Which component is used to define hierarchy
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Rule File
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Calc Script
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Report Scripts
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Outline
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Explanation
The Outline is Essbase's structural component that defines all hierarchies, dimensions, and member relationships within a cube. It organizes how data aggregates and rolls up through the hierarchy. Rule Files and Calc Scripts handle data loading and calculations respectively, not structure definition.
AI explanation
In Essbase, the Outline is the object that defines the dimensional structure of a database, including all parent-child hierarchy relationships between members. Rule files govern data loading, Calc Scripts perform calculations, and Report Scripts extract formatted output — none of these define the hierarchy itself, which is the Outline's job.