File Extension of Essbase

Application and Database File Extension of Essbase
The following table lists the file types that Essbase uses to store applications, databases, and their related artifacts
File Extension	Description
alg	Spreadsheet audit historical information
apb	Backup of application file
app	Application file, defining the name and location of the application and other application settings
arc	Archive file
atx	Spreadsheet audit transaction
chg	Outline synchronization change file
csc	Essbase calculation script
db	Database file, defining the name, location, and other database settings
dbb	Backup of database file
ddb	Partitioning definition file
ddm	Temporary partitioning file
ddn	Temporary partitioning file
esm	Essbase kernel file that manages pointers to data blocks and contains control information used for database recovery
esr	Temporary database root file
esn	Temporary Essbase kernel file
ind	Essbase index file
inn	Temporary Essbase index file
log	Server or application log
lro	LRO file linked to a data cell
lst	Cascade table of contents or list of files to back up
mxl	MaxL script file (saved in Administration Services)
ocl	Database change log
ocn	Incremental restructuring file
oco	Incremental restructuring file
olb	Backup of outline change log
olg	Outline change log
otl	Essbase outline file
otm	Temporary Essbase outline file
otn	Temporary Essbase outline file
oto	Temporary Essbase outline file
pag	Essbase database data (page) file
pan	Temporary Essbase database data (page) file
rep	Essbase report script
rul	Essbase rules file
scr	Essbase ESSCMD script
sel	Saved member select file
tct	Essbase database transaction control file that manages all commits of data and follows and maintains all transactions
tcu	Temporary database transaction control file
trg	Trigger definition file. XML (Extensible Markup Language) format
txt	Text file, such as a data file to load or a text document to link as a LRO
xcp	Exception error log
xls	Microsoft Excel File