Creating a cube rule Select Dashboards > OLAP > Edit Database. Select the cube in which to create the rule and click Rules. Click the plus icon (+) and select Add new rule. Optionally, specify a name and a description. By default, rules are named Rule [n] where n is a sequential number. Specify whether the rule affects all cells, only consolidated cells, or only base cells. Specify the target of the rule. Specify the formula of the rule. Double-click objects in the Object browser, the Elements pane, and the Functions pane to add references to those objects to the formula.