Ways of Limiting Conjoint Dimensions

You can limit a conjoint dimension in either of the following ways:

• Limit the base dimensions.
• Limit the conjoint dimension itself.

  
  

  See Also: "Defining Variables That Handle Sparse Data Efficiently" for more information about conjoint dimensions.

Limiting Conjoint Dimensions Using Value Combinations

To limit a conjoint dimension to a list of values, you can use the following constructions:

• Specify the actual values, surrounding each combination with angle brackets.

  LIMIT proddist TO <'TENTS' 'BOSTON'> <'FOOTWEAR' 'DENVER'>
  
  

• Use a variable name for the values, surrounding the combination with angle brackets.

  prodname = 'CANOES'
  distname = 'SEATTLE'
  LIMIT proddist TO <prodname distname>
  
  

• Create a multiline list, in which each line is a combination surrounded by angle brackets and separated by \n (the linefeed escape sequence).

  namelist = mytext = '<\'TENTS\' \'BOSTON\'>\n <\'FOOTWEAR\' \'DENVER\'>'
  LIMIT proddist TO namelist
  

Limiting Conjoint Dimensions Using Base Dimension Values

Because there is an implicit relation between a conjoint dimension and its base dimensions, you can limit the conjoint dimension by limiting the base dimensions.

For example, the following command limits a conjoint dimension named proddist to all conjoint values having CANOES as one of the values of the base dimension product.

LIMIT proddist TO product 'CANOES'