You create a member block component from within the Rule or Template designer as you are designing a rule or template. You cannot create a member block component from within the System View.
To create a member block component:
In the System View, expand the Planning or Essbase application type, the application, and the plan type (for Planning), or the database (for Essbase). Then do one of these, depending on whether you want to create a member block in a rule or a template:
To create it in a rule, expand Rules, right-click the rule that you want to create it in, and select Open.
To create it in a template, expand Templates, right-click the template that you want to create it in, and select Open.
After you determine where in the flow chart you want to create the member block, from New Objects, drag the Member Block object, and drop it into the flow chart.
Like a member range, the Member Block object is displayed as two circles with a connecting line in the flow chart.
Optional: If you are creating a member block component for a template, you can also create design time prompts for it. See Creating Design Time Prompts for a Custom Defined Template (Financial Management, Planning, and Essbase Block Storage Application Users Only).
Click the Member Block icon, select or search for a member, and click OK. See About Adding Members and Functions to a Component.