OBIEE query on dimensions only.

My customer has a requirement to report only on dimensions in OBIEE. I understand that the BI server needs at least one measure from a fact table in the query to perform a query. Is it possible to build a dummy fact in the logical layer that joins 2 or more dimensions to run such a query? If yes, how can this be accomplished?

Hello user,
Can you follow this blog by Rittman....Hoepfully it helps
Only thing you have to create a dummy table which should act like a fact table in your case.
http://www.rittmanmead.com/2009/08/oracle-bi-ee-10-1-3-4-1-reporting-on-non-transactional-dimension-values-equivalence-of-outer-joins/
Please let us know if it helpful and please don't forget to close the thread by awarding it :)

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