Adding Custom Dimensions

In addition to the system predefined dimensions, you can create Custom dimensions based on your application needs. Custom dimensions are associated with the Account dimension and provide additional detail for accounts.

You can create a maximum of four Custom dimensions. If the application is enabled with the Multi-GAAP reporting option, you can create three Custom dimensions.

Note:

If you are not using an Extended Dimension application, you can only create a maximum of two Custom dimensions.

The Dimensions list displays all of the dimensions for the application. When you create a dimension, the system adds it to the end of the Dimensions list.

When you add Custom dimensions, you define their properties, including name, alias, security, and attributes.

Table 11-2 Properties for Custom Dimensions

Property	Value
Dimension	Enter a name that is unique across all dimensions. The Custom Dimension name cannot contain these characters: Ampersand (&), Apostrophe ('), Asterisk (*), At sign (@), Backslash (\), Caret (^), Colon (:), Comma (,), Curly brackets ({}), Dollar sign ($), Double quotation marks (" " Equal sign (=), Exclamation mark (!), Forward slash (/), Greater than (>), Less than (<), Line (|), Minus sign (-), Number sign (#), Parentheses ( ), Percent sign (%), Period (.), Plus sign (+), Question mark (?), Semi-colon (;), Square brackets ([]), or Tabs.
Alias	Optional: Select an alias table. Enter a unique alternate name for the dimension.
Description	Optional: Enter a description.
Plan Type	Select the application types for which the dimension is valid. Clearing this option makes all members of the dimension invalid for the deselected type.
Apply Security	Allow security to be set on the dimension members; must be selected before assigning access rights to dimension members. Otherwise, dimensions have no security and users can access members without restriction.
Data Storage	Select a data storage option. The default is Never Share.