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Dim. Model TOC How does this dimensional model map into an actual report?
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You can tell from the above report that all your dimensions are the row and column headings in the
report. The facts are the numeric numbers in the report.

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Star Schema is very easy to understand, even for non technical business managers
Star Schema provides better performance and smaller query times
Star schema is easily extensible and will handle future changes easily

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