You must create an aggregate storage application to contain an aggregate storage database. An aggregate storage application can contain only one database. You can create an aggregate storage application, database, and outline in the following ways:
Convert a block storage outline to an aggregate storage outline, and then create an aggregate storage application to contain the converted database and outline.
Essbase supports the following scenarios for converting block storage outlines to aggregate storage outlines:
Non-Unicode block storage outline to non-Unicode aggregate storage outline
Non-Unicode block storage outline to Unicode aggregate storage outline
Unicode block storage outline to Unicode aggregate storage outline
The following conversion scenarios are not supported:
Unicode block storage outline to non-Unicode aggregate storage outline
Aggregate storage outline to a block storage outline
Create an aggregate storage application and database. The aggregate storage outline is created automatically when you create the database.
For information on loading dimensions and members into an aggregate storage outline, see Building Dimensions in Aggregate Storage Databases and Loading Data into Aggregate Storage Databases.
Aggregate storage application and database information differs from block storage information, and specific naming restrictions apply to aggregate storage applications and databases. See Table 191.
To convert a block storage outline to an aggregate storage outline, use a tool:
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When creating aggregate storage applications, databases, and outlines, consider the differences between aggregate storage and block storage and issues specific to aggregate storage. See the following sections, and also see Aggregate Storage Time-Based Analysis.