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# BC Friday Tips #51 Dimension No. in Dimension Value

[Read the post](https://thatnavguy.com/blog/2025/bc-friday-tips-51-dimension-no-in-dimension-value/) · That NAV Guy (Teddy Herryanto, MVP) · 2025-10-10 · 81 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> The Dimension Value table contains a hidden Global Dimension No. field that reveals which shortcut dimension a dimension code belongs to, avoiding the need to check General Ledger Setup and improving lookup performance.

## Key points

- Business Central supports 8 shortcut dimensions configured in General Ledger Setup
- Dimension Value table has a hidden Global Dimension No. field
- Using this field avoids checking General Ledger Setup separately
- Improves performance for dimension lookups

## Quotes

- "the Dimension Value table has a hidden field called Global Dimension No." (Reveals the existence of an undocumented field that enables faster dimension identification)
- "use this hidden field to find the dimension number instantly" (Explains the practical benefit of using this field instead of manual lookups)

## AL objects mentioned

As named in the post. A name that matches one object page by exact type and name links to it; the others stay as named.

- [table 349 "Dimension Value"](../../objects/table/349.md)
- [page 118 "General Ledger Setup"](../../objects/page/118.md)

## Context

- Features: shortcut dimensions, dimension lookup, hidden fields

Source: That NAV Guy, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.