3. Star Schema
Represents Multidimentional data.
In the center “FACT Table”
Dimention Tables around the Fact table.
Dimention
Table 3
FACT TABLE
Dimention
Table 2
Dimention
Table 1
Dimention
Table 4
4. Steps in
Designing Star Schema
1. Identify business process for analysis(Like
sales)
2. Identify measures or facts (sales in $)
3. Identify dimentions for fact (Product, customer,
Time, Region etc)
4. List the coulmns that describes dimention
5. Determine lowest level of summary in fact table
sales.