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

Textual Facts in the fact table
Its a new financial 'capital markets' dimensional reporting model (for IPO - raise money for an issuer by issuing new equity common stock securities) that's in design stage. There are some textual attributes of the grain of several fact tables for which

Facts with different grain from different sources but related
Hi, I have a situation which I am trying to resolve but not able to Technologies Using : SQL Server and Analytics Services (SSAS) Background I have a flat file which is from the enterprise peoplesoft system and has the followings GL Account,

Multiple one to many facts
Trying to figure out how to model this with multiple one to many facts. I'm new to modeling so bear with me if this is simple. I think a picture speaks a thousand words so here is this: There's a few dimensions as well but those are easy

Facts or Dimension Attributes?
My company is currently building a data warehouse and I have a design issue that I am not sure how to address. In general, our business is selling an asset, such as the stock of a corporation, with a certain number of shares and a value. The value of th

Conformance of Dimension for facts aggregated at different levels
I am a newbie to Data Modeling. I am modeling a warehouse for Global reporting solution for a business operating in 3 countries. 2 business processes involved are "Sales" and "shipment Expenses" The input is sumarized excel files

The Condom Game
Ok this is a spoof on Angela's but this is with book titles. Example: Condoms and me ( Marley)

your interesting facts
so basically you put interesting facts about yourself such as something really good or really bad you have done,something really good or really bad that has happened to you, or just something you want to share about yourself.you can also put any

Non-numeric Facts
My customers are challenging me..... They tell me that my reporting models are not flexible enough. I agree, but I am not sure how to approach this issue and give them what they need in a simple way. My products today offers 2 types of reporting today:

Have You Scrutinized The Facts About Juicing, Healthy Diet, Juicing For Better Health
By David Wellsford We are all very aware today the benefits of good nutrition, and the vitamins, and minerals that are necessary for our health. What do we know about juicing, healthy diet, juicing for better health? What does juicing mean? Making

Adobe Siapkan Flash 3D ( Game 3D Online )
Nantinya, pengguna internet akan bisa memutar video atau memainkan game dengan format tiga dimensi (3D) secara online. Hal ini akan terwujud karena Adobe berencana membuat Flash versi 3D. Informasi ini didapat dari jadwal konferensi Adobe Max yang

Dimensions Directly Tied to Facts vs. Snowflaking
Hi all, Thanks in advance for your input on this. We are in the midst of a building out a portion of our data warehouse. The example here has to do with insurance data. Hopefully the discussion can be abstracted to a more generic modeling level. We

B: Updating Your Game Software
problems downloading updates? by develish1 First things first, you need to have your game set to look for downloads or nothing will happen. To get the download message to pop up, first start your game, but don't log in yet. Click on

2 facts or 1 fact - Revenue and time billed
Hi, I'm trying to get my head round how to model my fact tables. I work for a consultancy and I'm building a warehouse to track the revenue and chargeable hours worked by our consultants. I already have one fact table (FACT_TIME_BILLED) whose grain

Is there any video game software you can buy and create your own video game?
For about six months i've been trying to find software so I can try to create my own games so I can get a little practice for when i start doing computer science. Is there a good piece of video game software u can either buy or download on computer