Let the quarter field contain only quarter
information.
It will be easier to compare data between quarters
over years.
If users want to see data for a year, they will
specify it.
--- JOE TESTA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > my
latest assignment takes me into the world of DW.
>
> the dm_time table has:
>
> dm_time_id number
> ..
> ..
> ..
> sales_year number(4)
> sales_qtr number(1)
> sales_month number(2)
> sales_week number(2)
> sales_day number(3).
>
> so an entry looks like: time_id 10456
> sales_year=2001
> sales_qtr=1
> sales_month=1
> sales_week=1
> sales_day=1
> to rollup the data we define dimensions. I was
> asked this:
>
> In a "normal" time_dimension, doesn't qtr need to
> have the year as part of it, so that it looks like
> 20011 for the 1st qtr?
>
> thanks, joe
>
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DBA Oracle, consultant entrepôt de données
Oracle DBA, datawarehouse consultant
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