Rule files for dataload

Hi All,
I am a newbie to essbase and trying to load data from ODI. I am not very clear with the concept of rule file. Request you to throw some light on the below cases:
Is rule mandatory for loading metadata?
Is rule not required for loading data to the essbase database? In this case, my observation is that i am able to load data using rule file and also by not using rule file. So, in what circumstances the rule file is required?
Note: The sample code by Oracle for loading data to the essbase cube, has interfaces to load metadata using rule file and interfaces to load data without using rule file.
Regards

Hi John,
Thanks for the response.
Another issue is , the interface that loads data to the essbase cube using IKM SQL to HYPERION Essbase (DATA) knowledge module is deleting the rule file after the load. But, I do not see any step in ODI logs that deletes the rule file.On the other hand, we do not see such behavior with IKM SQL to HYPERION Essbase (METADATA) knowledge module.
Regards
Ashwin

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