TIME_DIMENSION

Date values in all tables are tied to TIME_DIMENSION by the ID. By default, the time dimension contains time and date values for a 20-year period. This period can be extended using the extendTimeDimension command. To do so, change to your FlexNet Operations install directory and enter flexnet extendTimeDimension.

Time Dimension Columns

Columns

Type

Length

Description

ID

numeric

19

A 19-digit (non-nullable) unique identifier of the device record as defined in FlexNet Operations. The ID is the primary key for the Time dimension.

DATEVAL

datetime

8

Date as a date type. DATEVAL can be used to do date arithmetic for reports.

DATE_NUMBER

numeric

19

Date as a number. DATE_NUMBER can be null.

DATE_STRING

string

50

Date as a string. DATE_STRING can be null.

HR_OF_DAY

numeric

2

Hour of the day.

DAY_NAME

string

50

Name of the day.

WEEK_NUMBER

numeric

2

Number of the week in the year, from 1-52.

MONTH_NUMBER

numeric

2

Number of the month in the year, from 1-12.

DAY_OF_MONTH

numeric

2

Number of the day in the month.

MONTH_NAME

string

50

Name of the month.

DAY_OF_YEAR

numeric

3

Number of the day in the year.

QUARTER

numeric

1

Number of the quarter in the year, from 1-4.

YEAR

numeric

4

Number (4 digits) of the year.