If the following or similar error is received when compiling the C API the resolve comes by simply adding the ESSAPINU.lib into the project.  Don’t just link it, actually add it to the project and recompile to resolve the compile issue.

Error    11    error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _EssInit referenced in function “void __cdecl ESS_Init(void)” (?ESS_Init@@YAXXZ)

ASO does not provide an out-of-the-box version of dynamic-time-series (DTS) like its partner in crime, BSO. However, one straightforward approach to achieving this functionality is to implement a time aggregation dimension and leverage MDX functionality.  In this example we will house the Time Periods/Months (i.e.:  Mar, Apr, May, etc.) and the Years dimensions into two separate dimensions.  We then add an additional dimension called “Time Series” to the outline to support our ASO version of DTS.

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