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We have a lakehouse table in our directly lake semantic model that has 5 flag fields containing a 1 or 0 for True/False respectively. We would like to keep them as integers as they are easier to aggregate (e.g. sum/count for percentage), but there is also a requirement to include the fields in a slicer and in this case a Y/N or even Yes/No would be preferable. What is the most efficient way to deal with this sort of thing.
Options considered:
I’m veering towards 4 or 5, but wanted to get some other takes on this problem and check I’m not missing anything.
Thanks
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@MarkBurgess I think that both 4 and 5 look good. The simplest is the two versions of each field. If it doesn't blow up your data model that's probably a good way to go. That said, 4 probably keeps the spirit of the star schema.
@MarkBurgess I think that both 4 and 5 look good. The simplest is the two versions of each field. If it doesn't blow up your data model that's probably a good way to go. That said, 4 probably keeps the spirit of the star schema.
Thanks @Greg_Deckler , the separate tables give users a choice between Y/N and Yes/No so might just bite the bullet and treat them as 'proper' dimensions. Appriciate your input.
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