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Art of BI: An error occurred while processing the EXECUTE PHYSICAL statement

Typically I haven’t bumped into this error in the past with OBIEE but the other day it smacked me in the face.

Art of BI: Flatten Parent Child Vertical Table to Horizontal Generations

This is just another post that I’ve been meaning to put up for a while but it just became relevant again on an OBIEE project I am working on.

Art of BI: Do Certifications Suck? Hyperion Essbase 9.3 Developer Exam Finished.

Do Certifications Suck? I have had almost 10 years to contemplate these cons since I took my first proctored IT exam, I now only look at the positives.

Hostname resolved to an IP Address – Windows 2008 Hyperion System 11 Installation Issue

In continuation with VM Image installation of Hyperion 11x I decided to stand-up a Windows Server 2008 Hyperion 11x image with just the basic Foundation Services.

Art of BI: Remote Desktop Connect to a VM Image

After we put together our Hyperion 11x VM Image I started thinking about how I wanted to use the new server environment for testing, etc.

Art of BI: SQL Server – Truncate and Shrink Log File

Often when building a database, not all properties and settings are configured properly when initially created.

Art of BI: Installing Hyperion System 11 – Part 1

The idea here is to get a nice single server instance of the EPM suite up with the core Shared Services, EPM, Essbase, and Planning.

Art of BI: Integrate Essbase into OBIEE – Best Practices from Oracle

We’ve been doing quite a bit of Hyperion Essbase integration into Oracle BIEE lately. Most Oracle BI consulting groups will admit that this is all the rave right now.