Spreadsheet Add-in User's Guide for Excel
Preface
Introducing Release 6.5
Introducing Essbase
Typical Users of Essbase
Components of the Client-Server Environment
The Server
Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in
The Network
Essbase Application Products
Essbase Spreadsheet Toolkit
Essbase Partitioning Option
Essbase Structured Query Language Interface
Essbase Application Programming Interface
Essbase Currency Conversion
Essbase Integration Services
Hyperion Objects
The Multidimensional Database
Definition of Multidimensional
Database Outlines
Dimensions
Members
Attributes
Formulas
Aliases
Consolidations
A Basic Essbase Tutorial
Getting Acquainted with Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in
Adding Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in
Starting Essbase Spreadsheet Add-in
Installing the Essbase Toolbar
Using the Essbase Toolbar
Accessing Online Help
Enabling Mouse Actions
Preparing to Begin the Tutorial
Setting Essbase Options
Following Guidelines During the Tutorial
Reviewing the Sample Basic Database
Retrieving Data
Connecting to a Database
Changing a Password
Retrieving Data from a Database
Canceling a Data Retrieval Request
Restoring the Previous Database View
Drilling Down to More Detail
Drilling Up to Less Detail
Customizing Drill-Down and Drill-Up Behavior
Pivoting, Retaining, and Suppressing Data
Pivoting Rows and Columns
Retaining a Data Subset
Removing a Data Subset
Navigating Through the Worksheet Without Retrieving Data
Suppressing Missing Values, Zero Values, and Underscore Characters
Formatting the Worksheet
Formatting Text and Cells
Displaying Aliases for Member Names
Displaying Both Member Names and Aliases
Repeating Member Labels
Creating Queries Using Essbase Query Designer
Creating and Changing Queries
Creating Queries
Deleting Queries
Viewing Messages and Confirmations
Accessing Help
Connecting to Multiple Databases from Essbase Query Designer
Applying Worksheet Options to Essbase Query Designer Results
Selecting Members
Saving and Disconnecting
Saving a Worksheet
Disconnecting from Essbase
Logging Off
Moving on to Advanced Tasks
An Advanced Essbase Tutorial
Preparing to Begin the Tutorial
Connecting to a Database
Setting Essbase Options
Performing Advanced Retrieval Tasks
Filtering Data
Sorting Data
Retrieving Data into Asymmetric Reports
Working with Formatted Worksheets
Preserving Formulas When Retrieving Data
Retrieving a Range of Data
Retrieving Data by Using a Function
Retrieving Dynamic Calculation Members
Specifying the Latest Time Period for Dynamic Time Series
Using Free-Form Reporting to Retrieve Data
Using Linked Reporting Objects
Linking a File to a Data Cell
Linking a Cell Note to a Data Cell
Linking a URL to a Data Cell
Accessing and Editing Linked Reporting Objects
Connecting to Multiple Databases
Viewing Active Database Connections
Accessing Linked Partitions
Updating Data on the Server
Calculating a Database
Creating Multiple Worksheets from Data
Working with Currency Conversions
Retrieving Currency Conversion Data
Connecting to the Sample Currency Databases
Performing Ad Hoc Currency Reporting
Using Drill-Through
What Is Drill-Through?
What Is the Drill-Through Wizard?
Before You Start
Setting Essbase Options
About the Samples Used in This Tutorial
Using Drill-Through
Accessing Drill-Through from the Spreadsheet
Selecting Drill-Through Reports to View or Customize
Selecting and Ordering Columns
Ordering Data
Filtering Data
Disconnecting from Essbase
Notices
Trademarks
Glossary
Index
Contacting IBM
Product Information
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