Creating and editing attributes

To create attributes, go to the Attributes tab in the Dimension Properties dialog and click the Add field button. In the Create Attribute dialog, you specify the properties of the attribute. To edit attributes, select it in the table and click Edit Field. In the Edit Attribute dialog you specify the properties of the attribute.

Note: If the data type of an attribute is Double, you must specify a length and precision. Values of this type are displayed with a separator. You must include the separator character when you specify the length. For example, 123.4 has a length of 5 and a precision of 1.

To delete an attribute, select it in the table and click Delete.

To define an attribute field as element key, select it and click Sets the Element Key. To specify an attribute field as element caption, select it and click Sets the Element Key Caption. The ODBO provider may use the element key and element key caption.

Note: The element key and the element caption are displayed on the Dimension Properties tab of the Dimension Properties dialog.

To move an attribute up and down within the list, select it and click Move up or Move down.