CREATE_DIMENSION Procedure

This procedure creates a new dimension entity in the OLAP Catalog.

By default the new dimension is a normal dimension, but you can specify the value TIME for the dimension_type parameter to create a time dimension.

Descriptions and display properties must also be established as part of dimension creation. Once the dimension has been created, you can override these properties by calling other procedures in this package.

Syntax

CREATE_DIMENSION (
          dimension_owner       IN   VARCHAR2,
          dimension_name        IN   VARCHAR2,
          display_name          IN   VARCHAR2,
          plural_name           IN   VARCHAR2,
          short_description     IN   VARCHAR2,
          description           IN   VARCHAR2,
          dimension_type        IN   VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL);

Parameters

Table 18-2  CREATE_DIMENSION Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
dimension_owner	Owner of the dimension.
dimension_name	Name of the dimension.
display_name	Display name for the dimension.
plural_name	Plural name for the dimension.
short_description	Short description of the dimension.
description	Description of the dimension.
dimension_type	(Optional) Type of the dimension. Specify the value TIME to create a time dimension. If you do not specify this parameter, the dimension is created as a normal dimension.

Exceptions

Table 18-3  CREATE_DIMENSION Procedure Exceptions

Exception	Description
no_access_privileges	User does not have the necessary privileges. User must be the owner and have the OLAP_DBA role.
dimension_already_exists	Cannot create dimension. Dimension already exists.