SSAS Tabular - Hide dimensions without measures from measure groups

Hello all,
I have a tabular model cube with several dimensions and fact table.
The problem is all the model tables appear as measure groups in the client (excel).
How can I hide these dimensions from the measure groups as they should only appear as related dimensions in the facts measure groups?
I have tried the option "hide from client tools" but this also hides the table in the related dimensions in fact measure groups.
Thanks for the help,
Best Regards,
André

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