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<Session ID="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8501m000" xml:lang="en">
   <Header>
      <Title>Flexible Dimension Definitions (tfbia8501m000)</Title>
   </Header>
   <HelpTopic>
      <AimSection>
         <Paragraph>Use this session to view flexible <Link href="/baanerp/tf/glossary/glossary#Dimension_tf" role="glossary">dimension</Link> definitions, which represent the dimension
		  types that are used in LN <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         <List>
            <ListIntro>You can specify:</ListIntro>
            <ListItem>Which dimension sequence must be included in the BODs. If the
			 corresponding dimension type is selected in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0101s000" role="session">Group Company Parameters (tfgld0101s000)</GUIRef> session, it is mandatory to publish the
			 dimension sequence in the BODs.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>For a dimension sequence, the name that is used in the
			 reporting database for PM Dashboards. This name can deviate from the name used
			 in LN <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf" role="package">Financials</GUIRef>. For example, if
			 the dimension type is called cost center in LN, you can publish it
			 as department in the BODs. This can be useful if data from multiple ERPs is
			 stored in the reporting database and the setup differs between the ERPs.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </AimSection>
      <GeneralSection>
         <List>
            <ListItem>To approve a single dimension definition or enter a name,
			 double-click the appropriate line. This will start the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8101s000" role="session">Flexible Dimension Definitions (Details) (tfbia8101s000)</GUIRef> session.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>To approve a range of dimension definitions, use the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8501m000#approve.range" role="command">Approve Range</GUIRef> command on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu.</ListItem>
            <ListItem>After approval of the dimension definition, the dimension
			 name is published in the CodeDefinitionBOD, which results in a code list using
			 this dimension name in the Public MDM of Evolve applications. Therefore, you
			 can then no longer modify the data in this session.</ListItem>
         </List>
      </GeneralSection>
      <Note>
         <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
         <Paragraph>Use the <Link href="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8503m000" role="session">Map LN Dimensions to Reporting Dimensions (tfbia8503m000)</Link> session to map the dimension
		  sequences used in LN to
		  the external dimension sequences in the reporting database.</Paragraph>
      </Note>
      <RelatedTopics>
         <SectionTitle>Related topics</SectionTitle>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tc/onlinemanual/000520" role="manual">To configure LN for BOD publishing</Link>
         </RelTopic>
         <RelTopic>
            <Link href="/baanerp/tf/onlinemanual/000122" role="manual">To use dimensions</Link>
         </RelTopic>
      </RelatedTopics>
   </HelpTopic>
   <Fields>
      <FieldHelp ID="tfbia801.dseq">
         <Header>
            <Title>Dimension Sequence</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The dimension sequence number.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tfbia801.defd">
         <Header>
            <Title>Default Dimension Description</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The default dimension description.</FuncDesc>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>To create default descriptions for a selected range of
			 dimension definitions, on the <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#specific" role="glossary">appropriate</Link> menu, click <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8501m000#create.def.descriptions" role="command">Create Default Dimension Descriptions</GUIRef>. LN then uses the
			 dimension names from the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/gld/tfgld0102m000" role="session">Dimension-Type Descriptions (tfgld0102m000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tfbia801.publ">
         <Header>
            <Title>Publish</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the dimension definition
		  was approved and published.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tfbia801.name">
         <Header>
            <Title>Dimension Name</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>The dimension name that is used in the reporting
		  database.</FuncDesc>
         <SimpleSection>
            <Paragraph>You can enter or change the name of an (unapproved)
			 dimension definition in the <GUIRef href="/baanerp/tf/bia/tfbia8101s000" role="session">Flexible Dimension Definitions (Details) (tfbia8101s000)</GUIRef> session.</Paragraph>
         </SimpleSection>
         <Note>
            <SectionTitle>Note</SectionTitle>
            <Paragraph>The dimension name must not contain multibyte characters or
			 an underscore ("_" ).</Paragraph>
         </Note>
      </FieldHelp>
      <FieldHelp ID="tfbia801.appr">
         <Header>
            <Title>Approved</Title>
         </Header>
         <FuncDesc>If this check box is selected, the dimension definition
		  was approved.</FuncDesc>
      </FieldHelp>
   </Fields>
</Session>