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mpavan
New Contributor II
3 months ago

Rename 500+ members in onestream

Hello Experts, 

Is there a way to update 500+ member names in OneStream using XML file. Manually changing each member is time consuming there seems to be no functionality available with XML load?

Thank You,

Manoj

 

 

 

  • I just had this use case come up recently.  I wrote a business rule that renames members based on a member filter.  I needed this rule to rename a number of members with a suffix/prefix due to extensibility in the account dimension.   See code below.  I have the code set up to be just base members of a top parent member, any member filter will work.  (See line 43 for member Filter)

     

     

     

     

    Imports System
    Imports System.Data
    Imports System.Data.Common
    Imports System.IO
    Imports System.Collections.Generic
    Imports System.Globalization
    Imports System.Linq
    Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Imports System.Windows.Forms
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Common
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Wcf
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Database
    Imports OneStream.Stage.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Stage.Database
    Imports OneStream.Finance.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Finance.Database
    
    Namespace OneStream.BusinessRule.Extender.BulkRenameMembers
    	Public Class MainClass
    		Dim m_LogBuilder As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
    		Public Function Main(ByVal si As SessionInfo, ByVal globals As BRGlobals, ByVal api As Object, ByVal args As ExtenderArgs) As Object
    			Try
    		
    							
    				Dim dimName As String = "Dimension Name"
    				Dim topMember As String = "Top Member in Dimension"
                    Dim preSufFlag As String = "Prefix"
                    Dim renameString As String = "PREFIX"
    		
                    Me.RenameBaseMembers(si, dimName, topMember)
    
    
    				Return Nothing
    			Catch ex As Exception
    				Throw ErrorHandler.LogWrite(si, New XFException(si, ex))
    			End Try
    		End Function
    		
    		Public Sub RenameBaseMembers(ByVal si As SessionInfo, dimName As String, topMember As String, preSufFlag As String, renameString As String)
    			Dim dimPk = BRAPI.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, dimName)
                'Modify below as needed for use case.
    			Dim baseMemberLst = BRAPI.Finance.Members.GetMembersUsingFilter(si, dimPk, $"A#[{topMember}].Base.Remove(None)", True)
    			Me.AddToLog(si, "Member Rename Process Triggered" & vbCrLf & $"Dimension Name: {dimName}" & vbCrLf & $"Top Member: {topMember}" & vbCrLf & $"Members to be Modified: {baseMemberLst.Count}")
    
    			For Each mbrInfo As MemberInfo In baseMemberLst.AsEnumerable()
    				Dim oldMbrName = mbrInfo.Member.Name
    				Dim newMbrName As String
    				If preSufFlag.XFContainsIgnoreCase("Prefix") Then 
    					'Prefix all member names
    					newMbrName = renameString & "_" & oldMbrName  
    				Else
    					'Suffix all member names
    					newMbrName = oldMbrName & "_" & renameString
    				End If
    				Try
    					BRAPI.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si,dimPk, oldMbrName, newMbrName) ' Comment this out to test...
    					AddToLog(si, $"Member Renamed." & vbCrLf & $"Old Member Name: {oldMbrName}" & vbCrLf & $"New Member Name: {newMbrName}")
    				Catch ex As Exception
    					AddToLog(si, $"Error Renaming Member - {oldMbrName}")
    					BRAPI.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si, m_LogBuilder.ToString())
    					Continue For
    				End Try
    				Next
    			BRAPI.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si, m_LogBuilder.ToString())
    		End Sub
    		
    		#Region "Logging"
    		Public Sub AddToLog(ByVal si As SessionInfo, ByVal message As String)
    			m_LogBuilder.AppendLine(message)
    			m_LogBuilder.AppendLine("---------------------------------------")
    		End Sub
    		#End Region 
    	End Class
    End Namespace

     

     

     

     

  • Thank you for the sample script. In our case there was no logic behind it and the changes are random. I had got the following script and it works. (I will be populating the Key Value Pairs in Excel and paste in script)

     
    Dim dimName As String = "Toal_ProductDim"
    Dim dimPk = BRAPI.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, dimName)
        ' Initialize a dictionary to store key-value pairs
        Dim keyValuePairs As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
     
        ' Add key-value pairs
        keyValuePairs.Add("mj1", "TestU1")
        keyValuePairs.Add("mj2", "TestU2")
        keyValuePairs.Add("mj3", "TestU3")
    For Each kvp As KeyValuePair(Of String, String) In keyValuePairs
    BRAPI.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si,dimPk, kvp.key, kvp.value)
    BRApi.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si,kvp.Key & kvp.Value)
        Next

     

  • MarcusH's avatar
    MarcusH
    Contributor III

    You can't rename members using the XML file because it will see the renamed member as a new member. You could write a Business Rule and use the function BRApi.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember.

    • mpavan's avatar
      mpavan
      New Contributor II
       

       

       

      Thank you for the suggestion! 

      a) I am assuming that Extensibility Rule is required here?

      b) Is the following code is what you are suggesting or am I way off?

       

       

      Dim ProductDim As String = "Total_Products" 	
           
      Dim objDimPk As DimPk = BRApi.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, PRoductDim)
      
      BRApi.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si, objDimPk, memberName, newMemberName) '(Repeat this line for all memebrs to be renamed in Product Dim)
      
      Dim SubProductDim As String = "Sub_Products" 	
           
      Dim obj1DimPk As DimPk = BRApi.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, SubProductDim)
      
      BRApi.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si, obj1DimPk, memberName, newMemberName) '(Repeat this line for all memebrs to be renamed in Sub Product dim)

       

       

  • jwagner's avatar
    jwagner
    New Contributor III

    I just had this use case come up recently.  I wrote a business rule that renames members based on a member filter.  I needed this rule to rename a number of members with a suffix/prefix due to extensibility in the account dimension.   See code below.  I have the code set up to be just base members of a top parent member, any member filter will work.  (See line 43 for member Filter)

     

     

     

     

    Imports System
    Imports System.Data
    Imports System.Data.Common
    Imports System.IO
    Imports System.Collections.Generic
    Imports System.Globalization
    Imports System.Linq
    Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
    Imports System.Windows.Forms
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Common
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Wcf
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Shared.Database
    Imports OneStream.Stage.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Stage.Database
    Imports OneStream.Finance.Engine
    Imports OneStream.Finance.Database
    
    Namespace OneStream.BusinessRule.Extender.BulkRenameMembers
    	Public Class MainClass
    		Dim m_LogBuilder As StringBuilder = New StringBuilder()
    		Public Function Main(ByVal si As SessionInfo, ByVal globals As BRGlobals, ByVal api As Object, ByVal args As ExtenderArgs) As Object
    			Try
    		
    							
    				Dim dimName As String = "Dimension Name"
    				Dim topMember As String = "Top Member in Dimension"
                    Dim preSufFlag As String = "Prefix"
                    Dim renameString As String = "PREFIX"
    		
                    Me.RenameBaseMembers(si, dimName, topMember)
    
    
    				Return Nothing
    			Catch ex As Exception
    				Throw ErrorHandler.LogWrite(si, New XFException(si, ex))
    			End Try
    		End Function
    		
    		Public Sub RenameBaseMembers(ByVal si As SessionInfo, dimName As String, topMember As String, preSufFlag As String, renameString As String)
    			Dim dimPk = BRAPI.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, dimName)
                'Modify below as needed for use case.
    			Dim baseMemberLst = BRAPI.Finance.Members.GetMembersUsingFilter(si, dimPk, $"A#[{topMember}].Base.Remove(None)", True)
    			Me.AddToLog(si, "Member Rename Process Triggered" & vbCrLf & $"Dimension Name: {dimName}" & vbCrLf & $"Top Member: {topMember}" & vbCrLf & $"Members to be Modified: {baseMemberLst.Count}")
    
    			For Each mbrInfo As MemberInfo In baseMemberLst.AsEnumerable()
    				Dim oldMbrName = mbrInfo.Member.Name
    				Dim newMbrName As String
    				If preSufFlag.XFContainsIgnoreCase("Prefix") Then 
    					'Prefix all member names
    					newMbrName = renameString & "_" & oldMbrName  
    				Else
    					'Suffix all member names
    					newMbrName = oldMbrName & "_" & renameString
    				End If
    				Try
    					BRAPI.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si,dimPk, oldMbrName, newMbrName) ' Comment this out to test...
    					AddToLog(si, $"Member Renamed." & vbCrLf & $"Old Member Name: {oldMbrName}" & vbCrLf & $"New Member Name: {newMbrName}")
    				Catch ex As Exception
    					AddToLog(si, $"Error Renaming Member - {oldMbrName}")
    					BRAPI.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si, m_LogBuilder.ToString())
    					Continue For
    				End Try
    				Next
    			BRAPI.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si, m_LogBuilder.ToString())
    		End Sub
    		
    		#Region "Logging"
    		Public Sub AddToLog(ByVal si As SessionInfo, ByVal message As String)
    			m_LogBuilder.AppendLine(message)
    			m_LogBuilder.AppendLine("---------------------------------------")
    		End Sub
    		#End Region 
    	End Class
    End Namespace

     

     

     

     

    • mpavan's avatar
      mpavan
      New Contributor II

      Thank you for the sample script. In our case there was no logic behind it and the changes are random. I had got the following script and it works. (I will be populating the Key Value Pairs in Excel and paste in script)

       
      Dim dimName As String = "Toal_ProductDim"
      Dim dimPk = BRAPI.Finance.Dim.GetDimPk(si, dimName)
          ' Initialize a dictionary to store key-value pairs
          Dim keyValuePairs As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
       
          ' Add key-value pairs
          keyValuePairs.Add("mj1", "TestU1")
          keyValuePairs.Add("mj2", "TestU2")
          keyValuePairs.Add("mj3", "TestU3")
      For Each kvp As KeyValuePair(Of String, String) In keyValuePairs
      BRAPI.Finance.MemberAdmin.RenameMember(si,dimPk, kvp.key, kvp.value)
      BRApi.ErrorLog.LogMessage(si,kvp.Key & kvp.Value)
          Next

       

  • Henning's avatar
    Henning
    Valued Contributor II

    Hi, may I ask for the exact reason to do this? Is this for a live customer, or during development?

    Keep in mind that changing member names in the metadata does not change the member references e.g. in reports. 

  • Sandy2024's avatar
    Sandy2024
    New Contributor

    Hi Henning, this is for a live customer. The purpose of this change to shorten the member's name where possible 

    • Henning's avatar
      Henning
      Valued Contributor II

      Thanks for the insight!

      Doing this for that many members requires careful execution and rigorous testing in a development application before migration this to Prod. If the application has been set up as dynamic as possible, maybe you are lucky and renaming the members does not have that many knock on-effects.

      Transformation Rules, Cube Views, Dashboards, Formulas, Business Rules and other items that reference any of those members will need to be automatically changed as well. If you really go through this exercise and were hopefully able to capture most items, this will need to be tested, probably in some parallel runs that also cover year end and the rollover to the next year.

      This is potentially a big change effort - though admittedly I do not know anything about the customer and the solution.

      • mpavan's avatar
        mpavan
        New Contributor II

        The member changes only refer to UD dimension and not been hard coded any where so that is not a concern. We do have to test for Data Loss in dev app to be sure once I can get the rule ready.