Usage
view: view_name { dimension: field_name { ... } }
Hierarchy
dimension |
Accepts
A Looker identifier to name the dimension
|
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
throughz
,0
through9
, 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.
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 ;;
}
}