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Snowflake schema used by example query. The example schema shown to the right is a snowflaked version of the star schema example provided in the star schema article. The following example query is the snowflake schema equivalent of the star schema example code which returns the total number of television units sold by brand and by country for 1997.
The star schema is an important special case of the snowflake schema, and is more effective for handling simpler queries. [ 2 ] The star schema gets its name from the physical model's [ 3 ] resemblance to a star shape with a fact table at its center and the dimension tables surrounding it representing the star's points.
Perhaps we could add a SQL code sample and a simple ERD to demonstrate a snowflake schema? I think it would be a good idea to coordinate the example with the star schema article, to show a snowflake schema version of the same example given over there. SqlPac 20:33, 27 June 2008 (UTC) Is the join on Store_ID required in the sample given?
Although a schema is defined in text database language, the term is often used to refer to a graphical depiction of the database structure. In other words, schema is the structure of the database that defines the objects in the database. In an Oracle Database system, the term "schema" has a slightly different connotation.
Example of a star schema; the central table is the fact table. In data warehousing, a fact table consists of the measurements, metrics or facts of a business process. It is located at the center of a star schema or a snowflake schema surrounded by dimension tables. Where multiple fact tables are used, these are arranged as a fact constellation ...
In relational databases, the information schema (information_schema) is an ANSI-standard set of read-only views that provide information about all of the tables, views, columns, and procedures in a database. [1]
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The usual interface to manipulate an OLAP cube is a matrix interface, like Pivot tables in a spreadsheet program, which performs projection operations along the dimensions, such as aggregation or averaging. The cube metadata is typically created from a star schema or snowflake schema or fact constellation of tables in a relational database.