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One Query to output Values & Descriptions of Default Dimensions like CostCenter, ExpensePurpose, Department, BusinessUnit

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Posted on by Sagnik Majumder 792

Hello all,

My Requirement:-

I need to create a single Query in AX 2012 which will take a Default Financial Dimension name (like CostCenter, Department, ExpensePurpose, BusinessUnit) as argument i.e. as Range and output all the Values & Descriptions of that particular Dimension. Like this below image:-

defaultdimension_5F00_valdesc.png

My Findings:-

I have joined these tables -- DimensionAttribute, DimensionAttributeValue, DimensionAttributeValueSet and DimensionAttributeValueSetItem and fetched Values for each system dimensions but I couldn't reach their Descriptions. Then I realised that the descriptions are stored in the DirPartyTable under Name field. I also found out that different default dimensions have different Views like DimAttributeOMCostCenter or DimAttributeOMDepartment or DimAttributeTrvTravelTxt (which are either join between DirPartyTable and OMOperatingUnit, or just a view over TrvTravelTxt) which output both Values & Descriptions. I also know that DimensionFinancialTag table which outputs Values & Descriptions is only used for custom dimensions and not for default system dimensions.

I need one single generic Query which will fetch me Values & Descriptions of all the 4 default dimensions.

Plz help.

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    Try the following code:

       DimensionAttributeValueSet      dimensionAttributeValueSet;

       DimensionAttributeValueSetItem  dimensionAttributeValueSetItem;

       DimensionAttributeValue         dimensionAttributeValue;

       DimensionAttribute              dimensionAttribute;

       DimensionFinancialTag           dimensionFinancialTag;

       ProjTable                       projTable;

       while select RecId from projTable

           join RecId from dimensionAttributeValueSet

               where dimensionAttributeValueSet.RecId == projTable.DefaultDimension

                  && projTable.ProjId == this.ProjId

           join RecId from dimensionAttributeValueSetItem

               where dimensionAttributeValueSetItem.DimensionAttributeValueSet == dimensionAttributeValueSet.RecId

           join RecId from dimensionAttributeValue

               where dimensionAttributeValue.RecId == dimensionAttributeValueSetItem.DimensionAttributeValue

           join RecId from dimensionAttribute

               where dimensionAttributeValue.DimensionAttribute == dimensionAttribute.RecId

    //&& dimensionAttribute.Name == 'A_Managing_Group' //Un Comment to get specific value of Financial Dimension

           join Description from dimensionFinancialTag

               where dimensionFinancialTag.RecId == dimensionAttributeValue.EntityInstance

    {

       info(strfmt('%1', dimensionFinancialTag.Description));

    }

    For more details check this page : thinkinginax.blogspot.com/.../fetching-financial-dimension-value-x.html

  • Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 239,451 Most Valuable Professional on at

    You have to take DimensionAttribute.BackingEntityType into account. It says which view you should use (for system dimensions), or that the value can be found in DimensionFinancialTag (custom dimensions).

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