Oracle Essbase 9 Implementation Guide- P7:Essbase is a multidimensional database management system. The name Essbase stands for Extended Spread Sheet dataBASE. Using the custom add-in provides the end-user with near seamless compatibility in the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program. | Chapter 1 5. In this step you need to specify the Hyperion home directory which defaults to c Hyperion. It is in this folder that all of the required and optional Essbase System 9 common components will be installed. If you choose to select a different path please do so here. Whenever possible accept and install in the default recommended paths and directories across all hardware components involved in the system. This will greatly simplify the maintenance and support. 15 Download at Installing Oracle Essbase 6. In this step you need to specify the Essbase server directory. If you do nothing it will default to the home directory you selected in the previous step. 7. In this step you are asked to select either the Typical or Custom installation. The Custom installation includes all of the components and allows you to pick which ones are required for your installation. We suggest you select the Typical installation for now as you can add other components at anytime in the future. 8. In this step you are asking the wizard to update your system environment variables with the new Essbase system variables you have chosen in the previous two steps. The new environment variables path and arborpath will be set in the system and the Essbase server configuration file. We will discuss this file and the settings later in the book. By default the installer wizard is set to update the environment variables. Please leave it as is and click Next. 9. In this step you are required to select the esslang. The esslang language variable defines the locale of the computer. For example for US English it is ENGLISH LATIN1 . This is to ensure proper communication with other applications and is the Unicode setting. 16 Download at Chapter 1 10. This step summarizes all of the components that are to be installed during this present installation. Check the information carefully to confirm you have the locations correct as well as the selected Oracle Essbase components. If .
