The Planning Utilities that we have available in the Planning1 folder (\oracle\Middleware\user_projects\epmsystem2\Planning\planning1 in Version 11.1.2.1 for example) are simply wonderful in terms of doing several activities in a fly - for example Loading and modifying the outline, exporting and importing user security, encrypting password, et. al. They are very easy to use and simple in terms of syntax.
The only comment I have are the inconsistencies on how you write the script.
Say for example that you want to migrate "SECURITY" by using the Utility. In this case, you would export the Security and then import it by using "ExportSecurity" and "ImportSecurity" utilities respectively.
The syntax for ExportSecurity in the simplest case would be something like:
ExportSecurity.cmd /A=application_name,/U=admin_user
The above script would export the application security and generate a SECFILE.TXT file.
Now, if you would import the security in the target application, the syntax you would probably think of is:
ImportSecurity.cmd /A=application_name,/U=admin_user
Right?
However, the syntax for ImportSecurity is:
ImportSecurity.cmd "application_name,admin_user"
It is pretty basic, however, what if they had the same kind of syntax for both of those utilities. Oracle or Hyperion might have some reasons behind it, but sometimes I am puzzled about how or why these things have such inconsistencies.
Any comments would be fun for discussion purposes or as a feedback to Oracle.
The only comment I have are the inconsistencies on how you write the script.
Say for example that you want to migrate "SECURITY" by using the Utility. In this case, you would export the Security and then import it by using "ExportSecurity" and "ImportSecurity" utilities respectively.
The syntax for ExportSecurity in the simplest case would be something like:
ExportSecurity.cmd /A=application_name,/U=admin_user
The above script would export the application security and generate a SECFILE.TXT file.
Now, if you would import the security in the target application, the syntax you would probably think of is:
ImportSecurity.cmd /A=application_name,/U=admin_user
Right?
However, the syntax for ImportSecurity is:
ImportSecurity.cmd "application_name,admin_user"
It is pretty basic, however, what if they had the same kind of syntax for both of those utilities. Oracle or Hyperion might have some reasons behind it, but sometimes I am puzzled about how or why these things have such inconsistencies.
Any comments would be fun for discussion purposes or as a feedback to Oracle.
