Inputting User-Entered Dimensions

User-entered dimensions enable users to create and use dimensions in PMF before loadable Dimension data is available. Similar to user-entered measures, once a user-entered dimension is defined values can be immediately typed directly into PMF for your Dimensions.

User-entered dimensions are useful when you need to rapidly prototype new engagements with PMF. Since these values are linked to measures through internal keys, they are not suitable for production environments.

Procedure: How to Create a New User-Entered Dimension

In the Manage tab in PMF, click the Dimensions panel button.
Click New.
The New Dimension panel opens.
Type a name for the new Dimension and select User Entered Dimension from the Table Type drown-down menu.
PMF hides all options that do not apply to user-entered Dimensions so you can create your Dimensions, as seen in the following image.

Procedure: How to Edit Level Values on a User-Entered Dimension

In the Manage tab in PMF, click the Dimensions panel button.
Select the dimension you wish to edit.
The Dimension Loader opens.
Select Edit.
The Edit Dimension Values editor opens. Note that each column in the editor corresponds to a level, as defined in the Dimension panel. You can type the level values in each text box, as shown in the following image.

Reference: Work with Hierarchies

The Edit Dimension Values editor allows you to add values to the dimension at any level.

To add a level value at a peer level. Click the button to the left of an existing level value. The editor will create a new level value below the existing one. New peer levels were created under London and East, as shown in the following image.
To remove a level value at a peer level. Click the button to the right of an existing value. The entire hierarchy section of that value will be removed. For example, the following image shows a hierarchy in levels.

Removing the values of UK result in that entire section of hierarchy getting removed, as shown in the following image.
Displaying all logical values. Click Show All to temporarily display all of the level values in the hierarchy, as shown in the following image.