Dimensions and members are the metadata of the Essbase database (also known as the Essbase outline). The Essbase outline determines how data is stored in Essbase. Following are typical examples of dimensions and their members:
Time—Hours, Days, Months, Quarters, Years
Measures—Profit, Inventory, Ratios
Product—Individual products
Market—North, South, Central
Scenario—Actual, Budget, Variance, Variance %