Application Builder for .NET provides a comprehensive set of OLAP-aware classes for data navigation, selection, reporting, and visualization to assist you in building custom analytical applications. These controls provide you with the tools to quickly create and deploy applications in stand-alone, client-server, Web, or distributed processing environments. Application Builder for .NET is a component of the Oracle Enterprise Performance Management system that provides an application development workbench for companies wanting to use the Microsoft .NET Framework to create tailored business performance management solutions. Application Builder for .NET includes the following key features:
● Drag and Drop components for creating OLAP aware applications for Web and Windows using MS Visual Studio.Net
● .NET Framework compatibility
● Web Service -based architecture (SOAP)
Application Builder for .NET provides the following functionality:
● Base classes. These classes contain basic OLAP functionality and encapsulate functionality necessary to connect to and perform operations on Essbase applications and databases.
● Dialog components. These classes encapsulate the functionality of Essbase dialog boxes, including the sign-on and member selection dialog boxes.
To develop Application Builder for .NET applications within Visual Studio for .NET, perform the following steps:
● Install and configure Microsoft Visual Studio for .NET.
● Install Application Builder for .NET and note which directory contains theApplication Builder for .NET assemblies.
● If you are developing an ASP .NET (Active Server Pages) application, install or ensure access to an instance of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS).
● If you are developing applications using Microsoft Office Web Components (OWC11), you may need to add Microsoft Office Primary Interop Assemblies and install additional assemblies available from http://www.microsoft.com/.
● Install or ensure access to an Essbase server and application.
This guide assumes that you will be using the Sample application and Basic database installed with Essbase.
● Ensure that the Application Builder for .NET .WAR file has been applied to your Web application server.
● Ensure that Oracle Hyperion Provider Services™ is running, and that your application server can access it.
