My daughters party photos/Harry's Christening. No migraine in the end.....
Just to say, I have no idea how to put any on here, and after a few camera malfunctions they are not great shots But, if anyone perchance is interested, I have posted photos on my FB profile. Laura had fun, Jo was an amazing party planner and I

Remington Model 29
Looking for Remington Model #29 shotgun. Not real common, the 4-5 I've seen were rough shape. Would like to find one decent shape and price, no polychokes or recoil pads.

Rule based algorithm to convert an ER model to a dimensional model
I recently came across two white papers by Moody/Kortnik that show how to use a rule based algorithm to transform an ER model to a dimensional model. I have made the papers available on my

Complex Inventory Model
I am designing an inventory model with dimensions: Product, Location, Time, and Collection Type. The relationships here are: 1. A Location is assigned Items that they can only have in stock 2. A Collection is assigned Items. 3. A Location is assigne

Operational Reporting from a Dimensional Model
Having worked with various models over the years, i'm begining to think that a multi layered data model approach is best for medium and larger corporations. (see my IM model here

Logical Dimensional Model
Is there such a thing as a logical dimensional model? If you agree, how is it different than your physical dimensional model?

Model for these charges
How would I model the following order system? Base Daily 4 x $50 | $200 Extra Hourly 5 x $25 | $125 Extra Weekly 3 x $300 | $900 Discount A | -$20 Discount B Percentage 5% of base @ $200 = -$10 Extra Option Z | $600 Extra Option Q | $100 Tax |

Question - creating a dimensional model for facility management
Hello, folks. I'd like to ask some newbie questions. I'm starting a multidimensional model for facilities management from scratch, and I'll certainly need a SPACE dimension, since it's the grain in which all the spatial information is stored in the

Model Customer Transactions with variable tax counts and amounts
Hello, I am trying to create a dimensional model for the customer sales transaction business process for a regional grocery chain. The business requirements specify we must be able to recreate the accurate transaction level (aggregate) totals as well

Mothers united - Joan Lawrence & Kate McCann
Mothers united 6.00PM Mon Feb 14 2011 The mother of missing Claudia Lawrence has spoken of the bond she has forged with Kate McCann whose three year old daughter, Madelaine, disappeared nearly four years ago. Joan Lawrence has revealed that the

how to model an event log
I am trying to model the following event data: Field1 = event date, field2 = event code, field3 = location code, field4 = customer_id, fields5 to 8 are event code specific, ie.

Difference between Logical Data Modelling & ERD
What is difference between Logical data Modelling (LDM) & ER ? Whenever we ask LDM , the customer gives ER diagram.

Purchased Industry BI Data Model
We recently purchased a industry specific physical BI data model from a vendor. Along with the physical data model, this purchase also included ETL support from the vendor and canned reports that were designed by the vendor. There has been quite a bit o

creating dimensional model of log data
I need some guidance on how to model user contact data. We have various means of logging user contact information, i.e. user was sent an email, user received phone call, user's website was clicked. Each contact method has different attributes tracked,

Normalization in DWH environment
Hi All, Recently I came across a question,would like to post it here for the views of the members. What normalization form are the Fact and dimension tables and why (with examples aligning to the Normalization definition) Thanks, Dheeraj