Dimension table

Overview

Dimension table identifies a data mart dimension output in AnalyticsCreator. Use this table type for descriptive business attributes that are used to filter, group, and navigate facts in analytical models.

Function

A Dimension table represents a data mart dimension view. The dimension can be maintained as a non-historized output or as a historized output when the model needs to preserve changes over time.

In the table editor, Dimension table is handled as a view-based data mart object. The table name and generated structure are protected from direct table-definition editing, while business metadata and analytical settings remain available for review and maintenance.

Because Dimension table is a data mart type, the editor shows analytical controls such as Export to OLAP, Hidden in OLAP, OLAP Category, OLAP column settings, DAX columns, and measures. The Table Definition tab is not editable because the dimension is generated as a view.

Access

Open an existing Dimension table from the Tables list or from the navigation tree. A dimension object can also be opened from the architecture diagram when reviewing the data mart model.

How to access

Navigation tree

Tables -> open a Dimension table

Toolbar

DWH -> Tables

Diagram

Architecture -> double-click a dimension object

Visual element

Table editor -> Table Type -> Dimension table

Screen overview

The table editor shows the Dimension table classification together with metadata, column structure, and analytical controls for data mart output.

IDPropertyDescription
1Table NameShows the generated dimension table or view name. For this managed output type, the field is protected from direct renaming in the table editor.
2Table SchemaShows the schema that owns the dimension output.
3Table TypeClassifies the table as a Dimension table and indicates whether the output is non-historized or historized.
4Friendly nameStores the business-friendly label for the dimension.
5DescriptionStores the business description for the dimension output.
6Inherit Display FolderControls how display-folder metadata is inherited for analytical output.
7Export to OLAPControls whether the dimension is included in generated analytical models.
8Hidden in OLAPMarks the dimension as hidden in analytical output when selected.
9OLAP CategoryAssigns the analytical category used by generated models.
10ColumnsShows the dimension columns and the OLAP-related column settings that are available for data mart objects.
11Tabular OLAP DAX columnsShows calculated DAX columns for the dimension when analytical modeling is used.
12MeasuresProvides the measures grid that is enabled for data mart table types.
13ScriptsStores scripts associated with the dimension output.
14Table DefinitionNot editable for Dimension table because the output is generated as a view.

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