Essbase doubts or questions

HI ,
Can some one answer my below questions
1. Where can i find the information about Dirty and clear block member details (i mean how many members got dirty and how many are clear in the cube)
2.what is port no for Smart view or Excel Addin?
3.what happens if we define Time as Dense Dimension.
4.what is the recommended size for outline to be in BSO Cube.

Here is a stab at your answers
1) Don't believe you can get this info.
2) You set this in configuration
3) Time being dense means it's part of each block and therefore if you use 1 time period then a clock is created for all time periods
4) There isn't a recommended size. It's more to do with what you want to do with it. Generally a really big cube is better in a ASO. And a read/write cube and / or a cube with lots of calcs in better BSO. But the lines are blurred and there isn't a simple answer. You need to evaluate your environment uniquely.

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    Shop Carefully, Examine All Documentation, And I Wish You Success!
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