The Files catalog helps you organize the information and artifacts associated with using Essbase.

You can access the Files catalog from Cube Designer, the Essbase web interface, the CLI, or MaxL.

The files catalog is grouped into the following folders:

• applications
• gallery
• shared
• users

What you can do in each folder depends on your permissions.

The applications folder is where Essbase saves applications and cubes.

The gallery folder contains application workbooks you can use to build sample cubes. These cubes help you learn about Essbase features, and model a variety of analytical problems across business domains.

The shared folder is a good location to store files and artifacts that you can use in more than one cube. Its contents are accessible to all users.

The users folder contains individual user directories. You can use your user folder for any files and artifacts that you use while working with Essbase.

In your own user folder, as well as in the shared folder, you can upload files and create subdirectories. No special permissions are required.