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Monday, 26 March 2012

What is conformed fact? What is conformed dimensions use for


Q.What is conformed fact? What is conformed dimensions use for?
A.Allowing having same names in different tables is allowed by Conformed facts. The combining and comparing facts mathematically is possible.A dimensional table can be used more than one fact table is referred as conformed dimension. It is used across multiple data marts along with the combination of multiple fact tables. Without changing the metadata of conformed dimension tables, the facts in an application can be utilized without further modifications or changes.
Conformed fact in a warehouse allows itself to have same name in separate tables. They can be compared and combined mathematically. Conformed dimensions can be used across multiple data marts. These conformed dimensions have a static structure. Any dimension table that is used by multiple fact tables can be conformed dimensions.
Q.Define BUS Schema.
A.A BUS schema is to identify the common dimensions across business processes, like identifying conforming dimensions. BUS schema has conformed dimension and standardized definition of facts.
Q.Define non-additive facts.
A.The facts that can not be summed up for the dimensions present in the fact table are called non-additive facts. The facts can be useful if there are changes in dimensions. For example, profit margin is a non-additive fact for it has no meaning to add them up for the account level or the day level.
Non additive facts are facts that cannot be summed up for any dimensions present in fact table. This means that these columns cannot be added for producing any results.

2 comments:

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  2. I was looking for the answer to what is comformed fact but the explanation given here is pure copy from the Datawarehouse Toolkit book. And the second paragraph is from some other website I guess.
    OMG

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