1. Using Oracle Essbase
  2. Create and Manage Cube Outlines Using the Web Interface
  3. View and Edit Outline Properties for a Newly Created Cube

View and Edit Outline Properties for a Newly Created Cube

Outline properties, in part, control the functionality available in an Essbase cube, but they also control member naming and member formatting for attribute dimensions, alias tables and text measures.

To view and edit an outline:

  1. Log into the Essbase web interface as a power user.
  2. On the Applications page, click Create to create a new application.
  3. Give the application a unique name.
  4. Give the database (cube) any name.
  5. (Optional) Choose a database type, and select to allow duplicate member names or enable scenarios.
  6. Click OK.
  7. On the Applications page, open the new application and then open the database (cube).
  8. Click Launch Outline.
  9. Click Edit outline Image of the edit outline icon in the redwood outline editor..
  10. Click Outline Properties Image of the outline properties icon in the redwood outline editor.
  1. Log into the Essbase web interface as a power user.
  2. On the Applications page, click Create to create a new application.
  3. Give the application a unique name.
  4. Name the cube.
  5. (Optional) Click Advanced Options to select a database type, allow duplicate member names, or enable scenarios.
  6. Click OK.
  7. On the Applications page, expand the new application.
  8. From the Actions menu, to the right of the cube name, select Outline.
  9. Click Image of the edit outline icon in the outline editor. Edit outline.
  10. Click Image of the outline properties icon in the outline editor. Outline Properties.