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In this paper we present a conceptual and dimensional level of modelling data warehouses. A four-level architecture is proposed and the conceptual and dimensional levels are discussed in detail. A dimensional model based on dimension tables and fact tables is developed. Some new aspects of dimensional modelling, which extend the previous approaches, are shown, e.g. query constraints and ISA-hierarchies combined with dimension hierarchies.
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Pokorný, J. (1999). To the Stars through Dimensions and Facts. In: Abramowicz, W., Orlowska, M.E. (eds) BIS ’99. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0875-7_12
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