Chapter 4 Building Multidimensional Diagrams

Creating an association in a multidimensional diagram

There are several ways to create an association:

• From a diagram
• From the list of associations

At creation, an association has a default name including a number, this number is assigned in the order of creation of objects.

For more information on the different ways to create an association, see section Creating an object in chapter Managing obects in the General Features Guide.

To create an association from a diagram:

1. Click the Association tool.
2. Click inside the cube and while continuing to hold down the mouse button, drag the cursor to the dimension. Release the mouse button inside the dimension.
   
   The association appears between the two objects.
3. Click the Pointer tool.
4. Double-click the new association symbol in the diagram to display the association property sheet.
5. Type a name and a code.
   
   
   You can open the property sheet of the cube and dimension objects by clicking the Cube and Dimension buttons located in the upper part of the association property sheet.
6. Click OK.

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