Combining Factless Facts and Bridges - sensible or not?

Factless fact

Hi, I am having this question for long time on fact less fact. Whenever I read about fact less fact, all the documents mention about what is fact less fact and how to use it and where to use it. My questions is why it is needed? When there is no fact

Combining Facts

We have 2 entities in our logical model for authorizations. One for inpatient authorizations and another for service authorizations. They are both children of the parent authorization entity. We are considering combining them into a single

Snowflake & Factless fact

1) Going though few issues where snowflake is mentioned, few confusion arises. Few people say that "snowflake helps when you are aggregating on higher level attributes which otherwise you would get by applying DISTINCT from the dimension." But in

Fact Tables Joining to Factless Facts

Just wanted to get some information on pros/cons with regards to joining my fact table with a factless fact. What we are discovering is that if we keep all non-grain defining dimension sk on every fact table, our maintenance increases tremendously. Even

Factless fact table versus Dimension (downstream implications)

Factless fact table versus Dimension (downstream implications) Let's keep this simple for discussion purposes (Im leaving off dimensions and surrogate key fields on fact table, it really isnt this small) We are trying to build a dimensional DW for

Steve Bridges as President Obama - WRCOG - Video

Steve Bridges is the guy who irritated George Bush by imitating him on the Jay Leno Show. He has now started imitating Obama and does it really well. The Administration has tried to put a stop to Bridges' act because Obama has made it known that he is

Wide and large Dimension or Survey Factless Fact Table

Hi I would like some advice on this particular point. We receive responses to surveys containing hundreds of questions. Those surveys are submitted many times to about ten thousands people we follow. Their answers could change in time. Usually the

Control Checks between Sql Tables (Facts and Dims) and SSAS Cubes?

Hi How can one write a report that compares data in sql tables (facts / dims) to data stored in an SSAS cube? I have to write a control check report to compare this data to ensure that the cube contains the same data as is stored in our sql server

Have You Scrutinized The Facts About Juicing, Healthy Diet, Juicing For Better Health

By David Wellsford We are all very aware today the benefits of good nutrition, and the vitamins, and minerals that are necessary for our health. What do we know about juicing, healthy diet, juicing for better health? What does juicing mean? Making

Me, combining the RB3 and GHWOR songlists

"25 or 6 to 4" by Chicago [Rock Band 3] "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull [Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock] "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction [Rock Band 3, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock] "Before I Forget" by

Random strange facts

It is possible to sail all the way around the world at 60 degrees S latitude without hitting any land. The average coal power plant emits 100 times as much radiation as the average nuclear plant. The easternmost point in the United States is in

Data Vault v's Dimensional Model

Seems to be a lot of interest over at LinkedIn around the DataVault model. I wondered what the thoughts were about it. When would you use it v's a Dimensional Model or even a 3NF for a data warehouse. more info here:

Project: EG Coupe

Sooooo, Ive had an itch to get a Honda lately. Missed having my boosted crx so I decided to find another honda to mess around with. I came across this cleeeeeeeean eg coupe. the guy told me it had a rod knock, which didnt bother me at all because a honda