# TimestreamDimension
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Metadata attributes of the time series that are written in each measure record.

## Contents
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 ** name **   <a name="iot-Type-TimestreamDimension-name"></a>
The metadata dimension name. This is the name of the column in the Amazon Timestream database table record.  
Dimensions cannot be named: `measure_name`, `measure_value`, or `time`. These names are reserved. Dimension names cannot start with `ts_` or `measure_value` and they cannot contain the colon (`:`) character.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

 ** value **   <a name="iot-Type-TimestreamDimension-value"></a>
The value to write in this column of the database record.  
Type: String  
Required: Yes

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/iot-2015-05-28/TimestreamDimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/iot-2015-05-28/TimestreamDimension) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/iot-2015-05-28/TimestreamDimension)