Dimensions

• Dimension type (field DIE)

• Dimension (field CCE)

• field DESTRA

Standard title of the current record.

• Short description (field SHOTRA)

Enter the short description.

By default the short title, the long title or the column header of a data are recorded (on creation/update) in the connection language of the user.
You can add your translation in another language using the Translation function:

• Click Translation from the Actions icon in the corresponding field.
• In the Translation window, add a new language code with the translation in this language.

A user who logs on with this language will view the short description, long description or column header in their connection language if a translation exists. Otherwise, these descriptions will be available in the folder language.

The connection language must be defined as a default language for the folder.

• Active (field ENAFLG)

Select this check box so that the data can be used in other records (documents, parameters, etc.) or during a batch process. If not selected, the data is considered to be inactive and it cannot be used in other records.

• Access code (field ACS)

This access code is used to prohibit access to the dimension for certain users.
If this field is assigned, only the users who have this access code in their profile will be able to modify or enter this dimension. According to the rights assigned the following operations will be possible:
Enquiry: This is used to display the postings passed for this dimension (the display of the database record is always possible).
Modification : This allows the modification of the database record.
Execution : This is used to post the entries in this dimension.

• Company/Site/Group (field FCY)

When this field is entered, the dimension can only be used for the designated entity. Sites are always financial sites and groups always include one or several financial sites.

• Description (field LIBFCY)

• Validity start date (field VLYSTR)

These dates define the period during which the dimension can be used.
If the start date is not given, the dimension can be used from the first day of the first financial year.
If the end date is not given, the dimension can be used from the start date without limit of time.

• Validity end date (field VLYEND)

• Restriction code (field AUZ)

Enter a restriction code at this level or set one up at the dimension-dimension, account-account, or account-dimension Restriction code level.

To ensure the coherence of postings, you can forbid the entry of associated accounts with specific dimensions, accounts with other accounts, or dimensions with other dimensions.

The principle is to define "forbidding code" pairs that are not compatible when posting. When an account and a dimension have incompatible codes, they cannot be used together for posting the same entry line.

• Carryforward (field FRW)

If you select the Carry forward check box, the balance for the current dimension is carried forward for the accounts for entries from this dimension (if these have RAN). This allows all the entries from a dimension to be carried forward from one period to another.

 This check box is not relevant if the No carry forward check box is selected at the dimension types level.

• Budget tracking (field BUDTRK)

When this field is checked, a budget can be build in this dimension. Using some dimensions can thus be reserved to the analytical accounting.

Associated with the analytical accounts, the dimensions are the reference element in the analytical management (posting of accounting documents) and budgetary management (entry). They are mainly used to carry out comparisons between the "actual" and the "budget".
It can nevertheless be decided to restrict the entry of budget elements in an analytical dimension.

• Chargeable (field IPT)

This field indicates if the dimension can receive entries.
If it is not the case, this dimension will be set aside for the budget accounting, that is if this dimension can be Budgeted.

• Other dimension (field OTHDIE)

It is possible to initialize the value of a dimension type with respect to another. By specifying dimension types and associated dimensions, the current dimension can be used to initialize the dimension types concerned.

• Default dimension (field DEFCCE)

• Nonfinancial unit (field UOM)

This grid is used to define all the operation units and a value (permanent) assigned to the dimension for this unit.
This information will be used by the analytical distribution programme at a later point in time.

• Quantity (field QTY)

• Pyramid (field PYM)

Enter a dimension pyramid.

Principally used for reports and inquiries, dimension pyramids are used to characterize the summary (roll-up) level and order of the information to be retrieved. Their update is retroactive to the construction of the pyramids and need to be refreshed after creation and modification.

According to the analysis and roll-up objectives, you can attach each dimension to several pyramids to a single dimension type. On the other hand, a dimension can only be attached once to a pyramid (to a single dimension group).

It can also be done within the specifications of the groups of dimensions.

 See the documentation on Dimension groups.

• Group (field GRU)

This field displays the Group for the analytical pyramid containing the analytical dimension.

• Level (field LEV)

This field displays the Group definition level. This level must be less than 99, level 99 being reserved by convention to the dimensions. If the group is included in another group of the pyramid, the level must be greater than that of the group in which it is included. If the group contains sub-groups, the level must be less than that of the sub-groups.

• Row (field PRNROW)

Printing order of the groups of a same level.

• Screen (field CRI)

This field is not required.
If no screen is specified, the dimension is attached directly to the pyramid's group specified on the line. You can exclude it by deleting the line.

When a screen is entered, the dimension is automatically attached to this group and can be excluded only by modifying the screen in the group itself.

Use the following wildcards in the screen specifications:

• * to replace any chain of characters
• ? to replace a single character