Essbase  Analytics  Link  for  HFM…More  than  an  Extended  Analytics  Replacement

Agenda

• Introduction  to  EAL• What’s  new  in  11.1.1.4• Essbase  Analytics  Link  vs.  Extended  Analytics• Tips  and  Tricks• Demonstration• Q&A

US-Analytics Overview

“Focused and Committed”• Texas-based Industry Leaders, Pioneers and Trustworthy for 13 years• Focused on enterprise performance management applications• Over 50 professionals focused on EPM and BI• Advanced degrees and certifications (CPAs, CMAs, MBAs)• Seasoned Infrastructure practice• Unique blend of deep technical expertise, business acumen and many cycles

of implementations, driven towards a results-oriented, customer ROI• Strong project leadership & proactive account management• Corporate culture of integrity with 100% customer commitment• Full Service Solution Provider

PICTURE  RESULTS

Our Practice Leaders

PICTURE  RESULTS

Analytical Apps, BI and Infrastructure Practices, Jon Rambeau• 20 years of Management, Leadership and Hyperion experience• Led Essbase Business Unit for Hyperion

Infrastructure Practice, Pete Puskas• 15+ years in Hyperion installations and optimizations• Manages a team of 5 infrastructure architects

Financial Management Practice, Lisa Estep, CPA• Controller/Management positions at Nokia, Bell Helicopter & Mannatech• 12+ years of HFM, HP, DRM, and Essbase implementations

Business Intelligence Practice, Phinu Koovakada• 10 years of Oracle BI, Custom Data Warehouse solutions• Broad domain knowledge, including Biotech, Retail, Oil & Gas,

Manufacturing, Distribution, Pharmaceutical, and CPG

Who  am  I?

• Senior Consultant with US-Analytics for over 9 years.• Specialize in Essbase, Planning, and providing both with data from HFM.• Multiple Extended Analytics Implementations.• Multiple Essbase Analytics Link Implementations (11.1.1.3 and 11.1.1.4).• Shameless plug…

• Presenting at K-Scope 2012 in San Antonio.• Presented at K-Scope 2010 in Washington DC and 2011 in Longbeach.

Introduction  to  EAL  – What  is  it?

• Creates  and  maintains  Essbase  applications  based  on  data  and  meta-­data  from  HFM.

• Provides  reporting  scalability  without  compromising  performance  on  HFM.

• Delivers  near  real-­time  and  on-­demand  data  synchronization.• Allows   for  data  and  meta-­data  extraction  to  relational  sources.

What’s  new  in  11.1.1.4?

• Overall  interface  has  been  revamped.• Support  for  replicated  partitions.

• Data  is  actually  stored  in  Essbase.• Allows   the  use  of  export  functionality  and  report  scripts.• Data  regions  added  to  support  extracts  to  replicated  partitions.

• Support  for  EPM  11.1.2.1.• User  and  Data  security  migration.

Essbase  Analytics  Link  vs.  Extended  Analytics

Pros•Fastest  way  to  get  data  into  Essbase

•Manageable  by  users•Great  meta-­‐data•Will  extract   to  relational

Cons•Requires  EAS  to  administer

•Still  not  widely  adopted,  so  no  large  user  community…yet

EAL Pros•Does  not  require  Essbase•Less  moving  parts…less   to  break

Cons•Bring  your  DBA,  because  you  will  need  one

•Meta-­‐data  extracts  are  not  easily  usable

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Tips  and  Tricks  – Replicated  Partitions

• Pros• Data  actually  lives  in  Essbase.• Data  extraction  for  other  purposes  can  be  accomplished  quickly  and  easily.

• Cons• Extracting  data  is  more  complex  and  requires  the  use  of  data  regions.

• Data  extraction  takes  longer  than  the  transparent  partition  mechanism  (no  black  magic  to  make  it  faster).

• Best  Practices• So  why  would  you  use  this?    When  you  need  data  physically  in  Essbase.

• Don’t  run  any  calculations   that  could  potentially  change  upper  level  data!    HFM  data  has  a  habit  of  being  upper  level…

Tips  and  Tricks  – What  about  ASO?

• EAL  only  supports  BSO,  but  often  we  will  want  to  use  that  data  in  an  ASO  model…how?• Option  one…a  simple  partition  from  the  BSO  application  created  by  EAL.

• Option  two…use  the  replicated  partition  functionality  of  EAL.• Meta-­Data

• Use  the  meta-­data  extracted  

Demonstration

Demonstration

• The  various  components  required  to  make  support  a  bridge.

Demonstration

• Add/Edit  HFM  Server  and  HFM  Application  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Edit  HFM  Data  Region  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Add/Edit  Essbase  Application  and  Database  Dialogs.

Demonstration

• Add/Edit  Data  Synchronization  Server  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Add/Edit  Data  Store  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Add/Edit  Bridge  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Summary  Dialog.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Data  Synch.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Data  Synch.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Properties.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Target  Design  Grid.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Essbase.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Extract.

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Summary  (RDBMS).

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Data  Synch(RDBMS).

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Target  Design  Grid(RDBMS).

Demonstration

• Bridge  Console:  Extract(RDBMS).

Demonstration

• RDBMS  Output  (fact).

Demonstration

• RDBMS  Output  (dimension).