Creating data objects : Building a data object : Configuring data set columns for summary tables : How to set the analysis type of a data set column
 
How to set the analysis type of a data set column
This procedure assumes that you have already created a data object and added a data set to it.
1 Open the data object.
2 In Data Explorer, double-click the data set to edit it.
3 In Edit Data Set, choose Output Columns, then double-click the column whose analysis type to set. Edit Output Column displays the properties of the selected column, as shown in Figure 2‑10.
Figure 2‑10 Properties of a data set column
4 In Analysis Type, select Dimension, Attribute, or Measure. If you select Attribute, in the list box that displays <Select Field Name...>, select a column of which this column is an attribute. The column you select must be a dimension column.