Description

The Description property of the Dimension interface contains the description of a dimension object.

Applies To
clsCubeDimension clsPartitionDimension
clsDatabaseDimension  

Data Type

String

Access

The access type depends on the class of the dimension object.

Class Access
clsDatabaseDimension R/W
clsCubeDimension R
clsPartitionDimension R/W

Remarks

The primary mechanism for identifying the data in a dimension is the Name property. The purpose of the Description property is to provide additional descriptive information.

Example

Use the following code to set the description of a dimension object:

'Assume an object (dsoDim) of ClassType clsDimension exists

dsoDim.Description = "Total dollar sales"

See Also
About Decision Support Objects Using Decision Support Objects
Properties Cross-Reference  

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