A template is a text file that contains the XML definitions of dimensional objects. You can save all or part of an analytic workspace to a template, then restore them later in the same database or in a database on another computer or platform. You can use templates to backup your work while you are developing an analytic workspace or to distribute the design to other users.
Templates do not store data.
You can save the following types of objects as XML templates:
Analytic Workspace: Saves all dimensional objects. You can save measure folders only by saving the complete analytic workspace.
Dimension: Saves the dimension and its levels, hierarchies, attributes, and mappings.
To create a template:
In the navigation tree, right-click the object and choose Save object to Template.
To create dimensional objects from a template:
In the navigation tree, right-click the object type and choose Create object From Template.
Saving Object Definitions in Flat Files
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