Dimension Management
A dimension is a collection of related data members that represent one aspect of a business, for example, accounts, products, or entities.
You can manage dimensions in the following ways:
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Displaying Dimension Structures |
You can modify an existing dimension. When you modify a dimension, you can change the name, description, dimension type, reference dimension, and dimension properties as well as enable member formulas for the dimension. See Dimension Structure. |
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Maintaining Dimension Members |
You can maintain a dimension member, add a new member, delete an existing member, or change property values for an existing member. |
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Processing Dimensions |
When you create a dimension or make changes to an existing dimension, you need to process the dimension. See Dimension Processing. |
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Maintaining Hierarchies |
You can add a new hierarchy, maintain an existing hierarchy structure, or delete an existing hierarchy. See Hierarchy Management. |
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Maintaining Dimension Security |
You can manage dimension member security at the dimension level using Business Warehouse and a Business Planning and Consolidation data access profile. See Dimension Security. |
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Creating Local Dimensions |
You can create local dimensions based on existing central dimensions, as well as remove unnecessary properties and add new properties during the creation process. Local dimensions can also be deleted when they are no longer useful. See Creating Local Dimensions and Deleting Local Dimensions. |
To manage dimensions, go to the Administration screen and under Modeling choose Dimensions. Once you select a dimension, you can perform one of the available tasks.
For information about the authorizations needed to maintain master data for dimensions, see the Security Guide, which is available on the SAP Help Portal.