Mass loading of Attribute Dimension into Oracle PBCS!!!

We all knew what is an Attribute dimension and how to create one in Oracle PBCS/EPBCS. In this post lets see how to bulk load the Attribute dimension into Oracle PBCS/EPBCS.

If we want to create/update more than 100/1000 of attribute dimension it will be cumbersome to get them created/updated via the Standard Interface.

In my case I need to load around 100 attribute dimension members, let's call the attribute dimension as “JobTitle” and need to associate them with the Employee dimension.

  

Yes, just like any other dimensions you can Export/Import them from the Simplified Interface. The trick is you won't find them listed under Dimension,

But when you click on Export/Import button 

Explore Migration REST API - Oracle PBCS with Groovy flavor !!!

I hope you have enjoyed the Introduction and the Planning REST API posts which were posted earlier. Lets explore the Migration related REST API for the Oracle PBCS in this post.

Migration REST APIs

Use the Migration REST APIs to get API versions, work with files, and manage
services and application snapshots.

Explore Planning REST API - Oracle PBCS with Groovy flavor !!!

After the introduction to the REST API & Groovy lets explore the Planning REST API in this post.

1. Get REST API version for Planning

Returns information about which versions are available and supported. Multiple versions might be supported simultaneously by Oracle Hyperion Planning.

This is already covered but lets see how to get the apiVersion details using Groovy.

Output of the program

Finally REST(REST API) on Oracle PBCS!!!

This was a lying in my draft for a quite long time after my webinar on this topic, finally publishing it :-)  have fun.

The complete documentation for the REST API for Oracle EPM Cloud is here

Straight from document:

REST describes any simple interface that transmits data over a standardized interface (such as HTTP) without an additional messaging layer, such as SOAP. REST provides a set of design rules for creating stateless services that are viewed as resources, or sources of specific information, and can be identified by their unique URIs. RESTful web services are services that are built according to REST principles and, as such, are designed to work well on the web. Typically, RESTful web services are built on the HTTP protocol and implement operations that map to the common HTTP methods, such as GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE to retrieve, create, update, and delete resources, respectively. 

REST API Methods

You can create, view, update, or delete Oracle Enterprise Performance Management
Cloud resources using standard HTTP method requests, as shown below

Method	Description
GET	Retrieve information about the REST API resource
POST	Create a REST API resource
PUT	Update a REST API resource
DELETE	Delete a REST API resource or related component

Current REST API Version

Covering only majorly used components

REST Resource	REST API version	Getting REST API Versions
Planning	v3	/HyperionPlanning/rest/
Migration	11.1.2.3.600	/interop/rest/
Data Management	V1	/aif/rest/

There are multiple REST API clients available for free, you can pick as per your choice.

Direct URL for Accessing Data Management!!!

Have seen this question multiple times in the public forum on how to access the Data Management directly rather than accessing it via the Workspace?

The URL for On-Premise to access the Data Management directly

http://Foundationserver:19000/workspace/index.jsp?module=aif.launch

The URL for PBCS/EPCS to access the Data Management directly

https://vecghypdemo.pbcs.us2.oraclecloud.com/workspace/index.jsp?module=aif.launch

While accessing the above URL if the Workpace is already opened it opens in a seperate tab. If not logged in before opens up in the same tab in IE.

Note: This is applicable to both On-Premise and PBCS/EPCS

What does EPM Automate Utility offer - Part 4

In this series lets see how to read a file and strip a particular value from a column of a CSV file and use that value in the EPM automate script.

Requirement:

Every month the pay details are extracted from the source system and the data file is loaded into the PBCS, to get this automated the file name should be named as MMM-YY (Pay month and year format).

Let us explore how this is achieved using the EPM  automate.

Using Substitution Variables in Direct Page Links for Forms and Dashboards in PBCS!!!

In my other post Using Direct Page Links for Formsand Dashboards in PBCS!!! We used the POV with hardcoded members for accessing the forms. A anonymous comment on the post asked

So thought of posting on Using the Direct Page Links for forms using substantiation Variables.

In the POV call the Substitution variables as “&SubVar” instead of the actual member. 

https://demo-test-demo.pbcs.us2.oraclecloud.com/HyperionPlanning/faces/LogOn?

Direct=True&ObjectType=FORM&ObjectName=ForHeadCountExt&POV="&FcstStartMth","&ActCurYr"

And the Forms is called using the sub var

Hope this helps !!!

What does EPM Automate Utility offer - Part 3

After the EPM automate serious 1 & 2 let me cover downloading the latest exported file & logs related to a specific Data export job.

Currently we don’t have a specific command to download the latest exported file and when you run a export data command it prefix the job id ad the end and created the export file.

Let’s see how to download the latest file or the latest log file using EPM automate 

What does EPM Automate Utility offer - Part 2

Continuing with the EPM automate commands as part 2 after Part 1

The Replay Command

The replay command replays the Oracle Smart View for Office load on a service instance to enable performance testing under heavy load to verify that user experience is acceptable when the service is under specified load.

For example, you can test the user experience on a test instance under heavy load to ensure that the service will perform well after you migrate the application from the test instance to the production instance.

Using Direct Page Links for Forms and Dashboards in PBCS!!!

Like we had the smartcuts in On-premise the same functionality is available in PBCS as direct page links. Let’s cover them in this blog

Straight from the documentation it says “Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud supports direct URL links that allow you to access Oracle Hyperion Planning forms and dashboards and to integrate with Oracle Sales Cloud. You can use direct page links to create a URL that points to a specific form or dashboard. If users have appropriate access permissions, they can use the URL to go directly to the form or dashboard to view or update it within Planning and Budgeting Cloud.”

To use this feature, first create a form or dashboard, and then assign access and manage users and roles. You can then set up the URL for a direct page link and communicate the URL to users.

Composite forms are not supported for direct page links.

Creating a large number of Period mapping using LCM–PBCS!!!

Well creating a large number of period mapping from 2013 to 2015 will take a while to create manually. Creating the same period mapping for multiple application is also a trouble if you create It manually.