Hello Brita - Have you tried a Configuration Worksheet? With the Configuration Worksheet there is an option check box called Dimensions as Columns. Below is the tooltip from that option field:
Specifies whether the configuration includes dimensions as columns. When you select the Dimensions as Columns check box, the dimensions are included in the Excel worksheet that you create for configuration. In order to select this check box, you must include the Default Dimension and Dimension Value tables in the configuration package.
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