4 Work with Essbase Outlines
The Essbase database outline defines the structure of the database. The outline includes dimensions and members, and their properties.
Some information in this chapter applies only to block storage databases and is not relevant to aggregate storage databases. Also see Comparison of Aggregate and Block Storage.
All examples in this chapter are based on the Sample Basic database, which you can create using an application workbook (Sample_Basic.xlsx) that is included in the gallery section of the Essbase files catalog. See About Application Workbooks.