Dimension Element (ASSL)

Defines a dimension.

Syntax

  
<Dimensions>  
   <Dimension xsi:type="Dimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: Database -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="AggregationDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: Aggregation -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="AggregationDesignDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: AggregationDesign -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="AggregationInstanceCubeDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: AggregationInstance -->  
      <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="CubeDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: Cube -->  
      <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="MeasureGroupDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: MeasureGroup -->  
   <!-- or -->  
   <Dimension xsi:type="PerspectiveDimension">...</Dimension> <!-- ancestor: Perspective -->  
</Dimensions>  

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	See the table below.
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

Ancestor or Parent	Data Type
Database	Dimension
Aggregation	AggregationDimension
AggregationDesign	AggregationDesignDimension
AggregationInstance	AggregationInstanceCubeDimension
Cube	CubeDimension
MeasureGroup	MeasureGroupDimension
Perspective	PerspectiveDimension

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent elements	Dimensions
Child elements	None

Remarks

The corresponding elements in the Analysis Management Objects (AMO) object model are Dimension, AggregationDimension, AggregationDesignDimension, CubeDimension, MeasureGroupDimension, and PerspectiveDimension.

See Also

Objects (ASSL)