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Future Webinars

We have a large amount of webinar /

training content available related to : Essbase

FDMEE and Jython

OBIEE

HFM

DRM

If you’d like to receive a notification

when we schedule webinars, please

notify bash@epmclarity.com.

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Introductions Bernard Ash - EPMClarity.com

EPM Gurus – 15+ years and counting

123Olap.com – premier Hyperion training provider:

Rudy Zucca, Eric Eriksen, Matthias Wohlen

Experienced and renowned consultants, NOT just

trainers.

Konvergence.com

With Essbase or Without. EPM and Beyond.

Cloud or On-Prem.

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FDM to FDMEE Migration Utility

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What will we cover?

What version of the utility should I use? As of July 1, the latest version is 1.1.

When is it a good idea to use the Migration Utility? Can it really save time?

What will it migrate? What will it NOT migrate? Mapping considerations Does it work on SQL server installations? Do I have to know ODI to use it? Migrate more than one FDM Classic

application.

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Is it a Good Idea?

When is it a good idea to use the Migration Utility?

Can it really save time? What will it migrate?

- The migration utility is almost always faster than doing a migration (rewrite) and always less error-prone. - How many of each class of artifacts do you have ?

Locations, Import Formats, Rules, Validation Entities, Check Rules, Sources, Targets, etc.

- The migration utility will bring all these artifacts over for you. For large implementations, it could take 6 months or more to move over all the requisite artifacts which is tedious and very error-prone.

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What will it migrate?

- Create the integration with the Target- Period and Category Mappings- Locations- Import Formats- Validation Entities and Validation Rules- Logic Groups- Mapping- Data- Data Load Rules- Integration Options

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What will it NOT migrate?

User Security

Object Security

Scripts of all kinds, including those in

check reports.

Custom Reports

Control Group Locations

Task Flows

Certifications & Assessments

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Do we have to convert to Jython? You will have to convert VBScript to

Jython manually. No, there is currently

no wizard for this.

Technically, this is how it is supposed to

work in FDMEE 11.1.2.4 (see table below):

Jython VBScript

Import Jython ONLY

NOT

SUPPORTED

Mapping Jython & SQL

NOT

SUPPORTED

Event Supported Supported

Custom Supported Supported

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Conversion to Jython -All or Nothing.

You want to convert to Jython b/c : You will spend more time trying to use poorly documented

VBScript syntax in FDMEE than you would just writing the Jython. It

is a different object model in FDMEE than it was in FDM.

Most if not all docs and forums for FDMEE are in Jython, NOT

VBScript.

Very few if any people are doing anything in VBScript in FDMEE

For maintenance, you don’t want you administrators (or consultants) to have to support more than one standard.

VBScript is old technology

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Documentation

Oracle:

http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E57185_01/e

pm.1112/fdm_migration.pdf

Pay close attention to the concept of source and

target and note that FDMC stands for FDM

Classic

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Mapping Considerations

1. Compared to FDM Classic, the Multi Dimension

mapping type handles the most common reason

to use mapping scripts and is more efficient. This

can elminate the need for existing FDM Scripts.

2. Multi-star mappings not supported in FDMEE. For

example - *.*

3. • Mapping scripts can be in SQL or Jython. Since

Jython runs one row at a time, SQL is much better

for performance.

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Prerequisites

SQL Server - Not by any means a

showstopper but this utility works with

less troubleshooting if your FDM and

FDMEE repositories were and are in

Oracle

ODI – Yes, it helps to know ODI but it’s

not a showstopper if you aren’t an ODI

expert.

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Migrating from Multiple Applications

Duplicate names

FDMEE does not allow duplicate names for key artifacts. In the case you have multiple FDM applications (which could use the same name for an artifact), the migration utility lets you add a prefix to FDM artifacts. This way, you will avoid duplication issues during migration and it’s easier to keep track of where each migrated artifact came from.

For example, if you have two FDM applications both having a location called “US_West”, you can use a prefix which create in FDMEE two artifacts: one named ”Prefix1_US_West” and the other “Prefix2_US_West”.

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Delimiters – watch out

File delimitersFDMEE just supports comma (,), pipe (|),

exclamation (!), colon (:), semi-colon (;) and tab.

Any other delimiter used in legacy FDM will be

converted to comma (,).

Watch out! this change will force modifications in

source files as well.

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Let’s Do the Migration

And when we’re done with the

migration, let’s do a little Jython

scripting in Eclipse.

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Migration Utility Steps1. Install ODI Studio

a) You need a 32 bit JDK b) Download ODI client installer –

ODI Studio 11.1.1.7- don't try to install ODI Studio from EPM installer, it fails. I still keep the full ODI 11.1.1.7 installer. I think Oracle just keeps last 11g release which is 11.1.1.9. If you don't have the original installer files, I would suggest you raise a SR with oracle so they can provide you with the links to download it.

c) Need Master and Work Repository connection information – contact DBA. This should already be set up if you have FDMEE installed b/c FDMEE uses ODI under the covers.

2. Install Migration Utility Scenarios into ODI client (see details on next slide)

3. Have legacy FDM repository copied into new world (not required but easier)

4. Configure Topology for Source (legacy) and Target (new FDMEE repository)

5. Run Migration Utility Scenarios

6. Check logs in Operator

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Introductions Bernard Ash - EPMClarity.com

EPM Gurus – 15+ years and counting

123Olap.com – premier Hyperion training provider:

Rudy Zucca, Eric Eriksen, Matthias Wohlen

Experienced and renowned consultants, NOT just

trainers.

Konvergence.com

With Essbase or Without. EPM and Beyond.

Cloud or On-Prem.

Come find out about the “Save Essbase!”

revolution.

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