For the purposes of the example in this
chapter, you will select the Budget application from the Select an Application: list
box, and then highlight the Budget model site from the Select a Model Site: list box,
as shown in Figure 7-9.
Figure 7-9 The Connect dialog box (shown as an insert) opens up as the first step in
establishing a connection to a PPS Planning Server. The second insert shows
the list of applications and model sites stored on the Planning Server.
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After highlighting the Budget model site, clicking on the OK button will open the
model site in Planning Business Modeler client tool, as shown in Figure 7-10.
As mentioned earlier in this chapter, a new application can be created from the
Planning Business Modeler client tool. The various actions available under the
File menu allow the developers to create a new application or model subsite for
the current application. The user should have the appropriate role permissions to
perform these actions. However, to avoid potential database errors in multiple-server
environments, it is recommended that you use the Planning Administration Console
to perform all Global Administrator tasks including creating new applications,
model sites, or model subsites. This is explained in detail in the section on Planning
Administration Console in this chapter.
The models in PPS Planning Server are very similar to Online Analytical
Processing (OLAP) Cubes in SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS).
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