Dimensions

Dimensions are data sets that are used to represent certain situations or goals. Dimensions enable users to group data which represents these situations or goals within a single time period, such as a project plan, a target, a budget, or actuals. There are two system dimensions:

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Dimensions can be added to some (but not all) of the views that are available in the Projects and Reports modules. There are two dimensions types:

All security roles are given permission to view a dimension's work item data. You can prevent all users in your organization from being able to view a dimension's work item data by locking the dimension. Permission to edit a dimension's work item data is granted on a per-security role basis for each dimension. To give permission to edit a dimension's work item data, select the check box next to the security role. Permission to edit a dimension's work item data is given to all security groups for a pre-configured dimension.