Build the Dimensions using the Rule File

 

                                                  Build the Dimensions using the Rule File.

RULES FILES: Rules files are used to build the dimensions and to load data into Essbase database.

 * Rules files are stored with.RUL extension on the server.

 * To create the rules file, right-click on the rules file and click create Rules file.

Building Dimensions using Rules files: We can create the hierarchies in the outline manually or 

using rules files. There are 3 ways to build the rules files.

1. Generation reference method

2. Level reference method

3. Parent-child reference method