2. Oracle Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Overview & Features .

4. Oracle Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Software as a Service
Platform as a Service
Infrastructure as a Service
Oracle Analytics Cloud - Essbase
Essbase cloud service is a Platform as a Service offering which provides a Flexible environment for the creation of departmental or enterprise-wide custom analytic applications and management reporting. It provides the same core business values of Essbase but on a cloud based managed environment.
Flexible platform for the creation of departmental or enterprise-wide custom analytic applications and management reporting
Oracle Confidential – Internal

5. Who Will Use Analytics Cloud - Essbase?
Essbase users looking for a Cloud solution
Reduce costs and simplify maintenance
Hybrid Deployments between on-prem applications and cloud cubes
Faster access to latest Essbase innovation
Integration with other cloud services
Essbase as a data source for BICS and DVCS
Consolidated data from multiple EPM cloud and on- prem instances
Analyze data from other SaaS applications
Analytics platform for every Excel user
Analytics happens everywhere
Most still use Excel, using data downloaded from other applications
Essbase empowers Excel by adding unified analysis model, interactivity and collaboration
Core use cases for Essbase cloud service
Essbase customers going to the cloud
With other services (EPM, BI, SaaS)
Platform for every Excel user

6. Oracle Analytics Cloud – New: March 2017
Standard Edition
Data Visualization
Self-service data prep
Spreadsheet collaboration
Essbase standard
Enterprise Edition
Standard plus:
Data modeling
Essbase Enterprise
Enterprise Reporting
Large scale & HA
Day by Day Mobile
CPU Purchases, “OCPU”, Includes Mobile, Client tools, & Desktop
Oracle Confidential – Internal/Restricted/Highly Restricted

7. Essbase Cloud Service - Architecture
Choose your shape
1, 2, 4, 8, 16 OCPUs
7.5GB to 15GB of memory per OCPU
What is an OCPU?
Equivalent to one physical core
Metered and Non-Metered
Semi-managed Service
SSH Access
Administration Dashboard
Cube
cube
Command Line Tools
Essbase J2EE Cloud Platform
HTTP/SHTTP and TCP Ports
Cloud Tools and Scripts
Essbase JAgent
Confidential – Oracle Internal

8. Proven Value, Redesigned for the Cloud
CDS
Scenario
Management
Thin Client
Editor
Catalog
Java
Agent
Dynamic
Filters
DBX
Drill
Through
Scripting: R, Groovy,
JACL
Data
Source
Grid UI
APS
Java API, REST and Web Services
Essbase Server
Re-architecture of Essbase for the Cloud
Designed to support higher concurrency and faster recoverability
Eliminated security bottlenecks
Memory utilization
Dynamic Scalability
Unified middleware layer for all services
Based on industry standards for ease of integration
Confidential – Oracle Internal

9. OAC - Essbase Features Access to Essbase capabilities
BSO/ASO/Hybrid databases
Flexible dimensionality
Dynamic formulas
Calc scripts
Data uploads
Smartview connectivity
Browser based UI
Integration with BICS
Cloud Only features
Sandboxing
Scenario management
Design by Example templates
Excel Import/Export
Administration
Database statistics
Manage connections
Locks
Security
We offer access to Essbase core capabilities where Users can create their own custom models using flexible dimensionality, dynamic formulas and calculation scripts - while accessing these models from Smartview. Essbase databases can be brought from on-prem or created directly on the cloud where they can be modified and managed. Essbase Cloud Service also offers some unique capabilities that are not yet available on-prem and we will review next.

10. Cloud Based UI for Design and Management
New database management and outline editor tools
Execute Jobs – Dim builds, Data Load, Calc Scripts
Define Scripts
Administration capabilities
Manage Files
Define Substitution Variables
Manage application/Database
settings
Confidential – Oracle Internal

11. Utilities & Templates Utilities Templates LCM – End to End Management
New Cloud Utilities and Rapid Business Modeling
Utilities
LCM – End to End Management
CLI – Leverage the New REST API’s
Smartview – Excel Reporting
Templates
Build a corporate inventory of Templates for reuse across different departments
Reuse templates with customization

12. Simplified Security Server Roles Application Privileges Administrator
Full access to administer users, applications and databases.
Power User
Ability to create and delete applications and databases
User
Ability to access any application or database that has a minimum access permission
The first key difference is that Essbase Cloud Service was redesigned for the cloud. We completely re- developed the middleware layer of Essbase to allow it to become a viable cloud platform. It is designed for even higher concurrency, enhanced recoverability and performance. This type of innovation is a key part of how Essbase, even after 20 years, maintain its lead in the market. We did not take the shortcut of dropping on-prem Essbase on a hosting service, we re-architected Essbase as a real cloud based technology.
Application Privileges
Application Manager
Ability to create, delete, and modify databases and application settings; assign users
Database Manager
Ability to manage the databases, database artifacts, locks, and sessions
Database Update
Ability to read and update data values; using any assigned calculations and filters; Create and delete scenarios
Database Access
Ability to access scenarios; read data values in all cells; and access specific data and metadata

13. From Excel to Essbase in Less than a Minute
Auto Analyze Data and Create Cubes
Sales Data
Tool-less approach for faster deployments
One click provisioning and deployment
Automatic schema inference on load
Excel to Cloud in seconds
Uploading a spreadsheet creates a business model
Zero learning curve, no Essbase skills needed
Modify the cube design can also be done from Excel
DATE
CITY
STATE
COUNTRY
ITEM
PROD. TYPE
PROD. FAMILY
AMOUNT
Essbase now supports automatic schema inference when presented with tabular data
Schema inference includes the following actions:
Identify dimensions and their hierarchies
Identify attributes (these are further descriptions of dimension values (for example shipping weight of a product corresponds to product key)
Identify measures (numbers) and aggregation rules. Aggr rules are SUM by default, and uses heuristics to guess.
Hierarchies are inferred by analyzing relationships between values in the columns. The hierarchy is named after the header of the top level.
Creating Essbase outline (schema)
Creating Cube & loading data (data load)
Data is available for query and collaboration with superfast performance
ANAPLAN doesn’t do this. Traditionally all Multidimensional databases require schema creation with admin tools before loading data.
Anaplan has a video on “How do build a model in 8 minutes” We have the model built by just uploading a file.
One
Step
Automatic
Schema
Inference
Powerful yet Flexible
Forced Column designations
Provide Generation relationships. Eg. product.category, category.sub_category…
Provide hints. Eg. Product.color[attr], revenue[measure]
Intrinsic Hints
Header presentation in Table.Column form
Statistical Analysis
Used when the report headers are in no special format.
No knowledge or changes are needed.
No hints are given from the user
COUNTRY
HIERARCHY
PRODUCT
HIERARCHY
TIME
HIERARCHY
CUBE
CREATION

14. Scenario Management Sandboxing and Scenario Management
Create private copy data for what-if and sensitivity analysis
Refresh from the base data or merge the Sandbox into it
Apply lightweight workflow to scenarios and submit approvals
Assign Approver and Viewer type roles
Create
What-if
Submit
Approve
Apply
Reject

15. Cloud Integration and Data Movement
Multiple Options for Data Loads
Uploaded flat files
Database as a Service
On-prem sources (will require VPN)
Essbase now supports automatic schema inference when presented with tabular data
Schema inference includes the following actions:
Identify dimensions and their hierarchies
Identify attributes (these are further descriptions of dimension values (for example shipping weight of a product corresponds to product key)
Identify measures (numbers) and aggregation rules. Aggr rules are SUM by default, and uses heuristics to guess.
Hierarchies are inferred by analyzing relationships between values in the columns. The hierarchy is named after the header of the top level.
Creating Essbase outline (schema)
Creating Cube & loading data (data load)
Data is available for query and collaboration with superfast performance
ANAPLAN doesn’t do this. Traditionally all Multidimensional databases require schema creation with admin tools before loading data.
Anaplan has a video on “How do build a model in 8 minutes” We have the model built by just uploading a file.
Multiple Reporting Options
Smart View (no, no Excel Add In)
BICS integration is similar to OBI integration with Essbase
DVD integration is already available as beta and evolving
Management Reporting (WebFR) with EPRCS

16. DV and Essbase - Complete Offering
Allow users to interact with the data using Excel
Ingests and harmonizes spreadsheets, collates and manage disparate inputs
Provide coherence, consistency and sharing
Enables and manages the iterative information cycle DV
Visually research and discover
Review and visualize personal data
Review and visualize group data and in the context of wider corporate data
Provides insights at key stages of the iterative information cycle
Automatically creates an Essbase cube when needed
Excel, BI, Source Systems
Data from any source
Exports from other systems
Hand crafted spreadsheets
Essbase – Data Interaction and Collaboration
Interact with the data and mode using Excel with a strong server side data consolidation and integrity (multi-user read/write access)
Add model validation and shared KPIs for user scenarios and data gathering
DV – Visualize and Discover
Visual discovery
Share analysis and results
Track and monitor progress
Create an Essbase model for multi-user write collaboration, scenario management and What-If analysis
Oracle Confidential – Internal

17. DV Integration Connect to Essbase Cube on the Cloud
Select Data Source – Choose Essbase
Provide Connection Details
Select Application & Cube

18. Creating Visualizations
Query Essbase
Build visuals to analyze data in Essbase Cubes
Create stories

19. Compare Scenarios side-by-side and Merge with Base

20. Cube Designer – Excel Modeling and Gallery Templates
Smart View Add-in
Create Essbase Applications
Build and Manage essbase applications and properties
Set Member formula
Run Calc Scripts
Manage Design Templates
View/Manage Dimension Hierarchies

21. Cube Designer - Overview
The Cube Designer
uses the Smart View extension framework for Excel integration and server communications
uses the REST APIs of the Essbase cloud to perform all Essbase operations

22. Connections
Derives the connection information to the Essbase cloud via the Smart View private connections
Provide the URL to the Essbase cloud in the private connections panel of Smart View

23. Gallery & Private Workbooks
The Cube Designer provides a set of application workbook examples which demonstrate the various capabilities of the Essbase cloud
They can be used to house standard org-wide templates for Essbase Applications
Private - Allow the user to maintain their own private collection of workbooks

24. Cube Designer Wizard
The application workbooks have a strictly defined structure which the Essbase cloud understands and can consume in order to generate an Essbase cube.
To facilitate the creation of this defined workbook structure, the Cube Designer Wizard can be used to quickly generate a valid application workbook.

25. Formula Editor
A basic formula editor is included in the Cube Designer to aid the user in creating valid member formulas
there are lists of valid operators and Essbase functions which can be used within the member formula.
the user can copy and paste members from the workbook into the editor, if you click on a cell in a worksheet and then right click within the editor, the text from that cell is copied into the editor wrapped in double quotese workbook into the editor

26. Hierarchy Viewer
The Cube Designer provides a hierarchy viewer to aid in the development of the parent/child relationships
the alias, storage and consolidation properties are shown and can be hidden
there is a Find capability within the tree view

27. Build Cube
Building the cube is the first of the four steps to designing a cube
A cube can be created or an existing cube can be updated
the data contained with the data worksheets can be loaded into the cube
the calculation worksheets can be executed in the order they appear in the application workbook

28. Load Data
The Load Data operation is provided for the purposes of iterative cube development
It is a common practice that once a cube is built, a process of loading, calculating and querying is performed to validate the accuracy and performance of the cube.
The Load Data operation will run as an asynchronous job in the Essbase cloud

29. Calculate and Analyze Calculate – Run Calc Scripts Analyze
Create Smart View Ad Hoc
Connect Query Sheet - the user can include worksheets beginning with the name “Query”, this will take them to the first occurrence, connect to Smart View and perform a query refresh

30. View Jobs
The Cube Designer maintains a client-side log of the jobs executed from the client

31. Transform Data
the Essbase cloud allows for a free- form table of data to be used as the basis for a cube design
an algorithm in the Essbase cloud will determine the shape of the cube based upon the header information as well as the data relationships
a set of “forced designations” can be used to augment the header information

32. Admin Tasks
In order to allow the user to maintain a clean server environment, the Cube Designer allows for the deletion of entire applications or just a single cube.
option to delete an Essbase application
option to delete an Essbase cube

33. New Command Line Tool - EssCLI
Execute jobs such as calcs, clears, data load and dim builds
Upload files to the cloud service
Check job statuses
LCM Import
Confidential – Oracle Internal

34. Moving Your Cubes to the Cloud
Use LCM export to move cube artifacts from on-premise to cloud
Cross cube references such as XREF and Partitions are not included and need to be recreated manually
Use LCM export from and deployments
Cloud cubes are all Unicode and Encrypted (encryption at rest)
Start with a default CFG, change if needed

35. Pre-requisites JDK 8 or higher Unicode Mode Substitution Variables
Convert all application and associated artifacts to Unicode mode before export
Substitution Variables
Server-level SVs must be converted to Application-level SVs
Server-level SVs are no longer supported.
Hybrid Aggregation Mode
Default Calc and query processor on the cloud is hybrid mode.
Implied Sharing not supported on the cloud

36. Configuration Settings
Default settings are different on the cloud
IGNORECONSTANTS is TRUE by default
INDEXCACHESIZE and DATACACHESIZE settings now control cache sizes for all cubes
GRIDSUPPRESSINVALID is now TRUE by default
QRYGOVEXECTIME is now set by default to 300 seconds
Oracle strongly recommends managing all configuration settings at the application level.
Application-level configuration is preserved during the LCM utility export and import processes.

37. Other considerations
You must convert all application-level files and artifacts into database-level files and artifacts before you export them from on-premises Essbase instance
In the cloud service, artifacts are supported at the database level only.
This includes calculation scripts, rule files, and text files
Partitions
Only transparent partitions are supported by the LCM utility.
Replicated and linked partitions are not supported.
Always import the source applications before the target applications.
After you migrate an Oracle Essbase on-premises application with a unique member outline to a cloud service instance, you cannot change the outline to allow duplicate members.

38. Lift…

39. Lift… PS C:\Users\xxxxxxx> java -version java version "1.8.0_121"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_121-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build b13, mixed mode)
PS D:\app\esscs\v702\EssbaseLCMUtility> ./EssbaseLCM.bat export -server xxxxxxxx.us.oracle.com:1423 -user admin -password password -application liftshift -zipfile D:\app\esscs\v702\data\liftshift.zip

40. … and Shift
PS D:\app\esscs\v702\cli> ./esscs.bat login -user cloud.user -password Admin123 -url
Details: user "cloud.user" logged in
PS D:\app\esscs\v702\cli> .\esscs.bat lcmimport -zipFileName D:\app\esscs\v702\data\liftshift.zip -overwrite true
File "D:\app\esscs\v702\data\liftshift.zip" Uploaded
.... Status: 200
Details: Completed

41. … and Shift

42. New Command Line Tool - EssCLI
Execute jobs such as calcs, clears, data load and dim builds
Upload files to the cloud service
Check job statuses
LCM Import

43. Cloud Migrations Essbase CLI Export Utility LCM Utility Cube Designer
Export an essbase cube in MS Excel template format
Works for both on-prem and cloud
LCM Utility
migrate Essbase on-premises applications, folders and elements via a .zip file
Cube Designer
Export Cube to Application Workbook and then Build Cube to import
Excel Template
Export the Cube Metadata into Excel Template

44. Load Rules Editor New JSON format
Support for both Studio and BPM Rule files
Capability to create/edit new Rule file from UI

45. Financial Reports
MR (AKA Web FR, vi EPRCS) support close to v1 release
FR to MR report conversion tool planned for later this year

46. Resources Documentation Working with Essbase Youtube
Working with Essbase
Youtube