Creating a dimension table

Rational ProjectConsole Designer Help

  1. On the Designer File menu, point to New, and then click Dimension Table. Or, on the Designer toolbar, click .
  2. In the Target Table window, on the General page, in the Name field, type a name for the table.
    Note: Although it is not required, you should follow a naming convention for your target tables. One useful naming convention is to append _dim to signify a dimension table. For example, Difficulty_dim.
  3. (Optional) In the Description field, you can type information about the table.
  4. To specify the dimension table field, click the Target Fields tab.
    Note: You can define only one field for a dimension table. (A time dimension table contains multiple fields.)
  5. To select the field, click the row in which it is displayed.

    Because you cannot add or delete fields in a dimension table, the Add and Delete buttons are unavailable. You can only edit the single dimension table field.

  6. Click Edit.
  7. In the Field Information window, edit the field properties.
  8. Save the dimension table by performing one of the following actions:
    • On the Designer toolbar, click .
    • On the Designer File menu, click Save.