In instances where a dimension occurs in one or more stages in a model, after the model is deployed to Essbase and opened in Performance Management Architect, an automatically-added cloned dimension is displayed. The cloned dimensions create a distinct version of the dimension for each stage in which it is used. Cloned dimensions are not be visible in the Performance Management Architect Settings dialog box.
For example, if you create a dimension called “Department,” and use this dimension in some stages within the model, after the model is deployed to Essbase, you see the cloned dimensions in the model:
Department (original dimension)
GLDepartment (Cloned dimension for stage with prefix GL)
OPSDepartment (Cloned dimension for stage with prefix OPS)
OPSDepartment_intra (Cloned dimension for stage with prefix OPS that allows intrastage assignments).
Caution! | Do not modify these cloned dimensions in Performance Management Architect, as they are maintained by Profitability and Cost Management. |
If additional members are required, add the new members only to the original dimension. The new members are added to the cloned dimensions when the application is redeployed.
Note: | Any updates to cloned dimensions are not passed to Profitability and Cost Management and Essbase. |