Dimension slices define the value of the dimensions you include in a data classification. Each dimension slice you create corresponds to a segment. You might create a dimension slice for each year or quarter of a time dimension. When you create the dimension slice you enter the value of the slice.

Every dimension slice has a corresponding sequence number. When you create a dimension slice, the ILM Engine populates the sequence number field. Sequence numbers indicate the order in which you created the segments. The slice with the highest sequence number should correspond to the most recent data. If the slice with the highest sequence number does not correspond to the segment with the most chronologically recent data, change the sequence number of the slice.