This topic outlines Essbase model handling of specific metadata element and cube schema changes, noting whether the changes require that a model be rebuilt or not.
Operations that do not require rebuilding Essbase model
Recreating or rebuilding an Essbase model is not required when you perform the following operations on a metadata folder, dimension element, derived text measure, text list, hierarchy, measure hierarchy, or cube schema:
Rename
Move
Further, recreating or rebuilding an Essbase model is not required when you perform these operations:
Change the binding, filter, sort order, or alias set bindings of a dimension element
Change the binding, range, or alias set bindings of a derived text measure
Change the value binding or ID binding of a text list
Change an overridden data load binding in a cube schema
For models that contain varying attributes:
Rename the hierarchy that has a varying attribute binding
Rename the dimension element that is used as the leaf level in a varying attribute dimension
Rename the hierarchy that is the independent dimension in the varying attribute
Operations that require rebuilding an Essbase model
Note that recreating or rebuilding an Essbase model is required when you perform the following operations:
Modify hierarchy content; for example, reorder, add, or remove members in a hierarchy or measure hierarchy
Change the dimensionality in a cube schema; for example, add or remove hierarchies
Add or remove any loose measures in a cube schema
Change the measure hierarchy in a cube schema
Override the default data load bindings in a cube schema