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You have a Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) instance that is configured to use multidimensional mode. You create the following cube:

Users need to be able to analyze sales by product and color.
You need to create the dimension.
Which relationship type should you use between the InternetSales table and the new dimension?

  • A. no relationship
  • B. regular
  • C. fact
  • D. referenced
  • E. many-to-many
  • F. data mining
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️
A reference dimension relationship between a cube dimension and a measure group exists when the key column for the dimension is joined indirectly to the fact table through a key in another dimension table, as shown in the following illustration.

A reference dimension relationship represents the relationship between dimension tables and a fact table in a snowflake schema design. When dimension tables are connected in a snowflake schema, you can define a single dimension using columns from multiple tables, or you can define separate dimensions based on the separate dimension tables and then define a link between them using the reference dimension relationship setting. The following figure shows one fact table named InternetSales, and two dimension tables called Customer and Geography, in a snowflake schema.

You can create two dimensions related to the InternetSales measure group: a dimension based on the Customer table, and a dimension based on the Geography table. You can then relate the Geography dimension to the InternetSales measure group using a reference dimension relationship using the Customer dimension.
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B: A regular dimension relationship between a cube dimension and a measure group exists when the key column for the dimension is joined directly to the fact table.
C: Fact dimensions, frequently referred to as degenerate dimensions, are standard dimensions that are constructed from attribute columns in fact tables instead of from attribute columns in dimension tables.
E: Many to Many Dimension Relationships.
In most dimensions, each fact joins to one and only one dimension member, and a single dimension member can be associated with multiple facts. In relational database terminology, this is referred to as a one-to-many relationship. However, it is frequently useful to join a single fact to multiple dimension members. For example, a bank customer might have multiple accounts (checking, saving, credit card, and investment accounts), and an account can also have joint or multiple owners. The Customer dimension constructed from such relationships would then have multiple members that relate to a single account transaction.

References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/analysis-services/multidimensional-models-olap-logical-cube-objects/dimension-relationships

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shub123
4 years, 4 months ago
The solution is correct. 'Color' is a referenced dimension in this case. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/analysis-services/multidimensional-models-olap-logical-cube-objects/dimension-relationships?view=asallproducts-allversions
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othman_ee
4 years, 4 months ago
Going with D
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clement_
4 years, 5 months ago
If I am asked to "create the dimension" that will allow browsing by "Product and Color" in this situation, I would go for a single "Product (Extended)" dimension with attributes from the Both Products and Colors tables. And the Relationship with the InternetSales fact table, would be on the ProductKey hence with Regular type. I would answer B then, and not D.
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bhrv
4 years, 5 months ago
hmm will they be able to analyze using colorkey column instead of colorname ? if not, wouldn't indirectly added colourname result in it being treated as referenced ? You can find a very similar situation in https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/analysis-services/multidimensional-models-olap-logical-cube-objects/dimension-relationships?view=asallproducts-allversions&viewFallbackFrom=sql-server-ver15#reference-dimension-relationships Starting from "Alternatively" paragraph you can notice them saying about "the facts are dimensioned by customer and by geography" This situation seems very alike to this question.
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panal
4 years, 6 months ago
D is Correct
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Jrestrepo
4 years, 10 months ago
Many to many. Is there a relationship type reference?
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Jrestrepo
4 years, 10 months ago
Ignore my previous comment, in a Database Relational database this is called a relationship table.
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