[FM] How is Query Subject vs. Dimension Represented

[dxwallace]

a Novice question....

When Viewing project in framework manager, how do you distinguish between a dimension and  a Query subject when looking at the screen.?


Hopefully my question makes sense, I am still getting lost when I am looking at a dimension diagram and the structure on the left hand side, am I looking at dimenstions or query subject......

[dxwallace]

Nevermind, I've got my answer.

I can see on the left hand side how Query Subjects and Dimensions have different icons tied to them

[MDXpressor]

While they are similar in nature in that they organize data into groupings (often dimensions will be named the same in a relational or dimensional view), they differ in that dimensions are further organized by their heirarchies.  This allows you to drill up and down on the dimensions.  OLAP functions can also come into play in Report Studio using Dimensional Models, this makes comparative analysis a breeze.

[dxwallace]

thanks