Text measures extend the analytical capabilities of Essbase beyond numerical data to text-based content.

For example, assume that a user is to provide an input indicating risk assessment. It might be preferable to select from a list of strings: low, medium, high. To accomplish this in Essbase, you would create a text list object in the outline properties, and use it to assign the appropriate strings to numeric values stored in the database.

For information about creating text measures in Essbase, see Working with Text Measures.

To experiment with implementing text measures from an application workbook, follow the instructions in Text Measures Workflow, under Text Measures Workflow using Application Workbooks.

See also: Performing Database Operations on Text and Date Measures.