Saving a Rules File

  To save rules files to the locations from which they were opened, select File, then Save.

  To save a rules file to Essbase Server:

1. Select File, then Save as.

2. In the Save As dialog box, select the Essbase Server tab.

3. In the Look in list box, select an Essbase Server instance.

4. Select an application or database.

5. In File name, enter a name for the rules file.

   See Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide for length limitations. Rules files are given a .rul extension by default.

6. Click OK.

   Essbase saves the rules file to the selected application or database and updates Enterprise View.

  To save rules files locally or on a network:

1. Select File, then Save as.

2. In the Save As dialog box, select the File System tab.

3. Navigate to and select a file-system directory.

4. In File name, enter a name for the rules file.

   By default, rules files are given .rul extensions.

5. For encoding, perform an action:

   • To specify UTF-8 encoding, select UTF-8.

   • To specify non-Unicode encoding, select from the list.

   • For a non-Unicode application, accept the default selection.

6. Click OK.

   Essbase saves the rules file to the selected directory.