attribute-properties-set-usage-property.md

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Set Usage Property in Analysis Services| Microsoft Docs	Set the usage for an attribute by using the Dimension Structure view in Dimension Designer, which is accessed from SQL Server Data Tools.	05/02/2018	analysis-services	multidimensional-models	conceptual	kfollis	kfollis	kfollis

Attribute Properties - Set Usage Property

[!INCLUDEappliesto-sqlas] You can set the usage for an attribute by using the Dimension Structure view in Dimension Designer, which is accessed from [!INCLUDEssBIDevStudioFull].

When you set usage for an attribute, your changes do not take effect until you process the dimension. For more information, see Processing a multidimensional model (Analysis Services).

To set usage for an attribute

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click a dimension, and click Open.

   The Dimension Structure view opens by default.

2. In Attributes, right-click the attribute for which you which you want to set usage, point to Set Attribute Usage, and then click one of the following options:

   • Regular

   • Key

   • Parent

See Also

Attributes and Attribute Hierarchies
Add an Attribute to a Dimension