A dimension data converter modifies information before it is loaded in your data warehouse dimension tables. The data warehouse loader server invokes converter components if one is specified for a data warehouse repository item in the DimensionProperties.xml
file for a product.
Dimension converters implement the atg.reporting.datawarehouse.process.DimensionConverter
interface. This interface expects only a single method called convert to be implemented. Oracle Commerce Platform includes several dimension converters. You can modify these converters or develop your own if needed.
For example, the following warehouse-property element specifies that the data warehouse loader server should invoke the ProductParentCategoryConverter
dimension data converter when loading a product repository item into a data warehouse repository item. The conversion-component
attribute of the warehouse-property
element names the dimension converter.
<warehouse-property name="parentCategory" conversion-component="/atg/reporting/datawarehouse/process/ converter/ProductParentCategoryConverter"> <production-property name="catalog.product" conversion-context-name="product"/> </warehouse-property>