A dimension type is a dimension property that enables the use of predefined functionality. The specific characteristics of the dimension type manage the behavior and functions of the dimension. Because Profitability and Cost Management, Performance Management Architect and other EPM Workspace products may share certain dimension types, you can leverage the functionality of dimensions for different products.
For Profitability and Cost Management, these types of dimensions are available in the Essbase outline:
System dimensions, such as the Measure and AllocationType dimensions, are populated from Performance Management Architect into Profitability and Cost Management. The required dimensions are provided in Measures Dimension and AllocationType Dimension.
Alias dimension is used to assign alternate names, descriptions, languages, or other items that help to define dimensions.
Business dimensions describe the structure of the model, such as departments, accounts, activities, customers or products. They may apply to one or more stages or models.
Attribute dimensions enable analysis based on the attributes or qualities of dimension members. Attributes describe characteristics of data, such as the size or color of products.
POV dimensions identify a specific point of view or version of the model, such as year, scenario, period, status, and version. Version dimensions enable you to maintain multiple versions of a model. These versions can be used to create alternate, or what-if, scenarios of the model, or different perspectives.
Some Performance Management Architect dimension types are available for use in Profitability and Cost Management models:
Account
Entity
Version
Time
Country
Currency
See the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect Administrator's Guide for information on using these dimension types.
Note: | When defining dimensional outlines, there are restricted characters that may not be used for naming. Oracle strongly suggests that you review the Essbase naming conventions described in the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide to view the latest restrictions. |
See these sections for information about the Profitability and Cost Management dimensions:
For detailed instructions on creating and maintaining the dimensions and members, see the Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Architect Administrator's Guide and the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.