CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE Procedure

This procedure creates a descriptor type.

A descriptor type serves as a domain for descriptors, which describe OLAP metadata entities. The descriptor type also specifies the metadata entities to which its descriptors may apply.

This procedure is only available to DBAs.

Syntax

CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE (
      descriptor_type          IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 28-11  CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
descriptor_type	Name of the descriptor type. Examples might be dimension type, or attribute type.

Exceptions

Table 28-12  CREATE_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE Procedure Exceptions

Exception	Description
descriptor_type_already_exists	A descriptor type with this name already exists.
entity_type_not_allowed	Entity type is not one of the supported types.