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DATE OR DATE KEYS IN FACT TABLES

I've read different opinions about the usage of dates in fact tables. If a date is NEVER used to filter and only reported, what is the purpose of adding it as a date key instead of a plain date type? Aren't we wasting the resources to get to the date

Fact table with non-numeric measure

I have a transactional fact table containing results of inspections. The results are non-numeric, but do represent a measurement, that is inspection result (like "pass", "fail", "pass with infraction", "failure with

Dimensions in fact table

Hello, I'm working definining a dimensional model in a bank. We have Teradata as DB and MicroStrategy as BI tool. We have many fact tables and most of the fact table lowest level is the "Contract" dimension. We have many other dimensions that

Fact table type

Basic questions about fact table type in kimball methodologies. Would appreciate if someone could explain 1)Transactional fact table type This is the transaction event captured from source OLTP system. Fact table in this case has all the keys instead

Multiple facts in a fact table

One proposed model for our business (wholesale/retail) sales fact is to have every register ring in one fact. This causes refunds, voids, coupons and other 'facts' to be stored in a single fact entity. There is a column type dimension that then tells us

Montly Snapshot views with transactional Fact table w/SCD2

I am a new at working with Dimensional Database design. I am struggling with something that probley is real easy to do, but just can't find documentation that will explain it. I want to create a monthly snapshot view of my transactional Fact table with

Fact table with multiple date ?

Hi, I am modling a fact table for prisoners inscription in order to track historical changes. An admission is the hole stay comprise of one or many inscriptions usually separated by transferts between institutions. In the transactionnal system, it

SSIS SCD Component

We are using (or attempting to use) the Kimball Method SSIS Slowly Changing Dimension Component for SSIS from Todd McDermid (http://kimballscd.codeplex.com/). We have run into a few issues and would appreciate some advice if anyone has used this SSIS

Transactional detail fact table w/complimentary snapshot table. How do the two play together?

Take a detail daily banking transaction table with standard credit and debit level transactions. I want to build the accompanying snapshot that would present the higher level rollups of these lower transactions: There are about 250 daily transaction

Questionnaire for medical record entries

Good afternoon, I am currently working on a data warehouse in the health care sector and I currently facing this problem: The aim of this warehouse is to have an overview of a cancer therapy. So, I have created the following fact table

Health and fitness how to gain weight

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Regarding Factless Fact Tables

Some time ago I was asked to build the BI platform for a road safety organization. The warehouse was built of three primary fact tables, each with a collection of associated dimensions. I am now trying to branch out into ETL and Warehouse design, and from

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Combination of SCD2, partial snowflake, Effective and end dates in fact table