N-level dimensions

N-level dimensions are configured in the same way as one-level and two-level dimensions. An n-level dimension consists of at least one and no more than <n> levels (leveldesc XML elements). Each level contains a key (first dimitem XML element) and an optional description (second dimitem XML element). All language-specific designations (name of dimension, key, or description) are specified with the description XML element. The XML attributes are identical to those used for one-level and two-level dimensions.

Example

(n-level dimension with three levels, with a key and description defined for each level)

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

<!DOCTYPE keyindicatorconfig SYSTEM

'KeyindicatorConfiguration.dtd'>

<keyindicatorconfig>

...

<nleveldim name="SALE" dimtype="PROCESS"

dimgroup="DIM_GROUP_CRITERIA">

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

<leveldesc>

<dimitem attrname="AT_VKORG"

colname="NAME_1"calculated="FALSE">

<description language="de"

name="Verkaufsorganisation"/>

</dimitem>

<dimitem attrname="AT_VKORG_NAME"

colname="DESC_NAME_1" calculated="FALSE">

<description language="de" name="Name der

sales organization"/>

</dimitem>

</leveldesc>

<leveldesc>

<dimitem attrname="AT_DIVISION"

colname="NAME_2" calculated="FALSE">

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

</dimitem>

<dimitem attrname="AT_DIVISION_NAME"

colname="DESC_NAME_2" calculated="FALSE">

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

</dimitem>

</leveldesc>

<leveldesc>

<dimitem attrname="AT_VTWEG"

colname="NAME_3" calculated="FALSE">

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

</dimitem>

<dimitem attrname="AT_VTWEG_NAME"

colname="DESC_NAME_3" calculated="FALSE">

<description language="de"

name="Name des Vertriebswegs"/>

</dimitem>

</leveldesc>

</nleveldim>

...

</keyindicatorconfig>

The Sales dimension is displayed as follows in the PPM user interface:

ppm_customizing_33

Multi-byte character sets are used in the same way as for one-level dimensions (see chapter One-level dimensions.