Automated default dimension selection within a multidimensional enterprise software system

A computer-implemented system comprising:

• a processor;
• a data store storing multidimensional data associated with one or more data cubes having dimensions;
• and
• a publish module executing on the processor for accessing the data store and publishing the multidimensional data associated with the data cubes,
• wherein the publish module selects a default dimension for publication for each of the data cubes based on attributes of the dimensions, and
• wherein the publish modules selects the default dimension by identifying the dimensions that have attributes specifying formatting information for the multidimensional data and automatically selecting the default dimension for the respective data cube from the identified dimensions.