Make Custom Dimensions Eligible for Access Rules
Security:
- Userspermission
- Model includes sheets, accounts, dimensions, and formulaspermission
When you're securing dimensions for access rules, you might not see a custom dimension that you want to secure. In these cases, the custom dimension isn't eligible for access rules. Custom dimensions aren't eligible for these reasons:
- The custom dimension has over 10,000 values.
- You already have 3 custom dimensions secured. Contact us if you require more than 3 custom dimensions.
- You enabled theUse on LevelsorData import automatically creates dimension valuessettings for the custom dimension.
- The dimensions might be on modeled and cube sheets with a sheet setting that allows users to edit dimension values from the sheets.
You can change the settings to make them eligible.
- SelectModelingfrom the main menu.
- ClickDimensions.
- From the list of dimensions, select the dimension that you want to secure for access rules.
- In theDimension Detailssection, clear these check boxes:
- Use on Levels.
- Data import automatically creates dimension values.
- Save.
- From the main menu, click the arrow next toModelingand selectModel Overview.
- Make a list of all modeled and cube sheets that have the dimension.
- Double-click each modeled sheet icon.
- Check theColumn Detailsof the table to find the dimension.
- Double-click each cube sheet icon.
- Check theDimensions Detailsto find the dimension.
- From the main menu, click the arrow next toModelingand selectModel Management.
- ClickLevel Assigned SheetsorUser Assigned Sheets.
- For each sheet with the dimension, clickEdit.
- For modeled sheets, clickColumns and Levelsand for cube sheets, clickDimensions, Attributes, and Levels.
- Select the dimension you want to secure from the canvas.
- From theGeneral Propertiessection clear the check box forEdit Dimension on Sheet.
If none of the other blockers apply, you can secure the dimension.