Reusing dimensions with master dimensions
When you are working with an unpublished app, you can create master dimensions so that they can be reused. Users of a published app will have access to the master dimensions, but will not be able to modify them.
You can create a master dimension in different ways.
- Creating a master dimension from a field
- Creating a master dimension from the assets panel
- Creating a master dimension from the data model viewer
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You can also create a master dimension based on a dimension created in a visualization.
Click Master item> Add new under the dimension in the property panel of a visualization.
The Create new dimensions dialog opens, with the dimension value from the property panel in Field.
You can also create drill-down groups and cyclic dimensions: