Using the wizard, you can link attribute dimensions to the date-time dimension and, thus, enable analysis that is based on the periodicity of date-time members.
Periodicity, which is defined as “a pattern that is shared by date-time members,” enables time-based analysis. For example, because, in the Gregorian calendar, January and April are the opening months of a quarter, January and April share a pattern. Therefore, January and April can be associated with the attribute “Month By Quarter: 1.” You can use linked attributes to determine, for example, whether sales are greater at the beginning or end of a quarter or year.
The On the Select Linked Attributes page, all cross-tab combinations that are possible (based on the time depths that are selected in the Select Calendar Hierarchy dialog box) are displayed; for example, quarter-by-year, month-by-year, and month-by-quarter.
To link all of the displayed attributes, you select the “Select all attribute” option. Otherwise, select the attributes you wish to link.
In the following boxes, you may modify the name or alias of the selected linked attribute dimension:
Dimension name
Alias name prefix—Hereafter, attribute names are prefixed with the alias.