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Data Selections should surface Master Dimension Names

AndrewMcIlwrick
Luminary Alumni
Luminary Alumni

Data Selections should surface Master Dimension Names

The data selections that appear in the selections bar are those of the underlying field-level data model.

However a business analyst may often not always have the time ( whether via Data Manager or Script Editor ) to alias poorly named fields, often inherited from database tables or spreadsheet cell headers.

It is frustrating that when time is taken to create a library of master dimensions, and they are used in filter panes, the selection still surfaces the field names. It is even worse if the field names have been qualified ( manually or using qualify * ).

Can the selections bar be improved so that if a master dimension value is selected it is that which is shown ?

The same behaviour is exhibited in the selections tool - where the default list of only master dimensions results in a selected value of the field.

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ThomasKrummenacher
Partner - Contributor II
Partner - Contributor II

 + 1

Lauri
Specialist
Specialist
filipeoliveira77
Partner - Contributor II
Partner - Contributor II

@Patric_Nordstrom  is this a feature that is on the RoadMap? I mean, the selection bar, showing the master item label, or the master item name (in case label it is not provided).

Thank you, 
Filipe

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