dbTalk Databases Forums  

Architecture question with schema for cube

microsoft.public.sqlserver.olap microsoft.public.sqlserver.olap


Discuss Architecture question with schema for cube in the microsoft.public.sqlserver.olap forum.



Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old   
CHEDDAR
 
Posts: n/a

Default Architecture question with schema for cube - 04-12-2004 , 08:16 AM






I have a fact table that has 'Order' information and in this table was a fact called 'SalesRep'. This is no longer a fact but should now be considered a slowly changing dimension because the sales rep will change historically. Therefore, for each of the 2 million orders in the fact table, I may have to update many records if the sales rep changes. I wanted to create a small dimension table to manage this information with just the ordernumber and salesrep field, but I'm finding issues. I'm at the point where I've included the OrderNumber in the dimension, but I'm over 64,000 members. I've tried hiding it in the dimension, but same issue. Also, since I really don't care to show the OrderNumber, I excluded it from the dimension, although required in join to fact table. But I don't believe I can do an incremental update to the dimension at the OrderNumber level and have this work the way I need it to. Stuck?

Reply With Quote
Reply




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



Powered by vBulletin Version 3.5.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.