General field

Read(845) Label: general field, dimension, measure,

Functionality:

List the table, dimension and data type the generalized field belongs to; return null for a measure’s dimension.

Syntax:

list table,dim,type of GF,…

Parameter:

GF

A general field

There can be multiple general fields

Example:

1

list table,dim,type of Orders.CustomerID

List the table, dimension and data type the general field Orders.CustomerID belongs to

2

list dim,type of Orders.ShipDate#year

List the dimension and data type for the level functionyear in the general field Orders.ShipDate

3

list dim,type of OrderDetail.UnitPrice

List the dimension and data type for UnitPrice field; since it is a measure in metadata, return null for its dimension