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Planning & Consolidation => TM1 => Topic started by: raj_aries on 19 May 2013 10:25:53 PM

Title: Need Help - Creating Dimensions using TI
Post by: raj_aries on 19 May 2013 10:25:53 PM
Hi Gurus,
I'm a TM1(v10.1.1) beginner and am trying to create dimensions using TI from the sample 'GreatOutdoors'.

While creating a Product dimension, one thing that I'm confused is -  under Maps Tab when you map the variable to the Dimension at the element level why is that Element Type property set to Numeric when the data in the Sample Value populates a string.

Attached is the screenshot.

Regards
Raj

Title: Re: Need Help - Creating Dimensions using TI
Post by: nybble on 18 Sep 2013 11:10:17 AM
The "Element Type" indicates whether you are storing string or numeric measures under that element.
Normally a "measure dimension" is the last dimension in your cube and the type put on its elements -- 'n' or 's' -- determines what kind of measure values can be stored under it.