You use the items of the Global Settings tab to set properties that affect all dimensions in the rules file:
Update alias table—From the list, select the alias table to update during the dimension build. By default, the Default alias table is selected.
Data configuration—For block storage databases, to determine how to decide whether dimensions are dense or sparse, select one of the following options:
Use dimension property settings—Essbase uses the dense or sparse configuration that is specified in the rules file or in the outline.
Autoconfigure dense/sparse—Essbase assigns dimensions to be dense or sparse.
Arrange dimensions by size and type to an hourglass shape—For block storage databases, select this option to arrange dimensions in the following order. This order may not be optimal for data retrievals. See “Designing an Outline to Optimize Performance” in the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.
Accounts and time dimensions at the top of the outline
Other dense dimensions next, largest to smallest
Sparse dimensions next, smallest to largest
Attribute dimensions, if any, in any order
Global select/reject Boolean—Select the And option (to select or reject a record only if all fields match the selection or rejection criteria) or the Or option (to select or reject a record if any field matches the selection or rejection criteria).
You click the Outline button to associate the rules file with an outline and to populate dimension nodes.