When modeling master data within an SAP Datasphere graphical view, SAP strongly recommends using the Dimension semantic usage type. Master data, such as customer information, product details, or organizational hierarchies, provides context and descriptive attributes for transactional data. Marking a view as a "Dimension" explicitly signals to downstream consumption tools (like SAP Analytics Cloud) and other Datasphere models that this view contains descriptive attributes that can be used for filtering, grouping, and providing context to analytical queries. This semantic tagging ensures that the data is interpreted and utilized correctly in analytical scenarios, distinguishing it from "Fact" data (which represents transactional measures) or "Relational Dataset" (a more generic type without specific analytical semantics). Using the "Dimension" semantic usage type aligns with best practices for building robust and understandable data models for analytics.
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