When you are working with an unpublished app, you can create master dimensions so that they can be reused. You can create a master dimension from the Fields section of the assets panel.
Do the following:
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Click @Edit in the toolbar.
The assets panel opens on the left-hand side.
- Click - to select the fields tab.
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Click the field you want to use to create a dimension.
The preview opens.
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Click ò at the bottom of the preview.
The Create new dimensions dialog opens with the field you selected. The field name is also used as the name of the dimension.
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Select if the dimension is to be single or drill-down.
See: Creating a drill-down dimension, for drill-down dimensions.
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Edit the name if you want to.
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Type a description for the dimension (optional).
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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.
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Add tags (optional).
- Click Add dimension.
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Click Done to close the dialog.
The dimension is now saved in the Dimensions category in the master items, and you can use it in visualizations.