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Chapter 5 Creating Data Cubes

General

tab

Data Cube

Displays the name of the data cube.

Format

Number: Selecttoformatthedatacube’svaluesasnumbers.

Date: Select to format the data cube’s values as a date in the format

YYYY-MM-DD. For example, 2004/03/18 for March 18, 2004.

Note. Although the values are saved in the database using this date format,

end users can use My Personalizations to select a different display format in

PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture.

See En

terprise PeopleTools 8.49 PeopleBook: Using PeopleSoft Applications,

“Sett

ing User Preferences,” Defining Your User Personaliza t ions.

Membe

r: Select to format the data cube’s values as members of a specified

dimen

sion, as part of creating an association data cube.

See C

hapter 5, “Creating Data Cubes,” Association Data Cubes, pa ge 33.

When you select Member, the Dimension drop-down list box appears. Select a

dimension for which you want to format the data cube’s values as members.

For example, you can format a CUSTOMER_ID data cube as a member of

the CUSTID dimension.