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Define Dimensions, measures, Regular dimensions and Measure Dimensions

  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: October 10, 2007     Asked by: Ravi Kumar 
  
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October 10, 2007 04:18:46   
silu.davidson Member Since: May 2007   Contribution: 3    

RE: Define Dimensions, measures, Regular dimensions an...
Dimension: is a broad group of description grouped together to describe a key area of a business. e.g. Product dim Customer Dim which holds all details 'bout pdt n customer respectively ......

Measure: is a numeric fact which shows a business strength. e.g. sales_quantity. it shows the amount of quantity sold....

and in report we can present measures with respect to various dim attributes like product employee customer time etc.....

 
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Latest Answer : Dimension: is a broad group of description, grouped together to describe a key area of a business. e.g., Product dim, Customer Dim which holds all details 'bout pdt n customer respectively ......Measure: is a numeric fact which shows a business strength. ...
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