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Essbase enables you and others in the organization to share, access, update, and analyze

enterprise data from any perspective and at any level of detail without learning new tools, query

languages, or programming skills.

Typical Users of Essbase

Essbase can be used in many different applications. Financial analysts have found the product

to be invaluable in budget analysis, currency conversion, and consolidation. Cost accountants

apply its powerful capabilities to evaluate allocation and elimination scenarios. Product

managers and analysts use it to plan and analyze multiple product lines and distribution

channels. You can also use the product as a repository database for spreadsheet data. Anyone

who uses a spreadsheet is a potential user of Essbase.

Because Essbase is applicable to such a broad variety of environments, individuals using it at an

organization may fill one or more roles in implementing and running applications. This guide

refers to specific roles by three titles. A role may be performed, however, by one person or by

several people working collaboratively.

● System administrator. The Essbase system administrator typically has experience in

networking, installing software packages, and administering system functions. In addition

to installing the Essbase software, the Essbase system administrator may also set up Essbase

user accounts, set up the security system, and maintain the Essbase Server.

● Application designer. The application designer sets up the Essbase database, creates the

database outline, and develops calculation and report scripts. The responsibilities of the

Essbase system administrator and the application designer may overlap in some areas. The

application designer has probably developed spreadsheet or database applications and

understands the operational problems and the tools being employed to solve them.

● User. The user interacts with Essbase databases through spreadsheets, using Microsoft Excel

for Windows. Users are typically analysts and managers who use spreadsheet programs as

their primary tool for viewing and analyzing data.

Components of the Client-Server Environment

Client-server computing refers to the architecture in which individual PC workstations are

connected to a powerful server by means of a local area network (LAN). The PC workstation

acts as a client by requesting data from the server. The server processes the request and returns

the desired result to the client.

Essbase is built as a client-server system. System performance and multiuser capabilities are

greatly enhanced in the Essbase client-server environment. Figure 1 illustrates the Essbase

components and their relationships.

Introduction to Essbase

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