LOCK_DIMENSION_ATTRIBUTE Procedure

This procedure locks the dimension attribute metadata for update by acquiring a database lock on the row that identifies the dimension attribute in the OLAP 2 Catalog.

Syntax

LOCK_DIMENSION_ATTRIBUTE (
           dimension_owner              IN   VARCHAR2,
           dimension_name               IN   VARCHAR2,
           dimension_attribute_name     IN   VARCHAR2,
           wait_for_lock                IN   BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE);

Parameters

Table 18-6 LOCK_DIMENSION_ATTRIBUTE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
dimension_owner	Owner of the dimension.
dimension_name	Name of the dimension.
dimension_attribute_name	Name of the dimension attribute.
wait_for_lock	(Optional) Whether or not to wait for the dimension attribute to be available when it is already locked by another user. If you do not specify a value for this parameter, the procedure does not wait to acquire the lock.

Exceptions

Table 18-7 LOCK_DIMENSION_ATTRIBUTE Procedure Exceptions

Exception	Description
no_access_privileges	User does not have the necessary privileges. User must be the owner and have the OLAP_DBA role.
dimension_not_found	The parent dimension does not exist within the OLAP 2 Catalog.
dimension_attribute_not_found	Dimension attribute does not exist within the OLAP 2 Catalog.