Top "Fact-table" questions

fact table mainly consists of business facts and foreign keys that refer to primary keys in the dimension tables

Difference between Fact table and Dimension table?

When reading a book for business objects, I came across the term- fact table and dimension table. I am trying …

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Design of a data warehouse with more than one fact tables

I'm new to data warehousing. First, I want to precise than my copy of The Data Warehouse Toolkit is on …

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Why primary key is (not) required on fact table in dimensional modelling?

I have heard a few references that pk is not required on fact table. I believe every single table should …

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Reporting Queries: Best Way to Join Multiple Fact Tables?

I'm working on a reporting system that allows the user to arbitrarily query a set of fact tables, constraining on …

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One or multiple fact tables?

I am trying to build a data mart. I have lot of dimensions, and couple of measures - facts. Every …

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Using "Fact" Relationship Type on the "Dimension Usage" tab in a SSAS OLAP cube

I was hoping someone could explain the appropriate use of the 'FACT Relationship Type' under the Dimension Usage tab. Is …

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