Set Attribute Associations
When manually working with attributes, use the outline editor and the Attributes tab in the member inspector. First you associate attribute dimensions with base dimensions and then you associate attribute members with members of the base dimension.
Attributes are associated with Base dimensions; base dimensions are sparse standard dimensions containing members with which you would like to associate attributes.
Associate an Attribute Dimension with a Base Dimension
To associate an attribute dimension in <yourapplication> with a base dimension:
- On the Applications page, expand <yourapplication>.
- From the Actions menu to the right of the cube name, select Outline.
- Select a base dimension to which you want to associate an attribute dimension. For this exercise, choose Market.
- If you are not already in Edit mode, click Edit.
- Right click on Market and select Inspect.
- Click Attributes.
- Select an attribute dimension, Intro Date from the Attribute Name column.
- Click the right arrow next to Associated Attributes to associate the selected attribute to the regular dimension you selected in step 4.
- Click Apply.
- Click Close.
- Click Save to save the outline.
After you associate an attribute dimension with a base dimension, you must associate members of the attribute dimension with members of the base dimension; these members must all be from the same level in the base dimension.
Associate an Attribute Member with a Member of the Base Dimension
To associate an attribute member in <yourapplication> with a member of a base dimension:
- With the <yourapplication> outline still open, click Edit.
- Expand Market, then East and select New York.
New York is the base member to which we'll associate an attribute.
- Right click on New York and select Inspect.
- Select Attributes.
- From the member tree, expand Population and select the attribute member you want to associate to New York.
- Click Apply and Close.
- Click Save to save the outline.