MODULO 6

How do dimensions, attributes, and fact tables relate to one

another?
Dimensions relate to fact tables using the key column attribute.
Other attributes are used to add hierarchies and provide additional
information.
Aside from organizational charts, where else might you find
parent-child hierarchies?
There is no correct or incorrect answer. Typically if you can assign a
fact to a non-leaf member it needs to be a parent child.
When might you want to use a secondary attribute for
sorting data?
You might want to sort an employee by last name although the key
column is employeeid and the name column is a full name
calculated column.

MODULO 7
Give an example of an additive measure, a semiadditive
measure, and a nonadditive measure.
Additive: Sales Amount in a Sales measure group, which for
example can be aggregated by Sum across all dimensions.
Semiadditive: Balance in an Accounts measure group, which can
be aggregated by Sum across customers but by LastNonEmpty
when aggregated by time.
Nonadditive: Profit Margin in a Sales measure group.
What are the two ways in which you can partition a measure
group?

Horizontal and vertical.

How can you use aggregations to improve query response
time?
Aggregations improve query response time by preparing the
answers before the questions are asked.