Creating a drill-down dimension

When adding a dimension, you can select between creating a single or a drill-down dimension. The following description explains how to create a drill-down group from the Create new dimensions dialog.

Do the following:

1. Select Drill-down as dimension type.

2. Click at least two fields from the fields list on the left-hand side to insert them as the referenced fields.

   Tip noteYou can filter which table to select fields from in the drop-down list.
   Tip noteYou can rearrange the order of the fields you have selected by dragging them to new positions in the list of selected fields.

3. Type a name for the dimension.

4. Type a description for the dimension (optional).

5. If you want to specify a color, click S in the color drop down and select a color through one of the following methods:

   • Click one of the colors in the palette.
   • Type a 6 character color code in the Hex input field: #.
   • Click Ü at the bottom of the dialog, select a color in the color wheel, and optionally adjust the saturation slider.

6. Add tags (optional).

7. Click Add dimension.

8. Click Done to close the dialog.

The drill-down dimension is now saved in the Dimensions category among the master items.

When you click the dimension in the panel on the left-hand side, the preview displays the dimension type and which fields are included in the drill-down dimension.