Regarding  Dimension Table and Fact table

Hello,
I am having basic doubts regarding the star schema.
Let me explain first regarding  star schema.
Fact table containes Key fiigures and Dim IDs,Ok,
These DIm ids will be connected to my dimension tables.The Dimension table contains Characterstics and these Dim ids ,Ok.
  Then My basic doubt
1.How does DIm id will be linked to SID tables
2.If I have not maintained any master data or text or Heirachies then SID tables will it be generated or not?
3.If it is generated I think there is use of This SID now..as we have not  maintained Master data.
4.I am haing 18 characterstic which are no way related to each other in that scnerio how does Dimensions have to identified.?or we need to inclued whole chracterstics in one dimensions or we need to create seprate dimesnions for each of them..?(max is 13 dimensions)
5.If Dimension table contains dim ids and characterstics then where does the  values for characterstics will be stored...?
( for ex..sales rep is characterstics for this we will be giving values some names where does these values will be stored..)

hi Vasu,
e.g we have infocube with 
- dimension 'location' -> characteristic 'sales rep', 'country' 
- dimension 'partner'.
fact table
dim-id('sales person') dim-id('partner') revenue
1001                   9001              500
1002                   9002              300
1003                   9004              200
dimenstion table 'location'
dim-id  sid-id(sales rep) sid-id(country)
1001    3001              5001
1002    3004              5004
1003    3005              5001
'sales rep' sid table
sid   sales rep
3001  abc
3004  pqr
3005  xyz
'country' sid table
5001      country1
5004      country2
so from the link dim-id and sid, we get
"sales rep report"
sales-rep   revenue
abc        500
pqr        300
xyz        200
"country report"
country    revenue
country1   700
country2   300
hope it's clear.

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