Is there a right way to architect a Hyperion EPM infrastructure?  I think the answer to that is yes, and when provided with some straightforward examples, and architectural guidelines by the software creator themselves, Oracle, we can at least gain some semblance of what that looks like.

I tracked these down a while ago and I am posting them here for reference but I also thought that others might find these documents useful.  If not for actual architectural layout and planning, the images contained there-in are definitely helpful for your next presentation slide deck.
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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)

It has been a while since I published Part 1 of the Essbase Studio Tutorial by Example. Finally a quick follow-up to the original that I promised I would get out – a  second part on adding drill-through capability – is available.  This document has been sitting around for a while.  I’ve been swamped and with the not too long ago release of EPM 11.1.2 I wanted to at least get this document out while it is still relevant.

If you haven’t already, please read the full OTN article here as a pre-requisite to conducting part 2 of this tutorial series.

Please see the link towards the bottom of this post to download part 2 of the tutorial (PDF).

Let me know if you have any feedback.

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Essbase Studio Tutorial by Example Part 2

Pre-Requisites / References

http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/screen-essbasestudio.html