Dimesions & Properties . . .

What is process Dimension functionality: When you create/change a dimension all the changes are updated to the database – BW cube. After you create the dimension you have to process the dimension in the BPC admin console to update the DB.

Dimension field names can be max 20 chars.

Dimension properties length if it is less than or equal to 60 will be stored as a BI attributes.

More than 60 will be stored as a string in BW.


There is no limit of the length of the properties.


In BPC you can only increase the size of the property and you can’t reduce the size. This is very important.


It is not possible to delete the member until it is deleted from all applications where it is used.Same as deleting the master data in BW.


If the property length is more than 60 it can’t be used in script logic calculations.

Renaming a existing member is not possible in netweaver BW. Copy and use it.