Dimension attributes
Dimension attributes are a way to store data that relates directly to specific dimension elements.
Dimension attributes are organized in attribute tables. Each dimension supports up to three attribute tables, with up to 49 attribute fields per table.
Attribute fields support these data types:
- String: Contains up to 253 characters.
- Numeric: Contains up to 252 digits, including decimals. Uses the point as the decimal separator.
- Date: Uses the YYYYMMDD format. Valid range is from 00000101 to 99991231.
- Logical: Boolean values such as T or t for true and F or f for false.
Note: Attribute fields can be blank.
Example
This table shows an example of translations for element names that can be stored as attribute values.
| Element name | English | Spanish | French | ... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | January | Enero | Janvier | |
| 02 | February | Febrero | Février | |
| ... |