View and Edit Outline Properties for a Newly Created Cube

Outline properties, in part, control the functionality available in an Essbase cube, but they also control member naming and member formatting for attribute dimensions, alias tables and text measures.

To view and edit an outline:

• Redwood
• Classic

1. Log into the Essbase web interface as a power user.
2. On the Home page, click Create to create a new application.
3. Give the application a unique name.
4. Give the database (cube) any name.
5. (Optional) Choose a database type, and select to allow duplicate member names or enable scenarios.
6. Click Save.
7. On the Home page, navigate to the new application, and select the Actions menu .
8. Choose Databases > Database Name > Launch Outline.
9. Click Edit .
10. Click Outline Properties .

1. Log into the Essbase web interface as a power user.
2. On the Applications page, click Create to create a new application.
3. Give the application a unique name.
4. Name the cube.
5. (Optional) Click Advanced Options to select a database type, allow duplicate member names, or enable scenarios.
6. Click OK.
7. On the Applications page, expand the new application.
8. From the Actions menu, to the right of the cube name, select Outline.
9. Click Edit outline.
10. Click Outline Properties.