When you edit an Essbase object, such as a calculation script, rules file, or filter, you can associate the object with a database outline. The association populates the editor with the dimension and member names of the outline and, thus, enables you to select dimensions and members, instead of entering dimension and member names manually.
An outline that is associated with a calculation script, report script, or filter is displayed in a tree view in the upper left pane of the editor window. For an outline associated with a rules file, dimension and member names are displayed in dialog boxes within Data Prep Editor. By default, when an object is opened from Enterprise View, the appropriate editor is populated with the database outline with which the object is associated. You can change the default behavior for associating outlines. See Setting Essbase Default Options.
Essbase associates outlines and objects only when objects are being edited. Closing the editor window cancels the association.
To associate objects with database outlines during editing:
Create a script, rules file, or filter.
Select Options, and then Associate outline.
In the Associate Outline dialog box, navigate to the database that contains the outline that you want to associate with the object.
Select the database, and click OK.
In the script editors, from the outline tree, you can search for members and insert dimensions and members. Within Data Prep Editor, you can select dimensions and members from dialog boxes.