What is dimensionality in SAP EPM-BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation?

SAP Term: dimensionality

• Component: EPM-BPC

• Component Name: Business Planning and Consolidation

• Description: The list of distinct dimensions that form the unique key for an item of data.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Dimensionality is a concept used in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC) to describe the structure of data. It is based on the idea that data can be organized into different dimensions, such as time, geography, product, and customer. Each dimension can have multiple levels, such as year, quarter, month, and day for the time dimension. Dimensionality is used to create a hierarchical structure for data that can be used to analyze and report on it.
  
  How to use it: 
  Dimensionality is used in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC) to organize data into different dimensions. This allows users to easily analyze and report on the data by drilling down into each dimension. For example, a user can drill down into the time dimension to view data at different levels such as year, quarter, month, and day. Dimensionality also allows users to create custom dimensions that are specific to their business needs.
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When creating custom dimensions in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC), it is important to consider how the data will be used. This will help ensure that the dimensions are structured in a way that makes it easy to analyze and report on the data. It is also important to consider how the dimensions will interact with each other when creating reports.
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information about dimensionality in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (EPM-BPC), please refer to the official documentation available on the SAP website. Additionally, there are many online resources available that provide tutorials and tips for using dimensionality in EPM-BPC.