Simple Dimensions Used for Processing or Reporting Purposes

This kind of Simple Dimension cannot be used directly by the application engines, but they are accessible to the OFSAA Filter Rules (for more information on Filter Rules, see the Filters section in the Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure User Guide. Credit Rating is an example of a seeded Simple Dimension that can be used for processing or reporting purposes. You can, for example, wish to allocate risk equity to individual instruments as a function of Credit Rating. The seeded values for Credit Rating are Moody's Credit Ratings, but you are free to completely redefine the membership of this dimension. Geographic Location is another example. Geographic Location is prepopulated with the US States and Canadian Provinces, but you are free to completely redefine the list of geographic locations.