What does a dimension describe?

What does a dimension describe?

• A. Data loaded into and reporting out of OneStream.
• B. A user's roles and tasks
• C. A fiscal year
• D. MarketPlace solutions added to OneStream.

Answer: (A)

A dimension defines the structure of data in OneStream, outlining the attributes by which data is stored, organized, and analyzed. They provide the axes for your data model, where measures are stored for combinations of dimension members and where you slice, drill, and report. Common examples are Time, Entity, Account, and Scenario; each has members such as years, entities, and accounts that you populate. Because a dimension shapes what data can be loaded into the system and how you can report on it, it directly describes the data you work with in OneStream. The other ideas relate to different concepts: a user’s roles and tasks pertain to security and access control; a fiscal year is a specific member of the Time dimension, not the overall data structure; MarketPlace add-ons are features that extend the platform rather than define how data is structured.

A dimension defines the structure of data in OneStream, outlining the attributes by which data is stored, organized, and analyzed. They provide the axes for your data model, where measures are stored for combinations of dimension members and where you slice, drill, and report. Common examples are Time, Entity, Account, and Scenario; each has members such as years, entities, and accounts that you populate. Because a dimension shapes what data can be loaded into the system and how you can report on it, it directly describes the data you work with in OneStream. The other ideas relate to different concepts: a user’s roles and tasks pertain to security and access control; a fiscal year is a specific member of the Time dimension, not the overall data structure; MarketPlace add-ons are features that extend the platform rather than define how data is structured.