Dimension Properties

The ID of a dimension cannot be changed. You can specify a description of the dimension in the Dimension description text box. It will be displayed in the tree.

In the next area, the element key, the element caption, and the default element are displayed. If you click Reset, the default element of the dimension will be discarded.

Select the dimension type from the Dimension type drop-down list. Select the ODBO dimension type from the ODBO dimension type drop-down list. The ODBO provider may use this dimension type.

If you select the Flat view check box, the dimension is displayed non-hierarchically in the hierarchy browser in OLAP Administration. In flat view, all the elements of the dimension are listed without their hierarchical structure.

If you select the Inverted hierarchy check box, only the top level elements of the dimension are displayed in the hierarchy browser. By default, hierarchies are displayed from top to bottom, with the top level consolidated element at the top and the base level elements at the bottom. Inverting the hierarchy reverses this.

If you select Synchronize with OLAP, the visual appearance of the dimension elements in Designer is synchronized with that of the hierarchy browser in OLAP Administration.