Dimension Management
You manage dimensions to add and perform other operations on dimensions within your environments, such as defining members and assigning properties.
A dimension is a collection of related data members, which represents one aspect of a business; for example, accounts, products, or currency. Dimensions can be added to one or more models in the environment.
Features
You can manage dimensions in the following ways:
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Adding Dimensions |
You can add new dimensions to an environment to make them available for use in its models. See New Dimensions. |
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Copying Dimensions |
You can copy existing dimensions to create new dimensions. When you copy a dimension, you specify the source dimension, a new name, and a description. See New Dimensions. |
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Modifying Dimensions |
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 New Dimensions. |
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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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Deleting Dimensions |
You can delete a dimension from an environment. However, you cannot delete a dimension when it is already assigned to a model. You delete a dimension from an environment by selecting a dimension and choosing Delete. |
Activities
To manage dimensions, go to Administration and under the Dimensions and Models choose Dimensions. Once you select a dimension, you can perform one of the available tasks.