BPC System Parameters
BPC System Parameters
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Project ID Version Status Last Revision Date File Name Author Created Date BPC 5.1 / 7.0M 4.22 Released 12/22/09 BPC_System_Parameters.pdf Soon Kim 1/16/2008
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Business Planning and Consolidation 5.1 / 7.0, version for Microsoft platform History
Version 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 4.1 Date 1/16/08 12/19/08 12/24/08 3/13/2009 3/16/2009 Status (Comments) Create first Draft Internal revision Update newly added parameters for 70MSP3 Editorial modifications Added LimitOfCommit application set parameter; minor modifications to USE_VARCHAR_FOR_DIM and RETRIEVE_ON_OFFLINE Corrected the valid values in 4.1.2.4 for DO_COMPRESS_CLIENT Corrected ORG_ACCOUNTOWN application parameter Removed ALLOWEXTENSIONS appset parameter; modified some descriptions Applied 7.0 M SP04 changes Minor typographical edit Updated information for JRN_MAXCOUNT and LOCKREPORT parameters.
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Table of Contents
1 APPLICATION SET PARAMETERS ................................................................. 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 2 ALLOW_EXTENSIONS ........................................................................... 3 ALLOW_FILE_SIZE............................................................................... 3 DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS ........................................................................ 4 APPROVALSTATUSMAIL ........................................................................ 4 APPROVALSTATUSMSG ......................................................................... 5 AVAILABLEFLAG .................................................................................. 5 AVAILABLEMSG ................................................................................... 6 FILESFOLDERDELIMITER....................................................................... 6 JREPORTZOOM .................................................................................... 7 LANDINGPAGEITEM.............................................................................. 7 LOPTZ_AVAILABLE............................................................................... 8 MAXLRCOLUMNS ................................................................................. 8 MAXLRROWS ...................................................................................... 9 MSNIMUser ........................................................................................ 9 MSNIMPassword .................................................................................10 MULTIBYTE_FORMULA .........................................................................10 SESSIONTIME ....................................................................................11 SMTPAUTH ........................................................................................11 SMTPSERVER .....................................................................................12 SMTPPORT.........................................................................................12 SMTPUSER ........................................................................................12 SMTPPASSWORD ................................................................................13 TEMPLATEVERSION .............................................................................13 UPLOADTEMP .....................................................................................14 USE_VARCHAR_FOR_DIM ....................................................................14 DTSSTATUSCHECK .............................................................................15 LIMITOFDIFFERENCE...........................................................................16 RETRIEVE_ON_OFFLINE.......................................................................16 COMPANY_LOGO ................................................................................17
SEND GOVERNOR APPLICATION SET PARAMETERS .................................... 18 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 INTERVAL_CHECK_SEND .....................................................................18 THREAD_MAXNUM_SG ........................................................................18 UNITPER_SP ......................................................................................19 MAXCELLS_THREAD_SG ......................................................................19 LimitOfCommit ...................................................................................19
APPLICATION PARAMETERS ...................................................................... 20 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 CUSTOMFACTTBLINDEX .......................................................................20 DIMSFORFACTTBLINDEX......................................................................21 JRN_ACCDETAIL_DIM ..........................................................................21 JRN_BALANCE ....................................................................................22 JRN_CLOSING_CODE ..........................................................................22
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3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 4
JRN_DESC_MODE ...............................................................................22 JRN_IS_STAT_APP ..............................................................................23 JRN_MAXCOUNT .................................................................................23 JRN_OPENING_CODE ..........................................................................24 JRN_POST_OVERWRITE .......................................................................24 JRN_REOPEN .....................................................................................25 JRN_REOPEN_PROPERTY......................................................................25 JRN_REVSIGN_CODE ..........................................................................26 JRN_VALIDATION_SP ..........................................................................26 LOCKREPORT .....................................................................................27 ORG_ACCOUNTLIST ............................................................................27 ORG_ACCOUNTOWN ...........................................................................28 ORG_INTCO .......................................................................................28 ORG_PARENTPROPERTY .......................................................................29 TOPDOWN .........................................................................................29 WORKSTATUSVALIDATE ......................................................................30 YTDINPUT .........................................................................................30 SIGNED_DATA_FORMAT ......................................................................31 DTSLOGPAGESIZE ..............................................................................31 VALIDATE_MBR_LOGIC .......................................................................32 YTD_NECJ_RETRIEVE ..........................................................................32
APPLICATION SET PARAMETERS SUPPORTED IN 5.1 ONLY ........................ 33 4.1 4.2 4.3 DO_COMPRESS ..................................................................................33 DO_COMPRESS_CLIENT ......................................................................33 USEADOMD .......................................................................................34
APPLICATION SET PARAMETERS SUPPORTED IN 7.0 M ONLY ..................... 36 6.1 6.2 6.3 BPFSTEP_COMPLETE_MSG ...................................................................36 CLR_COMMENTS_HISTORY ..................................................................36 COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH .....................................................................37
APPLICATION PARAMETERS SUPPORTED IN 7.0 M ONLY ........................... 37 7.1 7.2 7.3 YTDINPUTTIMEHIR..............................................................................37 SEND_SGTABLE_COUNT ......................................................................38 SEC_CACHE_EXPIRE ...........................................................................38
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Note that the information in this document supersedes the application and application set parameter information in the online help of Business Planning and Consolidation.
1.1 ALLOW_EXTENSIONS
1.1.1 Description
Defines allowed file extensions for upload. Enter a file extension such as txt, xlxs, etc., to allow uploading. You can enter more than one extension with a comma (,) delimiter.
1.1.2 Type
Optional
1.2 ALLOW_FILE_SIZE
1.2.1 Description
Enter the maximum file size (MB) allowed for uploading. A warning message appears if the file size exceeds the parameter value when you upload a file.
1.2.2 Type
Optional
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1.3 DEFAULT_EXTENSIONS
1.3.1 Description
The system allows the default file type even if you do not set this parameter. The default file extensions are hard-coded internally.
1.3.2 Type
Optional
1.4 APPROVALSTATUSMAIL
1.4.1 Description
Defines whether owners and managers receive an email when one or the other changes a work status
1.4.2 Type
Optional
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1.5 APPROVALSTATUSMSG
1.5.1 Description
Allows you to define a custom email message that is sent when a work status code is changed. The message is applicable to all applications in the application set. You can customize the message using the following variables: % USER% - Name of user who changed this status %STA% - Work status %OWNER% - Entity owner %CD% - Category dimension %CM% - Category member %TD% - Time dimension %TM% - Time member %STA% - Work status %TIME% - Time of change
1.5.2 Type
Optional
1.6 AVAILABLEFLAG
1.6.1 Description
Controls whether the system is offline or not
1.6.2 Type
Required
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1.7 AVAILABLEMSG
1.7.1 Description
The message that is displayed to users who try to access an application that is offline. (AVAILABLEFLAG = No)
1.7.2 Type
Required
1.8 FILESFOLDERDELIMITER
1.8.1 Description
When you create Web-ready files in Excel, the system creates subfolders based on the native Excel Save as HTML function. Since the naming rule of the subfolder is different for each Microsoft Office language, this parameter allows the system to find the subfolder having the defined delimiter when selecting Web-ready files in BPC Web.
1.8.2 Type
Required
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For example, under a folder named 'Report.htm', the system creates the following subfolders:
o o o o o o o
Chinese: report.files English: report_files French: report_fichiers German: report-Dateien Italian: report-file Japanese: report.files Korean: report.files
1.9 JREPORTZOOM
1.9.1 Description
This parameter allows you to set the default zoom magnification value on HTML journal reports.
1.9.2 Type
Optional
1.10 LANDINGPAGEITEM
1.10.1Description
This defines the Getting Started page on BPC Web.
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1.10.2Type
Optional
1.10.3Default value
1 (This number indicates the page number.)
1.10.4Valid value
User can input a page number that already existed in BPC Web as a Web page.
1.11
LOPTZ_AVAILABLE
1.11.1 Description
This parameter takes the system off-line during a lite optimization of an application.
1.11.2 Type
Optional
1.12
MAXLRCOLUMNS
1.12.1 Description
The maximum number of columns to display in a live report in BPC Web. The value includes header and data columns.
1.12.2 Type
Optional
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1.13
MAXLRROWS
1.13.1 Description
The maximum number of rows to display in a live report in BPC Web. The value includes header and data rows.
1.13.2 Type
Optional
1.14
MSNIMUser
1.14.1 Description
The user name that the system uses to operate IM alerts in Insight.
1.14.2 Type
Optional
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1.15 MSNIMPassword
1.15.1 Description
The password that the system uses to operate IM alerts in Insight.
1.15.2 Type
Optional
1.16 MULTIBYTE_FORMULA
1.16.1 Description
Use this parameter to support dimension formulas with member IDs that contain double-byte characters, such as those in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Russian. The value defines the dimension formula column type (Nvarchar or Varchar).
1.16.2Type
Optional
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1.17
SESSIONTIME
1.17.1 Description
Defines the session time for Whos Online.
1.17.2 Type
Optional
1.18
SMTPAUTH
1.18.1 Description
The authentication method of the SMTP server This setting does not change the method on the SMTP server, but must match the type of authentication enabled on it. Failure to set this appropriately can result in errors from the email server.
1.18.2 Type
Required
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1.19
SMTPSERVER
1.19.1 Description
The name or TCP/IP address of the SMTP email server the system uses to send email
1.19.2 Type
Required
1.20 SMTPPORT
1.20.1 Description
Port number for your SMTP email server
1.20.2 Type
Required
1.21
SMTPUSER
1.21.1 Description
The user name from which email from the system originates.
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1.21.2 Type
Required
1.22 SMTPPASSWORD
1.22.1 Description
The password for sending email user name
1.22.2 Type
Optional (When SMTPAUTH is 1 (basic), this parameter is required.)
1.23
TEMPLATEVERSION
1.23.1 Description
Current version number of the dynamic templates in your application set. Whenever you add to or change your input schedule or report dynamic templates, you should increment this version number so users automatically receive the new templates downloaded when they log on to this application set.
1.23.2 Type
Required
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1.24
UPLOADTEMP
1.24.1 Description
Temporary folder used to store Content Library documents
1.24.2 Type
Required
1.25
USE_VARCHAR_FOR_DIM
1.25.1Description
Defines the type (Nvarchar or Varchar) of all columns in the dimension table, such as dim<DimensionName>. If you have a space restriction problem from SQL and OLAP, you can use this parameter to determine whether the columns in the Dimension table are Varchar or Nvarchar (one of the data types from the SQL table column). If you use a double-byte character language such as Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Russian, we do not recommend using the Varchar data type.
1.25.2Type
Optional
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1.25.3Default value
Blank(0)
1.25.4Valid value
0 - If this parameter does not exist or value is blank (or 0), all columns are created as nvarchar. 1 - If this parameters value is 1, all columns that are nvarchar in the dim table are created as varchar. A specific dimension name or blank can be in the KeyID column of tblDafaults table. If the KeyID is a specific dimension name, it is applied to only the specific dimension; if the KeyID is blank, all dimensions are applied in all dim tables. To set this parameter value, you should insert or update the record to tblDefaults table directly instead of via the Web Administration page. For example, This is tblDefaults table that manages all of system parameters. User ID _GLOBAL Type SYSTEM App USE_VARCHAR_FOR_DI M Key ID ACCOUNT Value 1
1.26 DTSSTATUSCHECK
1.26.1Description
Use this parameter to hide or show the Refresh Status Every check box in the Data Manager Status View. If the check box is enabled and large records exist, the performance when refreshing the status degrades. By hiding the check box, the refresh is performed whenever a user calls the refresh button manually.
1.26.2Type
Optional
1.26.3Default value
N/A
1.26.4Valid Value
0: Hides the checkbox 1: Show the checkbox
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1.27 LIMITOFDIFFERENCE
1.27.1Description
The least value to process logic is set. If a data is smaller than the value, logic ignores the data to process.
1.27.2Type
Optional
1.27.3Default value
.00000001 (If the parameter is not set, logic ignores less than 0.00000001.)
1.27.4Valid Value
For example, when 0.001 is set, smaller data than the value - such as 0.0009 - is not processed by logic.
1.28 RETRIEVE_ON_OFFLINE
1.28.1Description
Use this parameter to restrict data retrieval and export while an application set is unavailable (system offline). See SAP Note 1260260. Note: Data manager packages that are set as an Admin package can be retrieved and exported even when the parameter is set to 0. For example, if Export from fact table package is set as an Admin package, a user who has Manage DM task can retrieve and export the package while the application set is unavailable. The following tasks can be executed when the value is 0 (IM 3295848): Execute logic (script, business rules) from DTS package Run Export from fact table package Run Append into fact table package Add new comments Save data through the Dynamic Hierarchy Editor
1.28.2Type
Optional
1.28.3Default value
N/A
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1.28.4Valid Value
1: Allows retrieving or exporting data while an application set is unavailable (system offline) 0: Does not allow retrieving or exporting data while an application set is unavailable (system offline)
1.29 COMPANY_LOGO
1.29.1Description Use this parameter to add your corporate logo to the default templates in BPC for Excel. Enter the file name for the logo image that you want to display. This image must be stored in the Application Set directory, which is "[Server Install]\Data\WebFolders\[Appset]". For example, C:\BPC\Data\WebFolders\[Appset] If the COMPANY_LOGO does not exist or the file name is invalid, the default globe image displays. 1.29.2Type Optional 1.29.3Default Value N/A 1.29.4Valid Value Allows the bmp, gif, and jpg image file types 1.29.5Where this parameter is used
Logon to BPC for Excel
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2.1.2 Type
Optional
2.2 THREAD_MAXNUM_SG
2.2.1 Description
By default, there is one thread that sends records from the Send Governor table to the write-back table. This parameter sets the maximum number of additional threads that can be created to run concurrently with the default thread. At increments defined by the INTERVAL_CHECK_SEND parameter, the Send Governor checks how many instances of send threads are running. If the number of threads is less than or equal to THREAD_MAXNUM_SG, Send Governor starts a new send thread.
2.2.2
Type
Optional
2.2.3
Default value
3 (thread count)
2.2.4
Valid value
User can input the thread count.
2.2.5
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2.3 UNITPER_SP
2.3.1 Description
This parameter limits the number of records that are sent (for a given send thread) from the Send Governor table to the write-back table.
2.3.2
Type
Optional
2.3.3
Default value
500 (Record count)
2.3.4
Valid value
User can input the record count.
2.3.5
2.4 MAXCELLS_THREAD_SG
2.4.1
o
Description
Defines the maximum record count that is processed by a send thread.
2.4.2
Type
Optional
2.4.3
o
2.4.4
2.5 LimitOfCommit
2.5.1 Description
o Defines the maximum record count in a data send. For example, if a user
sends 120,000 cells and the LimitofCommit is set to its default of 100,000, the send engine splits the data into two parts: One part has 100,000 and the other has 20,000.
2.5.2
Type
Optional
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2.5.3
o
2.5.4
3 APPLICATION PARAMETERS
Application task security rights can set application parameters. Application parameters control the way certain features behave in an application. The application parameters can be different for each application within an application set. If an application parameter is required, you can leave it blank to accept the default, but if you delete the parameter, the system may not work correctly. If an application parameter is optional, you can delete it if desired.
3.1 CUSTOMFACTTBLINDEX
3.1.1 Description
Use this parameter to define a dimension list to create a custom index in the appropriate database table and accelerate import processing. Enter a list of dimensions, separated by commas. For example, 'Account, Time, Entity, and Category. When you use a custom fact table index, we recommend that when you modify the application, you select the Reassign SQL Index option.
3.1.2
Type
Optional
3.1.3
Default value
Blank
3.1.4
Valid value
User can input values such as Category, Time, Entity, Account, or RptCurrency.
3.1.5
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3.2 DIMSFORFACTTBLINDEX
3.2.1 Description The Fact and Fac2 tables use a clustered index, and the write-back table uses a composite index. The default fields and order of the fields for the index is Category, Time, Entity, Account, RptCurrency. If you need to change the field and order, enter them here. 3.2.2 Type
Optional
3.2.3
Default value
Blank If blank, the default value is Category, Time, Entity, Account, RptCurrency.
3.2.4
Valid value
User can input a dimension list into this parameter, such as Category, Time, Entity, Account, RptCurrency.
3.2.5
3.3 JRN_ACCDETAIL_DIM
3.3.1 Description
A special dimension name used to manage the Opening, Closing, and Reverse Sign codes. This field is used in conjunction with the JRN_CLOSING_CODE, JRN_OPENING_CODE, and JRN_REVSIGN_CODE fields.
3.3.2 Type
Optional
3.3.3
Default value
Blank
3.3.5
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3.4 JRN_BALANCE
3.4.1 Description
Controls whether Journals are required to be balanced.
3.4.2 Type
Optional
3.4.3
Default value
Blank
3.4.5
3.5 JRN_CLOSING_CODE
3.5.1 Description
The member name for the 'closing' code. This member is part of the dimension defined in the JRN_ACCDETAIL_DIM field.
3.5.2 Type
Optional
3.5.3
Default value
Blank
3.5.5
3.6 JRN_DESC_MODE
3.6.1 Description
Allow to display the description in the journal template. Accept the default N when you want member IDs to be displayed in the application's journal template. The default also provides optimal readability. Use the value Y to display the description in the journal template.
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3.6.2 Type
Optional
3.6.3
Default value
0
3.6.5
3.7 JRN_IS_STAT_APP
3.7.1 Description
If the application is used for statutory consolidation, set this field to Y to enable the subsequent journal fields. Set to N to disable the subsequent fields.
3.7.2 Type
Optional
3.7.3
Default value
Blank
3.7.5
3.8 JRN_MAXCOUNT
3.8.1 Description
Maximum number of journal entries returned from a query in the Journal Manager. This parameter is useful if you have a large number of Journal Entries and want to protect a user from launching a very long query.
3.8.2 Type
Optional
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3.8.3
Default value
Blank
3.8.5
3.9 JRN_OPENING_CODE
3.9.1 Description
The member name for the 'opening' code. This member is part of the dimension defined in the JRN_ACCDETAIL_DIM field.
3.9.2 Type
Optional
3.9.3
Default value
Blank
3.9.5
3.10 JRN_POST_OVERWRITE
3.10.1Description
Controls whether the system keeps the same Journal ID when saving journals that were previously set to Posted status, but changed to Unposted status.
3.10.2Type
Optional
3.10.4Valid value
Y Preserves the Journal ID when the unposted journal is saved N Creates a new ID when the unposted journal is saved
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3.11 JRN_REOPEN
3.11.1Description
Allows you to define the default for reopening journals.
3.11.2Type
Optional
3.11.4Valid value
N Does not allow reopening of journals Y Allows the reopening of journals
3.12 JRN_REOPEN_PROPERTY
3.12.1Description
A custom Journal module assumes that property named UB must be present in account dimension to further filter the Journals to Re-Open.
3.12.2Type
Optional
3.12.4Valid value
If Group, there is no need to modify the account dimension.
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3.13 JRN_REVSIGN_CODE
3.13.1Description
The member property name that is used to reverse the sign during posting and unposting. This property is defined for the members defined in the JRN_ACCDETAIL_DIM field.
3.13.2Type
Optional
3.13.4Valid value
Y The property value must be set to Y to use this feature.
3.14 JRN_VALIDATION_SP
3.14.1Description
Allows you to specify the SQL stored procedure name to be executed before posting/unposting data. This stored procedure performs custom validation on the entire RecordSet to be posted/unposted and gives back go/no-go to the posting engine.
3.14.2Type
Optional
3.14.4Valid value
User can input the SQL stored procedure name.
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3.15 LOCKREPORT
3.15.1Description
The report launches when submission validation for a data region is not 0 in BPC Excel. The template must be located in the following folder: <WebfolderLocation>\<AppSet>\<Application>\eExcel\Input Schedules\Wizard A sample template is provided in the following location: <WebfolderLocation>\Apshell\Finance\eExcel\Input Schedules\Wizard\Validate.xlt
3.15.2Type
Optional
3.15.4Valid value
User can input the template file name.
3.16 ORG_ACCOUNTLIST
3.16.1Description
Distinguishes from the dynamic hierarchy what account dimension members of the ownership application represent the legal consolidation method and the ownership percentage for the subsidiary company. The account dimension members should exist in the ownership type application. The METHOD member for the consolidation method should be defined in the parameter. If you define any member other than METHOD, the legal consolidation fails due to the consolidation business rule referring to a reserved word. For the ownership percentage, you can define one or one more account dimension members according to your business needs. At least one member should be defined for the ownership percentage.
3.16.2Type
Required, if the application is an ownership-type and if performing legal consolidation that refers to the ownership application.
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3.17 ORG_ACCOUNTOWN
3.17.1Description
The default value is PGROUP. It shows the relationship of the parent and subsidiary companies in the dynamic hierarchy. If the parameter is not defined, DHE does not work. During processing of the legal consolidation business rule, the rule refers to the parameter value as well. If the parameter is not defined, the rule finds the account dimension member named GROUP or PGROUP during processing.
3.17.2Type
Required, if the application is an ownership type and legal consolidation is performed referring to the ownership application.
3.18 ORG_INTCO
3.18.1Description
This parameter should be a member ID in the INTCO dimension in the ownership application if using dynamic hierarchies.
3.18.2Type
Required, if application is ownership type and legal consolidation is performed.
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3.18.4Valid value
User can input the member ID in the INTCO dimension in Ownership application.
3.19 ORG_PARENTPROPERTY
3.19.1Description
This parameter is used with dynamic hierarchy statutory applications when defining fixed hierarchies. The value must match the value in the ParentProperty property name of entities (entities -> group dimension member) in the statutory application's supporting ownership application.
3.19.2Type
Required, if application is ownership type and legal consolidation is performed.
3.19.4Valid value
User can input the property name of the group dimension.
3.19.5Where this parameter is used BPC Admin - Dynamic Hierarchy Editor, BusinessRules
3.20 TOPDOWN
3.20.1Description
Defines how to handle approval of work status. If TopDown, work status is approved no matter if sub-work status is approved or not. If BottomUp, work status can be approved only if all sub-work statuses are approved. When you change the value of this parameter, existing work status information is removed.
3.20.2Type
Required, if work status setting is enabled in the BPC Administration console
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3.20.4Valid value
Yes - top down approval of work status No - bottom up approval of work status
3.21 WORKSTATUSVALIDATE
3.21.1Description
After checking the value of the cell for which a user tries to change the work status. If 0, it passes the validation; if not, it is rejected.
3.21.2Type
Optional
3.21.4Valid value
Yes - need to check validate No - dont need to check
3.22 YTDINPUT
3.22.1Description
This parameter controls whether data is input in year-to-date format.
3.22.2Type
Optional
3.22.4Valid value
Yes - YTD format
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No - Periodic format
3.23 SIGNED_DATA_FORMAT
3.23.1Description
Value is used for precision and scale of the signeddata column of tblFact, tblFac2 and tblFactWB table in an application. If this parameter does not exist, set the default value that is 25,10 to signeddata column.
3.23.2Type
Optional
3.24 DTSLOGPAGESIZE
3.24.1Description
Sets the number of records that display in the Data Manager Status View.
3.24.2Type
Optional
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3.25 VALIDATE_MBR_LOGIC
3.25.1Description
Validates members when processing logic. The performance of processing logic is decreased due to this validation.
3.25.2Type
Optional
3.25.3Default value
N/A
3.25.4Valid Value
1: The system filters records that would otherwise post to a parent member to a member that no longer exists or a member calculated dimension formula. 0: The system bypasses this validation.
3.26 YTD_NECJ_RETRIEVE
3.26.1Description
To choose the query type to improve the performance of data retrieval when retrieving YTD measures on Periodic applications or vice-versa. This parameter is useful when the below condition are satisfied. YTD / QTD measures data is retrieved on periodic application or Periodic / QTD measures data is retrieved on YTD application. The retrieval range is huge, but the portion of the data existing cells is small. ColKeyRange or RowKeyRange has over 2 dimensions. The retrieval range has no members having dimension formula.
3.26.2Type
Optional
3.26.3Default value
0
3.26.4Valid Value
1: To use NonEmptyCrossJoin query 0: Not to use NonEmptyCrossJoin query
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4.1.2 Type Optional 4.1.3 Default Value N/A 4.1.4 Valid Value 1: To use compress 0: To use uncompress 4.1.5 Where this parameter is used Retrieval data
4.2 DO_COMPRESS_CLIENT
4.2.1 Description Allows the compression or decompression of the request query for sending and retrieving data from BPC client. The request queries are always compressed. This cannot be used with LoadRunner to run reliability or scalability testing. How to set the parameter: Run the script below in SQL Server Management studio. This parameter is used internally to not expose it through the Web Administration page.
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I is set as an internal parameter and it is only modified directly to the tblDefaults table. INSERT INTO dbo.tblDefaults (Userid, [Type], App, KeyID, [Value]) VALUES(N'_INTERNAL',N'SYSTEM',N'',N'DO_COMPRESS_CLIENT',N'0') 4.2.2 Type Optional 4.2.3 Default Value N/A 4.2.4 Valid Value If the parameter is not set or the parameter value is set to 1, the query from client side is compressed. If the parameter value is set to 0, the query is uncompressed. 4.2.5 Where this parameter is used Stress test for sending and retrieving data using LoadRunner
4.3 USEADOMD
4.3.1 Description If BPC runs in a SQL 2000 environment and data is retrieved with the condition noted below, data may not be retrieved even though transactional data exists in the Fact tables. Data can be retrieved without this problem if ADOMD.NET instead of ADOMD is used from the query engine. The calculated member exists in the PageKeyRange. Each Row count and Column count are at least more than 2. One of the columns has more than 2 values and some columns have just one value. The columns that have just one value have wrong values despite the fact that they do not have any values.
Allows using ADOMD.NET or ADOMD when retrieving data 4.3.2 Type Optional 4.3.3 Default Value N/A
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4.3.4 Valid Value If the parameter value is 0 (zero), the query engine will use ADOMD.NET. If the parameter value is 1, the query engine will use ADOMD. 4.3.5 Where this parameter is used Query engine when retrieving data
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6.1.4 Valid Value You can use specific variables to get BPF name, BPF step name, and user name. [%BPF_NAME%]: BPF name [%BPF_STEP_NAME%]: BPF step name [%USER_NAME%]: user name
6.2 CLR_COMMENTS_HISTORY
6.2.1 Description
Deletes all comment history and retains only the latest comment. Historical comments are removed after applying the parameter on the AppSet Parameters page of Web Administration.
6.2.2 Type
Optional
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6.3 COMMENT_MAX_LENGTH
6.3.1 Description
Supports the customized length of comments. If you set a smaller value than the current value, newly input values do not conform to the eComments length and the previous value still applies, even though the setting has been successfully updated on the AppSet Parameters page. Therefore, the new setting should be larger than the previous value.
6.3.2 Type
Optional
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7.2 SEND_SGTABLE_COUNT
7.2.1 Description This parameter designates the count of sgData[Application] table that is used by the data sending process. It is to be scalable for sending data and it will process sending date parallel as the number of the table. The Modify Application should be performed after change this parameter. 7.2.2 Type Optional 7.2.3 Default Value 2 7.2.4 Valid Value
A positive integer greater than 0
7.3 SEC_CACHE_EXPIRE
7.3.1 Description It is set the expired time (hours) for cache of member access security profile. It is to restrict increasing memory size for the cache without any limitation. During the expired time, if a user does not retrieve data, the cache for the user is released on the Application server. If change this parameter, you must reset IIS on the Application server. 7.3.2 Type Optional 7.3.3 Default Value 24 (hours)
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7.3.5 Where this parameter is used Reading the cache of member access security profile when retrieving data
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