Additional BI Blend Details, Attribute Dimensions

External Cube information is collected using the Attribute Dimensions by enabling the fields on the Cube Integration Settings.

A major feature of BI Blend is the ability to utilize Attributes as an element of aggregations.   The Attribute Dimensions can be used to contain data record elements, such as “invoice” detail.   The Attribute Value is used in solutions to improve performance when loading large data sets for multiple periods (up to 12).  In these designs, each Attribute Value is associated with a base period.