112 IBM Cognos Dynamic Cubes
4.14 Creating a time dimension
Use the following steps to create a time dimension:
1. Select the TIME dimension in the project explorer.
2. Set the Dimension type value in the Property panel to: Time
3. Select the Time hierarchy.
4. Set the Show relative time members value in the property viewer to be true.
5. Select the GO_TIME_DIM table in the Data Source Explorer.
6. Right-click View Data.
7. View the data in the CURRENT_YEAR column. CURRENT_YEAR is the business key of
the Year level of the Time dimension. The values in CURRENT_YEAR will generate
members in the Cognos Dynamic Cube.
8. Choose a year to set as the current period.
9. Select the year level in the Time dimension.
10.Set the level type property to: year
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