Define the data source and data target, including specifying the source application and database, the target application and database, and the location of each. For a list of supported block and aggregate storage data source and data target combinations for each partition type, see Data Sources and Data Targets.
To set up the data source and the data target:
Specify the names of the application and database for the data source and data target.
See “Specifying Connection Information for Partitions” in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.
Specify the locations of the Essbase Servers on which the data source and data target reside.
See “Specifying Connection Information for Partitions” in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.
If you want to use network aliases for the data source or data target names, ensure that the aliases are propagated to all computers on your system. Otherwise, use the full server name.
To propagate an alias to all the computers on your system, edit the hosts file (you need root or administrative privileges) for the operating system you are using:
Windows: %WINDIR%/system32/drivers/etc/hosts
UNIX: /etc/hosts
In the hosts file, add an entry using the following syntax:
IP_address hostname.domainname alias [alias]
The following example specifies one alias:
172.234.23.1 myhost.mydomain abcdefg.hijk.123
Optional: Enter a note to describe the data source or data target.
See “Specifying Connection Information for Partitions” in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.
Optional: Specify the outline to which you can make changes.
By default, all changes made on the data source outline overwrite the data target outline when you synchronize the outlines. You can, however, specify that changes made to the data target outline overwrite the data source outline when you synchronize the outlines.