When you save an outline, Essbase Administration Server automatically verifies the outline. You can also verify an outline before saving it. See Verifying Outlines.
When you save changes to an outline when the database contains data, Essbase may restructure the database. For information about block storage restructuring, see the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide. For information about managing aggregate storage database restructuring, see the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.
You can save outline files on an Essbase Server, on a client computer, or on a network. The Essbase encoding is used for all locations.
To save an outline to an Essbase Server:
Select File, then Save.
If you have made outline changes that trigger database restructuring, a dialog box is displayed to provide options for the restructure operation. For block storage databases, the Restructure Database Options dialog box enables you to define how data values should be handled during restructure; for example, you can choose to preserve all data, to preserve only level 0 or input data, or to discard all data during restructure. For more information about block storage restructuring, see the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.
For aggregate storage databases, you may be prompted to clear data before the restructure. If a restructure can be performed without clearing data, the Aggregate Storage Database Restructure dialog box enables you to choose whether or not to clear data before the restructure. For more information about managing aggregate storage database restructuring, see the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.
If a confirmation prompt or dialog box is displayed, respond as appropriate.
To save the outline file locally or on a network:
Select File, then Save as.
In the Save As dialog box, select the File System tab.
Navigate to the directory in the file system where you want to save the outline.
In the File name text box, enter a name for the outline.
By default, outlines have a .otl extension.
Click OK. Essbase saves the outline in the specified location.