In PPM a relation always exists between a source object and a target object, known as reference objects. To specify the reference objects of a relation, you must define reference dimensions (sourcedim, targetdim) for these objects in the measure configuration. For each relation, you define a source reference dimension and a target reference dimension of the TEXT type (one, two, or n-level dimensions). The individual dimension values are used to reference particular organizational units or functions. The required attribute mapping is carried out in the configuration file for the organizational units and/or in the mapping information file.
The dimtype XML attribute is used to specify the object type for which the reference dimension is defined. Valid values are OT_FUNC for function dimensions and OT_ORG for organizational dimensions.
Example
(extract from Keyindicator.xml)
...
<twoleveldim name="FROMORG" dimtype="OT_ORG"
dimgroup="DIM_GROUP_CRITERIA"
internal="no" importmode="OPTIONAL">
<description language="de"
name="Organisationseinheit (Start)"/>
<leveldesc>
<dimitem attrname="AT_ORGGRP" colname="GRP"
calculated="FALSE">
<description language="de" name="Group" />
</dimitem>
</leveldesc>
<leveldesc>
<dimitem attrname="AT_OBJNAME"
colname="NAME" calculated="FALSE">
<description language="de" name="Name" />
</dimitem>
</leveldesc>
</twoleveldim>
...
Warning
You need to register the source and target reference dimensions used at the process tree root in the process tree configuration (see chapter Register reference dimension). Otherwise, an error message is output when importing the process tree configuration.