Why is the FactAdditionalInternationalProductDescription a fact table in the AdventureworksDW2008R2 database?

Was wondering why this table is a fact table in the AdventureworksDW2008r2 database? It has no measures that I can tell.
Here is the schema for the table....
[ProductKey] [int] NOT NULL,
[CultureName] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
[ProductDescription] [nvarchar](max) NOT NULL

Yes, I think it should be a dimension also.
The dimDate table has translation for month, dyas, etc in other languages. They don't put those translations in a fact table. Also, fact tables have measures, you can not perform math on those columns except maybe count...
The only thing I could think of is maybe it is some sort of intermidiate table... like if you have a many to many and need a one to many for SSAS, but still trying to wrap my head around some of these concepts.
I have just been studying this stuff for about a year or so, so wasn't sure. Studying for 70-463 hope to get MCSE someday too.
Mike

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Now when I create an analysis using Account Numbers from all three tables, it says no fact table at the requested level. If I include any other fact from both the fact tables, it populates null. It works right when I create an analysis from one dimension and either of the fact tables.
Why do we get this error and how else should it be modeled.
Edited by: 979130 on Dec 29, 2012 12:52 AM

I'm not sure about your data.. I give couple of options try them out any of one should work.
Assuming both facts are at same granular: You need to create Logical Fact table in BMM add first fact as source then, open properties wizard and add other fact table.
Assuming both facts are at Different or Same granular: You need to create Logical Fact table in BMM add first fact and then add 2nd fact as 2nd logical table source and set the content tab for both facts
Using any of the option you'll be going for metrics and use them in report.
In general: You need to let BI server let know how data is spread across tables so that BI Server can respond as you expected.
Hope this helps, Appreciate if you mark as correct/helpful
Edited by: Srini VEERAVALLI on Dec 29, 2012 12:58 PM

Distinct count for multiple fact tables in the same cube

I'm fairly new to working with SSAS, but have been working with DW environments for many years.
I have a cube which has 4 fact tables. The central fact table is Encounter and then I also have Visit, Procedure and Medication. Visit, Procedure and Medication all join to Encounter on Encounter Key. The relationship between Encounter
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Besides, please take a look at the following distinct count optimization techniques:
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For more detail information, please refer to the article below:
Analysis Services Distinct Count Optimization:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=891
In addition, here is a good article about SSAS Best Practices for your reference:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966525.aspx
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Hello everyone,
Can I get some help with the following scenario?
We use OBIEE 11g.
We have a report that uses only 1 fact table to retrieve the data and it takes hell lot of time to bring up the data in the report.
My question here is is there a way to bring up the performance of the report if we split the data in 1 fact table to 2 fact tables and make the report use the 2 fact tables.
Are there any other ways of tuning the report for better performance.
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Hi Ajay,
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hi,
Go to Analysis Server (SSMS)-> use
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Will you EVER start reading some documentation?
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