Create a data set
The only place to create a data set is in a data mapping.
- At the bottom of the Project Explorer, click the Data Mappings () button.
- Expand a data mapping folder, right-click a data mapping, and select New Data Set.
- Fill in the fields. Title and RefName are required.
- To specify standard data dimensions, select one or more from the Standard Data Dimensions section.
- To specify custom data dimensions for the data set:
- In the Custom Data Dimensions section, type a name and description and choose a data type for each custom data dimension.
- In the Codelist Lookup column, click the ellipsis button.
- On the Custom Dimension Labels window, from the Description drop-down list, select a an item.
- Highlight a code and click OK.
Or:
- In the Custom Data Dimensions section, type a name and description, choose a data type, and click the ellipsis button in the Codelist Lookup column.
- On the Custom Dimension Labels window, click New.
- For the Object Name, type the Title, RefName, and Description, and click OK.
- In the grid, type the Code and Label pairs.
- To require users to select only the codelist labels that are in the codelist, select Use only listed labels. If you do not select it, a user-defined codelist label can be used.
- Click OK.
Note: If you select Use only listed labels, the codelist must have at least one codelist item.
- Click OK.
- Click OK.
- If the data set is in a CDD or CIS data mapping, in the Properties Browser, set the values of the appropriate CDD or CIS custom properties.
You can now create a data series in the data set.