Addition of a field in a cube

Hi
I would like to know if I can add a field in a cube without deleting the data as I dont want previous data for this added field. I am just interested in the new data coming through Delta in the cube.
Many Thanks.
Kind Regards,
Kate

Hi Kate,
You can proceed without deleting the data if you have the liberty of adding a new dimension and putting this char in the new dimension.
If this is not possible then you can refer to the loopback process: create new cube > move data to the new cube > delete data from old cube > change and activate old cube > move data back to original cube.
/people/dinesh.lalchand/blog/2006/02/07/loopback-process--follow-up
Hope this helps...

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