This post continues on from an earlier one, which can be found here. From a blank canvas, we can just drag and drop the REST connection from the Invokes palette on the right. On the wizard that opens up, you get the option to specify which REST command you would like to execute. To get substitution variables from……
It’s been a while since my last post. So, I thought we’d look at something a bit different. Recently, I got my hands on an Oracle Integration Cloud instance. I wanted to see what it could do for EPM developers. While Oracle offers excellent videos on getting up to speed with the tool, it always……
After a bit of a break, I thought I’d change track on some of the things I’ve been posting about recently, and look at some of the functionality offered by Essbase Cloud. Specifically, as it relates to working with the Essbase Command Line Interface (CLI). There are many excellent examples on using this tool on……
Today, let’s look at a type of external connection, which is seldom used, in my experience. We will be looking at running exports to an FTP site in this post. To illustrate, I’ve set up an FTP site on hostedftp.com (excellent cloud FTP provider). You could also be using your organization’s FTP server. In this……
I tend to work with ODI quite a bit. Recently, I came across a scenario where the standalone agent on one of our boxes was turning itself off once in a while. While the issue was fixed, it did provide the impetus for this post. Today, we’ll take a look at the ODI (11g) standalone……
I thought today we’d take a look at whether it would be possible to do an entire post on record separators, and how they apply to ODI! Be still, my beating heart! Yes, this has all the potential of being one of the most exciting posts I’ve put up. So anyways, let’s get to it.……
Through this blog, we’ve been trying to advertise the fact that the tools we have at our disposal go a long way towards creating user-friendly solutions. Today, I thought I’d delve into the world of the Essbase API. Further, I thought we’d explore how the API can work, with Jython, and by extension, ODI. There……
These days, I find myself working with on-premises applications quite a bit. So, once in a while, it is refreshing to look at what Planning’s cloud counterpart can do. One of my absolute favorite features that Oracle has rolled out over the last few years is the advent of the REST APIs. I thought I’d……
I thought today, I would do a little follow-up post, based on a question from one of our commenters. The question was, “How do we automate blends and backups using the batch client?”. As we saw from an earlier post, configuration files allow some flexibility when setting up DRM automations. Let’s walk through a simple scenario……
I wanted to go over a scenario that arises when you have enterprise licensing for ODI and how this relates to authentication. Specifically, when ODI is authenticated externally. Now, this is not something that most of us EPM developers are used to, but this is standard when BIAPPS is set up. Normally, we would just……
I’ve always wanted to put together a post about DRM’s audit capabilities. I feel this particular feature might be a bit underused. Nonetheless, it does offer up a number of possibilities. So, here is the first in a series that I will update periodically on this feature. Recently, I was asked whether it was possible……
I was recently asked whether it was possible to run the DRM batch client from a different server, than the one on which DRM is installed on. I had to think a bit on this as I normally just run any automations on the DRM box as a matter of habit. To refresh your memory,……
So, after a bit of a break, it’s time to get back on the horse. Today, I thought we’d look at another DRM feature that has been around forever, but one, that I think gets lost during implementations. I am talking about the pivot feature, when using DRM exports. Recently, a requirement came up, where……
One of the things I’ve always wanted to focus on, with this blog, is how the tools we use, sometimes provide simple and effective solutions. For instance, there are always cases, when we develop hierarchies on DRM, where we will need to filter down our exports based on the existence of duplicate attributes. In other……
I thought today, we’d look at a simple error message that might crop during your implementations. I’ve been neglecting the blog for a month or so, and I need something simple to get me back in gear. So, here goes. Sometimes, when you run action scripts, you might run into the following error, “Insufficient rights……
