EssCmd is a command-line Essbase interface that can perform operations interactively through a command-line window or through a batch or script file. EssCmd operates independently of any other Essbase analytic services interface, including the EAS tool, the Essbase add-in, or any custom-built application programs.
The Essbase command scripting language, affectionately known as Ess-Command or just EssCmd, is a highly functional set of tools that are used to automate many tasks in the world of Essbase. Although EssCmd has been phased out in the latest versions of Essbase it's still a good idea that you become familiar with EssCmd and what you can do with it. If you ever inherit an existing system that is still using an older version of Essbase chances are that it will have lots of EssCmds in use.
For starters an Essbase command script file object is actually an ASCII text file with a file extension of .scr
. As with all Essbase objects you must follow the naming...