The information in this section does not apply to duplicate member attribute dimensions.
The names of members of Boolean, date, and numeric attribute dimensions are values. It is possible to encounter duplicate attribute values in different attribute dimensions.
If you have multiple Boolean attribute dimensions in an outline, the two members of each of those dimensions have the same names, by default, True and False.
If you have multiple date attribute dimensions, some member names in both dimensions could be the same. For example, the date on which a store opens in a certain market could be the same as the date on which a product was introduced.
The attribute value for the size of a product could be 12, and 12 also could be the value for the number of packing units for a product. This example results in two members with the name 12.
You can define unique names by attaching a prefix or suffix to member names in Boolean, date, and numeric attribute dimensions in the outline. You can affix the dimension, parent, grandparent, or all ancestors to the attribute name. For example, by setting member names of attribute dimensions to include the dimension name as the suffix, attached by an underscore, the member value 12 in the Ounces attribute dimension assumes the unique, full attribute member name 12_Ounces.
By default, Essbase assumes that no prefix or suffix is attached to the names of members of attribute dimensions.
The convention that you select applies to the level 0 member names of all numeric, Boolean, and date attribute dimensions in the outline. You can define aliases for these names if you want to display shorter names in retrievals.