IBM DB2 OLAP Server Analyzer V7.1
Fixpak 2
Release Notes
Service level: Hyperion Analyzer Release 5.0.2
Although this document refers to the Hyperion Analyzer product, everything
in this document also applies to IBM DB2 OLAP Server Analyzer.
CONTENTS
Installation
What's new
System limitations
Limitations and known problems
Fixes
To install this fixpak:
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Download the Analyzer5.0.2Patch.zip file to a temporary directory.
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Stop all Analyzer and OLAP applications, if they are running.
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Unzip the Analyzer5.0.2Patch.zip file.
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Run the SETUP.EXE file and follow the directions in the installation program.
Installation is complete. You can start your Analyzer applications.
This release is primarily a maintenance release with a few new features
that further enhance its award-winning capabilities to deliver intuitive
Web-based interactive analysis to all corners of the enterprise.
Enhancements integration with Hyperion Analysis Portal, several customer
focused enhancements to the API Toolkit, and new samples on how to easily
integrate relational data into your OLAP solution.
HYPERION ANALYSIS PORTAL READY
Hyperion Analysis Portal delivers a personalized, single point-of-access
for business analysis and relevant external information. Several enhancements
are included in version 5.0.2 to ensure seamless integration of Hyperion
Analyzer with the Hyperion Analysis Portal.
HYPERION ANALYZER API TOOLKIT
The following new features have been added to the API Toolkit:
The Search action displays the Search dialog box, providing users with
a GUI interface for searching for member selections in the specified dimension.
The Sort action displays the Sort dialog box, allowing users to sort and
order dimension members of the specified dimension header.
This Traffic Light action displays the Traffic Light dialog box enabling
users to define or modify traffic light definitions.
RELATIONAL INTEGRATION SAMPLES
There may be times when not all of the data you need to analyze is available
in your Hyperion Essbase applications. Hyperion Analyzer offers several
options for integrating relational data with your OLAP analysis. These
offerings include support for Hyperion Integration Server drill through
reports and Virtual Cube connections using any level 2 ODBC drivers. Look
in the Virtual Cubes and Relational Samples guide to learn more about Virtual
Cubes and how to setup the relational samples view group.
Where to go from here
If you would prefer to get more detailed information before installing,
please view the Getting Started and Enterprise guides. These guides are
in PDF format and can be opened using the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
freely downloadable from www.adobe.com.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer users must install the Java Virtual Machine
for Microsoft Windows version 5.00.3186 or later to ensure proper functionality
of the Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client, Hyperion Analyzer Excel Add-in,
and Hyperion Analyzer Analysis Server console.
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Due to Java's OS independent nature and in order to be Java Certified,
the Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client will not use local machine regional
settings grouping and decimal symbols. Standard internationalization
Java classes that support the most common grouping and decimal conventions
for local languages have been employed to handle grouping and decimals.
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The following list describes known problems in this release:
Pin graphics must contain fewer than 256 colors, especially for pinboards
distributed across the Web. Pin graphics exceeding this limitation
prompt Web clients to ignore colors assigned as transparent. 00-12-0021
The following product improvements have been implemented in this release
of Hyperion Analyzer 5.0:
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Users are now prompted to change their password, when their Hyperion Essbase
password has expired. 00-10-0014
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Gridlines will no longer display when disabled in the print report setup
options. 00-11-0027
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Page dimension member names are now included in selections copied to the
clipboard from Hyperion Analyzer Java Web clients. 00-12-0009
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Users will no longer receive an error message when creating calculations
on a Form view. 00-12-0028
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Dragging and dropping warehouse axis dimension members to Information panel
filter, page, across and down axis no longer disables drilling on Forms.
00-12-0042
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Users will not receive calculation warnings when linking a Form to other
spreadsheet, pinboard, or chart views. 00-12-0043
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Enhanced Web Services no longer cause the Hyperion Analyzer Java Web Client
to disconnect after five minutes of idle time, and instead it honors the
idle disconnect parameters set using the Hyperion Analyzer Analysis Server
console. 00-09-0192
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Hyperion Analyzer Analysis Server features improved performance now that
session handles release more efficiently. 00-10-0129
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The time consumed by Hyperion Essbase to process Hyperion Analyzer queries
no longer contributes to idle time. 00-11-0014
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View group retrieval when accessing the Desktop has been optimized.
00-10-0118
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The Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client will no longer prompt users to login
when connecting to a virtual cube while using Hyperion Essbase authentication.
00-08-0054
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Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client selections copied to the clipboard no
longer contain erroneous blank spaces. 00-11-0002
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Printing headers for Hyperion Analyzer clients now consistently print transparent,
regardless of Spreadsheet and Report Setup options. 00-11-0028
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Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client Fit to Page printing has been improved.
00-12-0026
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Hyperion Analyzer Java Web client auto axis calculation routine has been
enhanced to better apply increments smaller than one (1) in charts, specifically
with regard to the representation of gridlines. 00-12-0034
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The Hyperion Analyzer API Toolkit SaveViewAs action now properly
saves views to a new location or under a different view name.
00-11-0018
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