- User's Guide
- Working With Dimensions
- Managing Dimension Attributes
- Editing Dimension Attributes
Editing Dimension Attributes
To edit dimension attributes:
- In your application, select Manage, and then Dimensions.
- Select a dimension, then click Actions, and then Edit.
- On the Attributes tab, select an attribute, and then click Edit.
Edit the following:
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Name
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Description
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Data Type
Note:
You can't change the data type if a member already exists for the dimension or if the attribute is referenced in a data set.
Select one:
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Date
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DateTime
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List
Click Add and enter values for the attribute.
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Integer
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Number
If you select Number, select formatting options (Defaults are set in the Preferences section of the System Settings.):
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In Decimal Places, enter the number of decimal places to be displayed.
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Select Thousands Separator to display a thousands separator (for example, 1,000.00). The system displays the thousands separator symbol for the user locale.
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In Negative Number, select how to display negative numbers, for example, (123).
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Text (255 characters maximum)
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True or False
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Yes or No
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Use Value
The attribute is populated with this value by default, which you can override.
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- Click OK.
- In Update Dimension, to select the new attribute as a "Key Attribute" for the dimension, select Key Attribute.
Note:
The system allows multiple attributes as key for a dimension.