Oracle Essbase is, how cubes, dimensions and members work, the difference between BSO and ASO, and a first look at calc scripts —…
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