Using Dimensions in your dashboard enables you to generate multidimensional reports that analyze different aspects of data retrieved from a dimensional model. Charts and grids present data for analysis against different dimensions.
A dimension is a data category that is used to organize and select instances for reporting and analysis. For example, a retail business performance might be analyzed by time, products, and stores; for this business, time, products, and stores are dimensions. Each of the dimensions has one or more levels that define the overall hierarchy of the dimension. For example, the time dimension might have year, month, and day levels.
To answer these questions, you can use Dimensions. It extracts, organizes, and summarizes your data. You can use it to analyze the data, make comparisons, detect patterns and relationships, and discover trends. Dimensions requires a monitor model that contains defined dimensions and metrics. Dimensions and metrics related to a business objective, such as sales, constitute a multidimensional cube. For example, a cube can have two dimensions: a location dimension with region, country, and city levels, and a product dimension with product category and product name levels. A metric for total sales could then provide sales figures for each product and type in each city, region, and country.