Save Outlines

When you save changes to the Essbase database outline, it is restructured. For example, if you change a member name from Market to Region, the data stored in Market is moved to Region. Each time that you save an outline, the outline is verified to ensure that it is correct.

The Essbase outline is saved to the database directory on the Essbase Server. For more details, refer to: Purpose and Location of Database Outline.

Save an Outline with Added Standard Dimensions

If you add one or more new standard (non attribute) dimensions, any data that existed previously in the database must be mapped to a member of each new dimension before the outline can be saved. For example, adding a dimension called Channel to the Sample.Basic outline implies that all previous data in Sample Basic is associated with a particular channel or the sum of all channels.

Save an Outline with One or More Deleted Standard Dimensions

If you delete one or more standard (non attribute) dimensions, the data associated with only one member of each deleted dimension must be retained and associated with a member of one of the other dimensions. For example, removing a dimension called Market from the outline implies that all of the data that remains in the database after the restructure operation is associated with a single, specified member of the Market dimension.

If you delete an attribute dimension, Essbase deletes the associations to its base dimension. See Work with Essbase Attributes.

Create Sub-Databases Using Deleted Members

Delete a dimension from an existing outline.
Save the database using a different name, and specify the member to keep. Only one member can be kept when a dimension is deleted.