Database Manager permissions or higher are required. After you validate, save the partition definition. If necessary, you can edit an existing partition.

When Essbase validates a partition definition, it checks the Essbase Server for the source and the target to ensure that:

• The area definition is valid (contains no syntax errors).

• The specified source data members are valid and map to valid members in the target.

• All connection information is correct; that is, the Essbase Server information, database names, application names, user names, and password information.

• For replicated and transparent partitions, a replication target does not overlap with a replication target; a replication target does not overlap with a transparent target; and a transparent target does not overlap with a transparent target.

• For replicated and transparent partitions, the cell count for the partition is the same on the source and the target.

• For replicated and transparent partitions, the area dimensionality matches the source and the target.

• You must validate a transparent partition that is based on attribute values to ensure that the results are complete. Essbase does not display an error message when results are incomplete.