gcoello at 20h31
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Jun
2009
Mixed grain issues
I am in the process of modelling a typical sales invoice. The header contains the usual suspects...Invoice Date, Customer Number, Tax Amount, Total Amount. The detail is also unremarkable...Product Number, Qty Ordered, Qty Shipped, Total Amount.
In reading Design Tip #95, it indicates that I should allocate all header amounts down to the detail level, so that all information can be contained in a single fact table. This doesn't work for me, because
I am in the process of modelling a typical sales invoice. The header contains the usual suspects...Invoice Date, Customer Number, Tax Amount, Total Amount. The detail is also unremarkable...Product Number, Qty Ordered, Qty Shipped, Total Amount.
In reading Design Tip #95, it indicates that I should allocate all header amounts down to the detail level, so that all information can be contained in a single fact table. This doesn't work for me, because
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