BusinessObjects Object

An Object is a named component which maps to an item of information which is of interest to a user of the information. It corresponds to a column in a table in a database, or a column with a condition on it.

Examples of objects used in finance are Company, Activity, Account Code etc.

There are three types of object, each of which can be distinguished by the symbol shown to the left of it. The different types of object are as follows:

• Dimension: A dimension is a key object that you are likely to base your query on.
• Detail: A detail refers to a piece of information you may need to see in the results of a query, but would not usually use to form the basis of the query.
• Measure: A measure object is numerical data that is based on a calculation involving other objects.