Dimensions and Derived Dimensions in XMD

You can add an action menu to a dimension value in Analytics lens and dashboard charts and tables. Users can then open a record and perform record-level actions. The available XMD parameters are the same for dimensions and derived dimensions.

This XMD snippet shows the parameters used with dimensions.

The dimensions and derived dimensions sections can have the following parameters.

Description of the dataset field, up to 1,000 characters.

Example: "description": "Region tracks where the sale was made."

Identifier for the dataset field (API name).

Display name for the dataset field, up to 40 characters.

Example: "label": "Sales Manager"

(Boolean) Indicates whether to display the link to open a Salesforce record or URL.

URL to open when the user clicks the link in the actions menu. Overrides the default "/{{row.recordIdField}}".

Example: "linkTemplate": "/{{row.dimensionNameId}}"

Tooltip shown when hovering over the link in Analytics lens or dashboard.

Example: "linkTooltip": "Click to open the record"

Array of display customizations for specific dimension values.

Dataset field containing the Salesforce record ID for record-level actions.

Dataset field containing the org ID used for multi-org record-level actions.

Array of dataset fields shown when multiple records match an action.

(Boolean) Indicates whether the Salesforce actions menu appears on the field.

Example: "salesforceActionsEnabled": true

Array of actions that appear in the action menu.

For more information, see Perform Actions on a Salesforce Record from Analytics.

(Boolean) Indicates whether the dataset field can be selected from dashboard designer or explorer when creating dashboards and lenses.

Example: "showInExplorer": true

See Also

• Change Display Labels for Dataset Fields and Values
• Hide Dataset Fields from Lens and Dashboard
• Change Chart Colors for Dimension Values
• Add Actions to Dimensions