what is dimention?explain dimentable with example?
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Answer / sunitha
Dimensions are categories by which summarized data can be
viewed.
A dimension table is a table that contain summarized
data and historical data.The dimension table has foreign key
- primary key relation with fact table.
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Answer / palzkumar
Dimension Table is a table which contains categories and
hierarchies with lowest granule.
Data stored in dimension are nothing but the masters.
Its doesn't store any numeric value or summerised data.
eg.
Product dimension
Customer dimension
Channel dimension
Time dimension
etc..
Time dimension will have the foll records..
Year > Quarter > Month > Week > Day
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2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 04-sep-08
2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 05-sep-08
2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 06-sep-08
rgds
palz
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Answer / palzkumar
sorry...
pls read date aug i/o sept
Time dimension will have the foll records..
Year > Quarter > Month > Week > Day
-------------------------------------
2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 04-aug-08
2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 05-aug-08
2009 > Qtr-02 > Aug > 35 > 06-aug-08
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