-----------Types of Fact Tables?

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-----------Types of Fact Tables?..

Answer / tanveer ahmed

There are two types of Fact Tables namely :

1) Cummulative Fact Table : Facts collected over a period
of time are called CFT.

2) Snapshot Fact Table: Facts collected at adhoc basis are
called SFT.

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-----------Types of Fact Tables?..

Answer / sharath.dwh

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF FACTS
1)ADDTIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED

2)SEMI ADDITIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP FOR SOME OF THE
DIMENSIONS AND NOT OTHERS.
EX:BANK BALANCE
3)NON ADDITIVE:CAN'T BE SUMMED.
EX:RATIO,AVG,VARIANCE

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-----------Types of Fact Tables?..

Answer / vishwamithra

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF FACTS
1)ADDTIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED

2)SEMI ADDITIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP FOR SOME OF THE
DIMENSIONS AND NOT OTHERS.
EX:BANK BALANCE
3)NON ADDITIVE:CAN'T BE SUMMED.
EX:RATIO,AVG,VARIANCE
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----------There are two types of Fact Tables namely :

1) Cummulative Fact Table : Facts collected over a period
of time are called CFT.

2) Snapshot Fact Table: Facts collected at adhoc basis are
called SFT.
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Is This Answer Correct ?    12 Yes 3 No

-----------Types of Fact Tables?..

Answer / maya

THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF FACTS
1)ADDTIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED

2)SEMI ADDITIVE:FACTS THAT CAN BE SUMMED UP FOR SOME OF THE
DIMENSIONS AND NOT OTHERS.
EX:BANK BALANCE
3)NON ADDITIVE:CAN'T BE SUMMED.
EX:RATIO,AVG,VARIANCE
------------------------------------------------------------
----------There are two types of Fact Tables namely :

1) Cummulative Fact Table : Facts collected over a period
of time are called CFT.

2) Snapshot Fact Table: Facts collected at adhoc basis are
called SFT.

Is This Answer Correct ?    6 Yes 0 No

-----------Types of Fact Tables?..

Answer / abd hfz

There are two types of Fact Tables namely :

1) Cummulative Fact Table : Facts collected over a period
of time are called CFT. This contains mainly Additive facts.

2) Snapshot Fact Table: Facts collected at the particular
time are called SFT. This are mainly Semi/Non Additive facts.

Also,
Fact less fact table : which has only FK and does not
contain any measures. eg: Visitors to the office

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Answer / suresh

Fact tables have 4 types:
1)Additive Fact table
which can be summed ex:Sales,we can summed sales amount
2)Non-Additive fact table
which can not be summed ex:
3)Semi Additive fact table
That can be summed up for some of the
dimensions and not others.
EX:
4)Fact less fact table:which does not contain measures.

ex:student :faculty,year,course details..there is no measures

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