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# AWS::QuickSight::Dashboard DimensionField
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The dimension type field.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your Amazon CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[CategoricalDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-categoricaldimensionfield)" : {{CategoricalDimensionField}},
  "[DateDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-datedimensionfield)" : {{DateDimensionField}},
  "[NumericalDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-numericaldimensionfield)" : {{NumericalDimensionField}}
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [CategoricalDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-categoricaldimensionfield): {{
    CategoricalDimensionField}}
  [DateDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-datedimensionfield): {{
    DateDimensionField}}
  [NumericalDimensionField](#cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-numericaldimensionfield): {{
    NumericalDimensionField}}
```

## Properties
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`CategoricalDimensionField`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-categoricaldimensionfield"></a>
The dimension type field with categorical type columns.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [CategoricalDimensionField](aws-properties-quicksight-dashboard-categoricaldimensionfield.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`DateDimensionField`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-datedimensionfield"></a>
The dimension type field with date type columns.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [DateDimensionField](aws-properties-quicksight-dashboard-datedimensionfield.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`NumericalDimensionField`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dashboard-dimensionfield-numericaldimensionfield"></a>
The dimension type field with numerical type columns.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: [NumericalDimensionField](aws-properties-quicksight-dashboard-numericaldimensionfield.md)  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)