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The EvDIM (Dimension) function retrieves a dimension name of the specified type from the database.

Syntax Syntax

EvDIM(AppName, DimType)

AppName (Required) — The name of the application.

DimType — The dimension types are in the following list:

  • A=Account

  • E=Entity

  • S=Subtable

  • C=Category

  • D=Data Source

  • R=Currency-type dimension

  • T=Time

  • I=Intercompany

  • Un=User defined — Each user defined dimension is assigned a numeric value after the U, U1, U2, U3, and so on.

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Example Example

The following examples return ACCOUNT:

EvDIM(EvApp(), A)

EvDIM(Finance, A)

End of the example.