Type
Type
Constant String
Since
2.2
Description
Attributes can either have a basic type (string, integer, double, boolean, date) or point to a key from another dimension (then called a "link"). You can define the type of an attribute with this, it will automatically converted when loading the attribute. By default, the type of an attribute is "string".
If you want the attribute to point to another dimension, you must specify the target-dimension with this property by using the target dimension-name as type-name. The loader will then search for a key in the target-dimension with the ID generated with the property SQL-Expression and generate a link to this key.
If no key with the ID was found, the system will raise an error and stop loading the model. This behaviour can be changed with the property Ignore Missing Targets.
Examples
Type = "String"
Type = "Integer"
Type = "Customer"
This attribute will become a link to the dimension "Customer"
See also
Ignore Missing Targets, Relink-Attribute
