Changes in Alternate Hierarchies

If you delete the shared member Orange under Drinks by Category and do not delete its nonshared member under Drinks, the alternate hierarchy Drinks by Category is no longer a replica of the Drinks hierarchy. When the outline is saved, Essbase clears all aggregate views and performs a full outline restructure.

If you delete the shared and nonshared Orange members, the alternate hierarchy Drinks by Category remains a replica of the Drinks hierarchy. When the outline is saved, Essbase performs a full outline restructure but does not clear aggregate views.

This image shows an outline of the Drinks hierarchy and Drinks by Category alternate hierarchy. The effect of hierarchy changes is described in the text preceding the image.