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Question:  What is a dimension table

Answer:
Answer posted by Riaz Ahmad on 2005-06-09 14:45:26: A dimensional table is a collection of hierarchies and categories along which the user can drill down and drill up. it contains only the textual attributes.


March 03, 2009 08:02:14 #8
 mickey_gupta   Member Since: March 2009    Total Comments: 1 

RE: What is a dimension table
 
Dimension table contains reference data which gives meaning to fact data. You can also view them as parameters across which you want to analyze the fact data.
     

 

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