GetLayout method

Overview

Evaluates a dimension and displays its properties, including the dynamic properties.

Parameters

None

Outputs

The following is returned in the output:

GenericDimensionLayout

Name	Description	Type
qInfo	Identifier and type of the dimension.	NxInfo
qMeta	Information about publishing and permissions.	Null or NxMeta
qDim	Name and label of the dimension, information about grouping.	NxLibraryDimensionDef
qDimInfos	Cardinal and tags related to the dimension. Length of the longest value in the field.	Array of GenericDimensionInfo

NxInfo

Name	Description	Type
qId	Identifier of the object. If the chosen identifier is already in use, the engine automatically sets another one. This parameter is optional. If an identifier is not set, the engine automatically sets one.	String
qType	Type of the object. This parameter is mandatory.	String

NxMeta

Name	Description	Type
qName	Name. This property is optional.	String

NxLibraryDimensionDef

Name	Description	Type
qGrouping	Information about the grouping.	One of: N for no grouping H for drill-down C for cyclic
qFieldDefs	Array of dimension names.	Array of String
qFieldLabels	Array of dimension labels.	Array of String

GenericDimensionInfo

Name	Description	Type
qApprMaxGlyphCount	Length of the longest value in the field.	Integer
qCardinal	Number of distinct field values	Integer
qTags	Gives information on a field. For example, it can return the type of the field. Examples: key, text, ASCII	Array of String
qIsSemantic	If set to true, it means that the field is a semantic.	Boolean
qAndMode	If set to true a logical AND (instead of a logical OR) is used when making selections in a field. The default value is false.	Boolean