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2 years ago

Multiple fact tables into one dimension

Hey guys, I have created one dimension through two different fact tables. The column I needed was Addresses and both the fact tables have them and I just wanted to have one new dimension table instea...
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2 years ago

You should be able to create a dimension table which will filter both fact tables with something like

Dim_Addresses =
DISTINCT (
    UNION ( DISTINCT ( 'Fact1'[Address] ), DISTINCT ( 'Fact2'[Address] ) )
)

Create one-to-many relationships from the dimension to both fact tables and everything should work.

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    Anonymous
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    2 years ago

    hey, I didnt explain the issue properly. Its not a relationship issue more like a multiple dimension issue. 

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      johnt75
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      2 years ago

      Dimensions can filter multiple fact tables, that's one of the benefits of using them. If the filters aren't working as expected then the problem is likely in the relationships. Dimensions should filter fact tables, not the other way around, and there should be no links between fact tables.

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        Anonymous
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        2 years ago

        so, i am trying to filter dimension tables with other dimension tables and this is causing the problem.