Single Fact with Multiple Conformed Dimensions

Hi,
I have a fairly simple report:
Dim A and Dim B are joined with Fact 1
Now, I want all rows from Dim A and Dim B along with Fact 1 values. If there are no matching values of Dim A and Dim B in Fact 1, I should get NULL or some message "No Data Available".
If I make left outer join from Dim A to Fact 1 and Dim B to Fact 1 (to consider all rows from dimension tables), I dont get matching records. Because Fact 1 may not have all records for Dim A or Dim B.
I dont want to make Full outer joins between Dim A and Fact 1 and DIme B and Fact 2. Do I have any other solution?

Hi,
ok let's assume,
I have something like voucher used flag in one fact table, this is not a measure, it's a degenerated dimension entry.
What to do with this one? My model is at the moment clear, we have managed to have 15 facts and 10 conformed dimensions, without issues.
Now they want to analyze over this flag "voucher used" in best case over all facts and dimension combinations.
This is the main requirement
regards,

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====
Fact 1
====
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====
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I tested what you suggested, but the result is not as per my expectation mentioned above. Here's what I did:
1. In physical layer:
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or
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Error Codes: OPR4ONWY:U9IM8TAC:OI2DL65P
State: HY000. Code: 10058. [NQODBC] [SQL_STATE: HY000] [nQSError: 10058] A general error has occurred. [nQSError: 43113] Message returned from OBIS. [nQSError: 43119] Query Failed: [nQSError: 14020] None of the fact tables are compatible with the query request FACT.SALES_STATUS. (HY000)
And the Score column is blank when I retrieved this report:
Sales ID | Product ID | Quantity | Sales Description | Sales Status | Score
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Edited by: stewartlife on Nov 29, 2012 4:01 PM

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I want to compare one value with multiple values, how can it possible ?
Here in attachment I tried to design same logic but I got problem that when I entered value in y that is compared with only minimum value of x, I don't want that I want to compare y value with all the x value and then if y is less then x while loop should be stop.
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AnkitRamani wrote:
Thank you very mach for your help..
may be i have solved this ....i have made one change in my vi that instead of min. i select max and max. value is compare with the value of y and then if y is less then the max. while loop will be stop other wise its run continuously.
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