The high-level workflow for managing your Essbase outline is explained here. An outline is created automatically when you create the database. You can add and remove dimensions and members, and change the properties, which help you manage consolidation, storage, and category relationships.

1. Create a database. The new database automatically contains a blank outline.

   See Purpose and Location of Database Outline.

2. Open the outline.

   See Ways to Edit Outlines.

3. Add dimensions and members to the outline.
4. Set each dimension as dense or sparse.

   See Set the Dimension Storage Type.

5. Position dimensions and members in the outline.

   See Move and Compare Dimensions and Members.

6. Set dimension and member properties.

   See Dimension and Member Properties.

7. If necessary, create attribute dimensions and associate them with the appropriate base dimensions.

   See Work with Essbase Attributes.

8. Verify and save the outline.

   See Save Outlines.