Use Outline Viewer to view outlines without changing them. Outline Viewer conserves resources because it loads outline members into memory only as you need to see them. If desired, you can customize the information displayed and the colors used to identify types of information.
You can also use Outline Editor to view outlines. However, because Outline Editor immediately loads the entire outline into memory, you may experience a delay before you see the outline. Outline Editor also enables you to modify outlines.
To view and change the outline and its properties, use Outline Editor.
To view an outline without changing it, use Outline Viewer:
From Enterprise View or a custom view, find the database whose outline you want to view.
Right-click the Outline node, and select View.
Outline Viewer displays the dimensions in the outline. Perform the following actions to see different parts of the outline:
Use menu items to expand and collapse the outline.
To expand a dimension to see the members of the dimension, click the plus box (or analogous symbol) next to the dimension name or double-click the dimension name.
To expand lower levels of a dimension or member, click the appropriate plus box or member name.
To collapse any section of the outline, click the minus box (or analogous symbol) of the topmost member of the section.
To view outline properties, click the Properties tab.
To view dimension or member properties in a separate pane of the Outline Viewer window, right-click the dimension or member and select View member properties.
If needed, Administration Services Console opens the properties pane to display the properties. See Viewing Dimension and Member Properties for information on using the properties pane.
Note: | Outline Viewer does not detect changes made to an outline by another user in Outline Editor, outline optimize, or dimension build. To view background changes, close and then reopen the outline. |