Installing Oracle Essbase [ 20 ] Installing Essbase Administration Services Now that you have installed the Essbase analytic server, you need a tool which will enable you to play with your Essbase databases (commonly referred to as cubes) as you create, congure, and maintain them. The tool used for this purpose is called Essbase Administration Services. In earlier versions of Essbase, this tool is known as the Application manager or just App manager. Essbase databases are commonly called cubes after the Rubik's Cube style structure of how the data is conceptually stored. The EAS user interface runs on any client and that is where you will install the software. The EAS talks to the Essbase service using TCP/IP and a web-based server. The servers recommended by Oracle are Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, and Oracle Application Server. To simplify matters, Oracle includes a small Tomcat server with the installation package of the EAS service. In our example, we will be installing Tomcat as our administration server on the client with the EAS installation: 1. To get started, double-click the EAS executable le setup which is supplied by Oracle. Wouldn't you know that the very rst screen to pleasure your eyes is the familiar old language selection screen. As always, this is where you select the language to be used with the installation wizard. Again, as always, select English as it is the only language option available. Click OK when you are ready. 2. As in the server software installation, you are now treated to the setup program welcome screen. Read this as you usually would and then click Next. 3. You may be noticing several similarities by now. This screen prompts you to select a country where, ideally, the software will be used. It is extremely important that the installation of all components of a system be installed using the same country selection. The primary benets being the assurance of accuracy of the calculations and the ease of possible future root cause analysis. For our example, we are using the United States. Select the country of your choice and click Next. 4. This step asks you to read and agree to the End User License Agreement (EULA). Read it carefully, and if you agree and wish to continue, click Next. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 2009 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 79423 Download at Boykma.Com Chapter 1 [ 21 ] 5. This step will ask you to accept or select the location for the Hyperion home directory (folder). Even though this software is being installed on a different physical machine than the Essbase analytics, ideally, it is a good idea to always install to consistent locations across the individual machines involved in the construction of the system. Whenever possible, accept and install in the default recommended paths and directories across all hardware components involved in the system. This will greatly simplify maintenance and support. Make your selection and click Next. 6. Here, you are asked to select your path for EAS. As suggested in previous steps, make your selection and then click Next. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 2009 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 79423 Download at Boykma.Com Installing Oracle Essbase [ 22 ] 7. Here again, it will be best to accept the Typical installation to get you started. If you realize there is some feature missing that you must have, you can always reinstall the software at a later date and select the Custom option. For the most part, the difference between the Typical and the Custom installation is the ability to select sample scripts. The actual Essbase administrative functionality is the same. 8. Just like Step 9 of the Essbase analytics installation, this requires you to select ESSLANG. The ESSLANG variable denes the locale of the computer. For example, for US English it is ENGLISH (LATIN1). This is to ensure proper communication with other applications and is the Unicode setting. 9. This step summarizes the current installation. Check the information carefully to conrm you have the locations correct as well as the selected Hyperion components. If there are any corrections to be made, use the Back button to go back and x what is needed. This is your last chance before the wizard begins the actual installation. 10. This step basically tells you that the EAS installation is in progress. Take a break, read the installations notes as they ash on the screen. Seems like Déjà vu. 11. Now, here's another one we've seen before. In this case, there is no need for the conguration tool, since you are only installing the EAS tool. Do not check the box on the screen labeled Launch Conguration Tool. Simply click Finish. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 2009 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 79423 Download at Boykma.Com Chapter 1 [ 23 ] Your EAS is now installed and ready for use. The next few steps briey describe how to start the EAS and login for the rst time. Starting the EAS Your EAS tool requires the use of a web server to communicate with the Essbase agent on the analytic server. You can install EAS on a bona de web server, but in this example, we will use the small web admin server included with the Essbase set up package. This small web server allows you to install the EAS directly on your client. The starting of the Tomcat administration server and the EAS tool is a two step process: 1. Locate the admin server start executable (the location is dependent on system paths chosen by you during installation). The server executable is located in the Hyperion\EAS\Server\Bin path. Start the server by double-clicking the executable (it's handy to create a shortcut to this le on your desktop). 2. Locate the EAS console executable (again, the location is dependent on the installation paths you have chosen). This path is usually located in the Hyperion\EAS\Console\Bin path. Start the console by double-clicking on it (it's also handy to create a shortcut to this le on your desktop). When the EAS console opens, you will see the following screen. Initially you will need to supply the server name (network name of client), the default ID of admin, and the default password of password. It is highly recommended you immediately use the User Setup Wizard to create a supervisor account for yourself. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 2009 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 79423 Download at Boykma.Com Installing Oracle Essbase [ 24 ] Following the documentation, connect to the Essbase server to test the installation. Using your mouse, right-click on Add Essbase Server. In the text boxes of the login screen, enter the Essbase server name as it is known on the network, the initial user ID (in our case Hypuser) and the initial password (ours is password, all lower case). This is the password that you have provided to the Essbase server upon the completion of the installation (Please refer to Step 14 of the Essbase Installation steps). If your connection is successful, you will see the Essbase server listed in the left pane. You should be able to expand the server to see many options that are available. We now have the Essbase analytic server software installed on the analytic server. We also have the EAS tool that is needed to create, maintain, and support Essbase databases installed on the desktop PC. On top of that, they are able to talk to each other. There is only one tool left to install! In the next series of steps, we will install the much heralded Essbase Add-in for Microsoft Excel to complete the toolbox. Once that is accomplished, we will be ready to begin building and programming in Essbase. This material is copyright and is licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 2009 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 79423 Download at Boykma.Com . Installing Oracle Essbase [ 20 ] Installing Essbase Administration Services Now that you have installed the Essbase analytic server, you need a tool which will enable you to play with your Essbase. Paul Corcorran on 5th July 20 09 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 794 23 Download at Boykma.Com Installing Oracle Essbase [ 24 ] Following the documentation, connect to the Essbase server to test the. licensed for the sole use by Paul Corcorran on 5th July 20 09 8601 ave. p #1, , lubbock, , 794 23 Download at Boykma.Com Installing Oracle Essbase [ 22 ] 7. Here again, it will be best to accept the