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	Ancestor or Parent Data Type Database Dimension Aggregation AggregationDimension AggregationDesign AggregationDesignDimension AggregationInstance AggregationInstanceCubeDimension Cube CubeDimension MeasureGroup MeasureGroupDimension Perspective PerspectiveDimension
Default value	None
Cardinality	0-n: Optional element that can occur more than once.

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

Reference

Objects (ASSL)