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In the last article, I discussed what dimension combinations are and in this one I am going to cover how you can configure dimension combination blocks.
A dimension combination block can be configured to stop users using a combination of dimensions, regardless of the dimension values. An example of when this would be useful, is when I have dimensions for purchaser and customer group and I wanted to make sure that users could not add both of these dimensions to the same transaction; a dimension block will allow me to stop users doing this.
To add a dimension combination block, search for dim comb
and select Dimension Combinations:
The dimension combinations page will open showing a matrix of dimensions present in the company, going both down and across the page. Where each dimension intersects with another, is where you would see any existing combination which has been created:
To block Purchaser being used in combination with Customer Group click the underscore in the cell where the row and column for these dimensions intersect (ringed in red); when prompted in the popup dialog, select Blocked and click OK:
The dimension combination matrix will update to show the combination of purchaser and customer group has been blocked; no user will now be able to use both of these dimensions on the same transaction:
You can add blocks to as many dimension combinations as required by repeating the steps above.
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