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  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Working with Enterprise Data Manager
  4. Enterprise Data Manager
  5. ILM Repository Constraints
  6. Partition Exchange Purging
  7. APIs
  8. Smart Partitioning
  9. Salesforce Accelerator
  10. SAP Application Retirement Entities
  11. Import Formats for Constraints
  12. Glossary

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Dimension Properties

Dimension Properties

You can view and configure dimension properties, such as dimension name, type, datatype, and parameters.
The following table describes the dimension properties:
Field Name
Description
Name
Name of the dimension. Populated with the name you enter when you create the dimension. Choose dimension names that are short and descriptive, such as "year" or "division."
Description
Short description of the dimension. Populated with the description you enter when you create the segmentation group. This field is optional.
Dimension Type
Type of the dimension, either list or range. Use the range dimension type with the time dimension to create segments by date range. Use the list dimension type with dimensions such as business unit, region, or product line.
Data Type
Data type of the dimension. Select date, number, or string.
  • Use the date data type if you want to create segments by date.
  • Use the number data type when the values associated with the dimension are numeric.
  • Use the string data type when the values associated with the dimension are alphanumeric, such as region.
Interim Table Column Name (Time dimension)
Name of the interim table column. If you choose to use interim tables to pre-process business rules for a segmentation group, enter a name for the interim table column. The column will be added to the interim table when it is created. The column will also be referenced in the dimension rule.
Parameter Name
Name of the parameters. Populated based on the dimension type that you chose. If you create a range dimension called "YEAR," the parameter name defaults to "YEAR_From" for a parameter type of FROM.
Parameter Type
Predetermined parameters based on the dimension type that you choose. A range dimension type has a FROM and TO parameter. A list dimension type has a TO parameter. This field is read-only.
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