Process for Creating Attributes

Attributes describe characteristics of data such as product size and color. Through attributes, you can group and analyze members of dimensions based on their characteristics. This chapter describes how to create and manage attributes in an Essbase Server outline.

When working with attributes in Outline Editor, perform the following tasks:

  1. Create a dimension.

    See Adding Dimensions and Members to an Outline. In the outline, position the attribute dimensions after all standard dimensions.

  2. Tag the dimension as an attribute dimension and set attribute dimension type as text, numeric, Boolean, or date.

    See Creating Attribute Dimensions.

  3. Add members to the attribute dimension.

    See Adding Dimensions and Members to an Outline.

  4. Associate a base dimension with the attribute dimension.

    See Understanding the Rules for Attribute Dimension Association.

  5. Associate members of the base dimension with members of the attribute dimension.

    See Understanding the Rules for Attribute Member Association.

  6. If necessary, set up the attribute calculations.

    See Calculating Attribute Data.