I recently finished developing a solution for a client that involved writing a custom Java program using the Essbase API. The client was really amazed at how quickly I was able to develop the solution because their previous experience with using it (or hiring someone to develop with it for them) was not nearly as productive or smooth.

I graciously accepted their compliment and then told them that I’ve simply been working with the Essbase Java API for a long time – almost a decade now. Not only that, but I have several helper libraries that I use in most of my projects that prevent me from having to reinvent the wheel. By this time the libraries are quite battle-tested and robust and help speed up the development of many common operations such as pulling information out of the outline, running MDX queries, programmatically doing a data load, pulling statistical information, and more. Instead of spinning my wheels writing and rewriting the same boilerplate code, I accelerate development and focus on creating a good solution for the task at hand.

That all being said, for those of you out there finding this blog post now or in the future, whether you’re an administrator, consultant, manager, or other, and find yourself needing some help with a solution that involves Java development and utilizing the Essbase Java API, don’t hesitate to contact me. I am available through my consulting firm to do custom work or even fixing existing solutions you have already that are now exhibiting some quirk or need an enhancement. My extensive experience with Java and this particular API means than I can get up and running fixing your problem, not learning how to do it while on the clock.