D

daily sales aggregation, 53

data source map, 90

data source mapping, 90

database view, 179, 191, 195

date dimension, 73, 74, 76, 81, 82, 87, 94, 203, 221, 223, 224

degenerate dimension, 247, 261

degenerated dimension, 247

dimension, 25, 26, 33, 41

dimension consolidation, 247, 343

dimension hierarchy, 221

identification, 221

dimension role playing, 179, 323

implementation, 179

dimension table, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 51, 281, 286, 297

naming, 11

dimensional constraint, 58

dimensional query, 51, 53, 54, 58, 60

dimensional query pattern, 51

drilling query, 221, 224, 226, 228