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The current status list of a dimension is an ordered list of currently accessible values for the dimension. Values that are in the current status list of a dimension are said to be "in status." When you first attach an analytic workspace, the default and current status lists of each dimension are the same.
The current status list of a dimension determines the accessibility of the data in the analytic workspace:
For dimensions, only those dimension values that are in the current status list are visible and accessible to OLAP DML expressions.
For dimensioned objects like variables, only those data values that are indexed by dimension values in the current status list are visible and accessible to OLAP DML expressions. As a loop is performed through a dimensioned object, the order of the dimension values in the current status list is used to determine the order in which the values of the object are accessed.
Note that a dimension and any surrogate for that dimension share the same status. Setting the status of a dimension surrogate sets the status of its dimension and setting the status of a dimension sets the status of any dimension surrogates for it. Throughout this documentation, references to dimensions apply equally to dimension surrogates, except where noted. Additionally, composites are not dimensions, and therefore they do not have any independent status. The values of a composite that are in status are determined by the status of the base dimensions of the composite.
Note: Whether or not a dimension value is in status merely restricts the OLAP DML's view of the value during a given session; it does not permanently affect the values that are stored in the analytic workspace. |