Measurements in a fact table that can be summed up across all dimensions
Consider the following retail fact table:
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Measurements in a fact table that can be summed up across only a few dimensions keys Following table is used to record current balance and profit margin for each id at a particular instance of time (Day end)
In the above table, we cannot sum up current balance across Acct Id
If we ask balance for Id 21653 we will say that 22000, not 22000+80000
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Facts that cannot be summed up across any dimension key
Note: % and ratio columns are non-addictive facts
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A fact table without any measures is called the factless fact table
It contains only keys
It acts as a bridge between dimension keys
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