Essbase and Planning have the concept of an application access type for Essbase and Planning users. For example, when an Essbase user is created using any Essbase administration tool, the user is automatically assigned the application access type “Essbase”; when a Planning user is created using the Planning interface, the user is automatically assigned the application access type “Planning.” A user’s application access type specifies whether the user has access to Essbase applications only, to Planning applications only, or to both.
For information about specifying application access type for Planning users, see the Oracle Hyperion Planning documentation.