Time of day dimensions

The configuration characteristics of a time of day dimension are summarized in the hourdim XML element.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<!DOCTYPE keyindicatorconfig SYSTEM

'KeyindicatorConfiguration.dtd'>

<keyindicatorconfig>

...

<hourdim name="TIMEOFDAY" dimtype="PROCESS"

attrname="AT_TIME_OF_DAY" tablename="DAYTIME"

precision="SECOND" calculated="TRUE"

importmode="OPTIONAL">

<description language="de" name="Uhrzeit"/>

<description language="en" name="Time of day"/>

</hourdim>

...

</keyindicatorconfig>

For each step width of a time of day dimension (hour, minute, second), a separate column is created in the database table for the dimension.

XML tag

Description

name

Name of the dimension. A table is created in the database under this name. For the specified name, the guidelines described in the Table name chapter are applicable.

dimtype

Dimension type: Valid values:
PROCESS (process dimension)
FUNCTION (function dimension, obsolete, only to be used for compatibility reasons)
OT_FUNC (function dimension)
RELATION (relation dimension)
OT_ORG (organizational dimension)

location
(optional)

Only for dimtype="RELATION"

Valid values: SOURCE (attribute placement on source reference object of relation)
TARGET (attribute placement on target reference object of relation)
THIS (default value: attribute is placed at the relation itself)

attrname

Name of the referenced attribute

precision

Most detailed step width of the dimension (HOUR, MINUTE, SECOND). Default value: HOUR

calculated

TRUE: Attribute value must be calculated.
Default value: FALSE

importmode

Output of error messages when calculating dimension values
OPTIONAL: Calculation errors are not output.
MANDATORY: Calculation errors are output
Default value: OPTIONAL

deleteon
compression

The internal aggregation attribute AT_INTERNAL_COMPRESSCRITERION must be specified (Configure the internal aggregation attribute).

Only for dimtype="PROCESS"

TRUE: Identical and differing dimension values are deleted when permanently aggregating using the command prompt (runppmcompress) (see PPM Operation Guide) (Change aggregation behavior).

FALSE: When permanently aggregating via command prompt, identical dimension values are transferred to the aggregated EPC, while differing values are deleted.

Default setting: FALSE