The SASEXFSD Interface Engine (Experimental)

The ExtractOFDBItem factlet provides access to a list of securities and multiple data items for a range of dates uploaded into a single Open FactSet Database (OFDB). An OFDB is a high-performance multidimensional database system that securely stores proprietary numeric and textual data provided by FactSet. The ExtractOFDBItem factlet uses the options listed in Table 43.12, such as the OFDB= option, which specifies the OFDB file. Use either the IDS= option, which specifies the ID for one or more securities, or the ISON= and ISONPARAMS= options, which specify an FQL formula (ISON code) that extracts the universe along with any ISON parameters required by the ISON code. Use the ITEMS= option to specify one or more items in the OFDB file. Specify a date range with the DATES= option in YYYYMMDD:YYYYMMDD:freq, or use FQL dates when FQLFLAG=Y (yes). The default is FQLFLAG=N (no). The ORIENTATION= option supports only ETI, which is the default.