The database outline defines the structure of the database. Outline Editor displays the dimension hierarchy of an outline visually.
When a database is created, Essbase creates an outline for that database automatically. The outline has the same name as the database (dbname.otl) and is stored in the database directory on Essbase Server. You can create content in the new outline in the following ways:
In Outline Editor, open the empty outline created by default when you create a database and add content manually.
See “Opening and Editing Outlines” in the Oracle Essbase Administration Services Online Help.
Copy an existing outline to the current database and change the existing outline.
If you open the same outline with two instances of the Administration Services Console using the same login ID, each save overwrites the changes of the other instance. Oracle does not recommend this practice, as it can be difficult to keep track of the changes that are saved or overwritten. |