Copy Version Snapshot in ASO model

By Nic | June 2, 2025

Something that comes up regularly is creating a snapshot of Scenario & Version, often a copy of “Budget” “Working” into “Budget” “Final” and locking the data as read only. Data Copy in BSO In a BSO or Hybrid model it’s pretty straight forward and you’d do something as simple as this: It’s quick, simple and…

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What Breed of Essbase to choose – BSO – ASO – Hybrid

By Nic | July 3, 2024

Building a new Oracle EPM Planning application? Or is your old one not working too well?. Either way you’ve got to get the engine room right! The variant of Essbase makes a difference to the user experience on performance.

In the days before EPM Planning SaaS, to get better performance out of the system you could either upgrade the hardware or optimise the software. Now that Oracle has taken control of the hardware in EPM Planning SaaS, there’s only one option left, optimise the software. Within your application the first thing to consider is the choice of Essbase for your use case. So which one do you choose?

This article explores and compares the performance of Block Storage Option(BSO); Aggregate Storage Option(ASO) and the Hybrid, a combination of BSO and ASO and shines a light on what you may want to use.

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