Refreshing the OBIEE layers to incorporate Essbase outline changes

Hi,
I am trying to establish a connectivity between Essbase(11.1.1.1.0.112) and OBIEE (10.1.3.3.2) to generate reports.
The "Import from Multi-Dimensional" menu option in the Oracle BI Administration tool is used to
create BI Server Physical layer. Once the physical cubes are imported, they are dragged and dropped into the Business Model and
Mapping Layer then into presentation layer.
The Essbase outline may change in the subsequent data loads because of addition of new dimension members.
In a normal scenario, it is required to redo the whole process (Import the outline again to physical layer, then move to the next layers) to incorporate the subsequent changes in the Essbase outline. I would like to know whether there is a way to automate the whole process? i.e. using any scripts or OBIEE utilities?
Thanks in advance,
Devi

In a normal scenario, it is required to redo the whole process (Import the outline again to physical layer, then move to the next layers) to incorporate the subsequent changes in the Essbase outline.It may be stated in the [OBIEE Essbase modelling guide|http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/bi/pdf/obiee-essbase-modeling-guide.pdf], but actually not necessary at all. First of all, dimension members don't require any rpd change at all since they will automatically flow in as members of their respective generation in the outline.
As for outline changes like lengthened, shortened hierarchies, new dimensions etc...read the solution here. In fact you can manually write a whole cube outline without going through the "Import" process a single time.
Cheers,
C.

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