Business Intelligence Tutorial
In this lesson, you will look at a preview of the
metaoutline you created, save the metaoutline, and load and calculate the
data, which creates the OLAP application.

- Click the preview button to view the metaoutline. The Sample
Outline window is displayed. Click Close.
- Keep the default for the Load data and members into Essbase
check box.
- Make sure the Member and Data Load button is selected.
- In the Apply Filter field, select *default.
This is not the filter you created in Lesson 27, Setting filters.
- Click Finish and you might be prompted to log into the TBC
database. Then you are prompted for a name and other information about
your model. Enter MyMetaoutline. The metaoutline is
saved in the TBC database
- You are prompted for the following information:
- The name of the OLAP application that will contain the database into which
you want to load data. In the Application Name field, type
MyAppl.
- The name of the OLAP database into which you want to load data. In
the Database Name field, type MyOLAPdb.
- Calc Scripts. Select Use Default Calc Script.
- When to load the data. Select Now and click
Finish..
The Load and Calculate process begins. When it is complete, the OLAP
application is created and you can analyze it using either the Microsoft Excel
or Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet programs.

- Click Cancel to close the Metaoutline Assistant.
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