3256812 - Creating a string-based time dimension using a HANA Live data connection view displays an error

Symptom

Creating a string-based time dimension using a HANA Live data connection view displays an error similar to the following:

"Unable to retrieve data from the data source. Error: The extended dimension is invalid. The Datasource doesn't contain a join field. Column is a display-only attribute"

Environment

SAP Analytics Cloud 2022.14 and higher

SAP HANA Database 2.0 SPS 06 and higher

Product

SAP Analytics Cloud all versions

Keywords

Date Dimension, Create Time Dimension, Derived Time Dimension, Date Enrichment, extended dimension is invalid, join field, display-only attribute , KBA , LOD-ANA-ML-LIM , Live Models , LOD-ANA-ML , SAC Modelling , Problem

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