About Dimension Types

The specific characteristics of the dimension type manage the behavior and functions of the dimension.

Because Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management and other Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management Workspace products may share certain dimension types, you can leverage the functionality of dimensions for different products.

See About Profitability and Cost Management Dimensions for summaries of several dimension types that are common to all Profitability and Cost Management application types and are available in the Oracle Essbase outline.

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.

For detailed instructions on creating and maintaining the dimensions and members, see Creating Profitability and Cost Management Applications and the Oracle Essbase Database Administrator's Guide.