Dimensions are hierarchical categories that you can create to organize measures. They enable you to perform these tasks:
Analyze measures by groups, such as products, distribution channels, and geographic areas.
For example, a dimension called Geography could group measures for North America, Europe, and Australia.
Generate dimensional measures that collect data where measures intersect, such as sales by region.
Generate a multidimensional Essbase database of application data. See the Oracle Hyperion Performance Scorecard Administrator’s Guide.
Generate application data to an external data source for use with other Hyperion products.
Performance Scorecard automatically creates a dimensional outline that represent the strategy and accountability hierarchies you define when you create these objects:
Strategy elements
Accountability elements
Employees
Each of these items is represented by a system dimension and member. The default dimensional outline enables you to perform these tasks:
Generate dimensional measures based on Strategy Trees and Accountability maps.
Select the members to use when you create scorecards that evaluate performance using dimensional measures. Only dimensional measures for the members you choose are used in scorecard calculations.
Select which members to use in dimensional measure generation using the member picker.