In Marketing Cloud Intelligence, a dimension is a qualitative non-numerical attribute that provides information about your dataset, for example, campaign name and campaign ID. A dimension can’t be counted, even when it includes a number. For instance, a campaign ID consists of numbers but you can’t calculate them.
The dimension list shows which dimensions the data model uses and are available in your workspace. The available dimension types are: Text, Date, Link, Image, Number, Video.
From the dimension list, you can:
- Export the dimension list.
- Edit dimension display names.
Note If a calculated dimension is inherited from another workspace, you can edit it only in the original workspace. - Replace a dimension across your workspace.
- View the data stream associated with the dimensions.
- View which dimensions are mapped and unmapped.
- Calculated Dimensions
A calculated dimension is a non-numerical field or dimension that you can create on top of your existing data. Calculated dimensions don’t exist physically in the database. Rather, each calculated dimension represents a query that can be referenced to from any report, pivot table, and widget in your dashboard pages. - Calculated Dimension Functions
Marketing Cloud Intelligence provides basic functions you can use to create dynamic calculated dimensions - Applying Pacing Dimensions
When viewing periodic data at a daily level, the data appears as spikes of metrics on the first day of the week or month. To avoid data spikes, you can map one or more pacing dimensions to the data stream. Pacing equally divides periodic data into multiple chunks of rows and spreads the chunks over the selected time period. Because pacing creates multiple new rows across the time period, using a pacing dimension can increase your row count. - Dimension Explorer in Marketing Cloud Intelligence
The Dimension Explorer shows the values of all the dimensions in the platform and the origin of these values. Use the Dimension Explorer when you need to troubleshoot dimension issues so you can get to the root of the problem.