You use this feature to generate an outline (*.txt) of a Strategic Finance file to create Essbase outlines using the account structure, time, and scenario information as the Strategic Finance file.
Members of the Account dimension generate as follows:
For income statement accounts, the highest-level member is Net Income.
For balance sheet accounts, the highest-level members are Total Assets and Total Liabilities and Equity.
The outline generation process nests lower-level accounts by inserting only those accounts that are added or subtracted in calculations.
The outline generation process nests subaccounts one level below that subaccount's main account. The outline includes subtotals.
The outline generation process applies these rules to Freeform Formulas. For example, only subtractions and additions are included.
All time periods, including subperiods and aggregate time periods, are included in the Time dimension.
All named scenarios, except for the undefined scenario, are included in the Scenario dimension.
To export to Essbase outlines: