1. A method for generating an index for a master table in a record management system, wherein a set of N dimension values are represented throughout a set of records in said master table, and wherein N is an integer, said method including the steps of: (a) identifying records in said set of records in said master table that include a dimension value in said set of N dimension values, wherein said dimension value is identified by a variable name dimension.sub.-- value.sub.n, wherein n is an integer in a range of 1 to N; and (b) generating a dimension index record in said index, wherein said dimension index record is identified by a variable name dimension.sub.-- index.sub.-- record.sub.n, wherein said dimension.sub.-- index.sub.-- record.sub.n identifies said records identified in said step (a).