Chapter 4 Building Multidimensional Diagrams
You can access the fact properties from the list of facts:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the item which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users |
| Code | The technical name of the item used for generating code or scripts, which may be abbreviated, and should not generally include spaces |
| Comment | Descriptive label for the fact |
| Stereotype | Sub-classification used to extend the semantics of an object without changing its structure; it can be predefined or user-defined |
A fact definition also includes the following properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Measures | List of measures manipulated by the cube |
| Mapping | Defines the mapping between the current fact and a table or a view in a data source |
| Notes | Description associated with the fact |
| Rules | Business rules associated with the fact |
| Extended dependencies | User defined semantic dependencies between objects in the model |
| Dependencies | Relationship between two modeling elements, in which a change to the influent element will affect the dependent element |
| Version Info | Fact owner, version number, modification and creation details |
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