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

Answer Posted / 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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