Provider Services is a middle-tier data source provider for Java API, XMLA, and Smart View clients. This provider interacts with Essbase Server and provides scalability and reliability in a distributed Web-enabled enterprise environment.
Provider Services is administered through Administration Services Console.
Administration Services Console enables you to:
Administer Provider Services
Add, remove, and list standalone Essbase Servers being accessed by the Java API, XMLA, and Smart View clients
Create, remove, and list Analytic Clusters
Add and remove Essbase databases belonging to an Analytic Cluster
Enable or disable any database components belonging to an Analytic Cluster
Monitor Provider Services sessions
Set the type of log messages to view