Dimension attribute table

The DEPM_MOD_DIMENSIONATTRIBUTE table represents an attribute of a dimension.
Name Definition
Name nvarchar(50) NOT NULL; PK
DimensionID nvarchar(50) NOT NULL; PK
Table int NOT NULL; PK
Caption nvarchar(50) NULL
DataType nchar(1) NOT NULL
Width int NULL
Precision int NULL
ElementTableColumnName nvarchar(50) NULL
Order int NOT NULL; unique key

DataType indicates one of these data types of the dimension attribute:

  • C or S: String
  • N: Number
  • B or L: Logical
  • D: Date

ElementTableColumnName references the name of a column name from which the dimension elements are loaded. The dimension attribute values are populated by this column.

The table has these references:

Source columns Target table Target columns
DimensionID _dimension ID