Introduction

In this chapter, we will first build the folder structure to maintain MaxL scripts, error files, and logs. This folder structure is the foundation of your automation and is required before completing most of the other recipes in this chapter. The first recipe will also show the reader how to maintain a username and password in one administrative batch file and pass this information as parameters to their MaxL scripts. This technique will reduce the overhead of having to change the login information required when moving processes from development to production. We will also review how to automate the running of calculations, dimension build rules, load rules, partitioning data, executing report scripts, and changing substitution variables. Moreover, we will go over how to add data to an ASO model incrementally by adding slices. Finally, we will discuss the process of encrypting a MaxL script and deploying dimensions built in Essbase Studio using MaxL.