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learntsql

524 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 04:19:36
Hi..
I have fact table in which i am currently storing actual datetime values under variuos columns.
I have DateTime Dimension.
My requirement is how to capture the fact data to relate with DateTime Dimension.

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 06:34:52
you need to be storing only date keys related to dates from datetime dimension in fact. while viewing you make use of relationship fact.datekey=datetimedim.datekey to slice or dice fact measures based on datetime values
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learntsql

524 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-28 : 07:08:45
Thank you for your reply.
Currently i am maintaining nearly 30 datetime columns in my fact table.
Should i create foreignkey for all the columns in Fact table witg DateTime Dimension?
What is the best suggested design?
One more Query.
After deploying cube
how to view cube data from front end (VS2008) application.?
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