thekeel at 06h10
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Feb
2011
Volume and Weight in Same Fact Table
Is it appropriate to include two facts that are not of the same type? In my example, I may need to have both Volume (Gallons) and Weight (Pounds) in the same fact table. I am building a DW around products that we recycle, these products can be Oil or Tires for example.
Oil is measured in Gallons and Tires are measured in Pounds. We have been converting gallons to pounds and only storing pounds, but I was curious if just storing bo
Is it appropriate to include two facts that are not of the same type? In my example, I may need to have both Volume (Gallons) and Weight (Pounds) in the same fact table. I am building a DW around products that we recycle, these products can be Oil or Tires for example.
Oil is measured in Gallons and Tires are measured in Pounds. We have been converting gallons to pounds and only storing pounds, but I was curious if just storing bo
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