Build Attribute Dimensions
Before you build attribute dimensions in an Essbase database, you must define the attribute member name formats in the outline properties, as described in Set Member Names in Attribute Dimensions.
Then, you can build attribute dimensions the same way you build standard Essbase dimensions, associating the attributes with base members in a separate step. Or, you can build and associate attributes simultaneously.
When you define the load rule for building attribute dimensions, specify the base dimension and the name of the attribute dimension file.
Note that Essbase does not support concurrent attribute association when using the "Add as" build methods.