Oracle Hyperion Financial Management Tips And Techniques

HS.Exp Function

So now let’s get into the functions and objects. How do you convert what you want the rules to do into the functions and objects? The first step is to understand some of the basics, and how key functions work.

The most important function is the HS.Exp. Without question the HS.Exp function is the most frequently used. This is the function that writes data to the database. You use the HS.Exp function with an account expression to assign values to the accounts.

HS.Exp expects a destination on the left-hand side and a source on the right-hand side of the equal sign. Looking at Figure 3-5, see how by using the account dimension, you can specify the destination and the source for the rule. The example shows that Net Income (A#NetIncome) ...