What are Fact tables and Dimension Tables?

Answer Posted / ashok kumar lenak

Dimension Table-The tables through which i can under the
business.
It has wide range of rows.
It is called end dimension table.
It is joined to the Fact table.
Values are textural in nature.
Usually the Master tables are look like the Dimention table.


Fact Table-It is also called the Central table.
Most rows are numeric in nature.
Narrow rows and few columns.
It is accessed by the dimention table.
All the PK of the dimention table is at the fact table.
Usually the transaction tables look like the Fact Table.

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