dimension

Usage

 view: view_name {   dimension: field_name { ... } } 

Definition

The dimension parameter declares a new dimension and specifies a name for that dimension.

The name must meet the following requirements:

• It must be unique within any given view.
• It must consist of characters a through z, 0 through 9, or _. The dimension name is case-sensitive. Because of this, we recommend using a consistent lowercase name for all LookML objects, including dimensions.
• It must start with a letter.

There are many types of dimensions, as discussed further on the Dimension, filter, and parameter types documentation page.

Subparameters for dimension

See the Field parameters reference page for a list of subparameters that are available for LookML fields.

Examples

Create an id and a supplier_name dimension in a view named products:

view: products { dimension: id { primary_key: yes sql: ${TABLE}.id ;; } dimension: supplier_name { sql: ${TABLE}.supplier_name ;; } }