Multidimensional

Data Modeling ISE

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Date Dept.
 Business Scenario
• A multinational sales company has its head quarters at New Delhi.

• They sell various products.

• Their products are sold in different countries like Australia, Canada, France,
Germany and so on.

• The President of the company wants sales and order quantity information
for each quarter, month and day in a year.

ISE
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Date Dept.
Conceptual Modeling

Identify the entities

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Product

Sales Region
Entities
Time

Sales Information

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 Conceptual Modeling

Establish relationship between the entities

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Date Dept.
 Conceptual Modeling

Sales
Product Information Sales Region

Time

ISE
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 Logical Modeling

Identify the facts, dimensions, attributes, hierarchies and grain

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Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling

Sales Order
Amount Quantity

Facts

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Date Dept.
Logical Modeling

Identify the grain(s)

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Grain Identified

Time – Day

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 Logical Modeling

Sales Region

Product Time

Dimensions

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Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling

Attributes

Product – Name, Color, Size

Sales Region – Region Name

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Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling
Hierarchies Identified

Year

Quarter

Month

Day

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Putting the pieces together…

Design the schema

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 Logical Modeling

Product Dimension
Table Sales Region
Product Key Fact Table Dimension Table
Product Name Product Key Sales Region Key
Color Sales Region Key Territory Name
Size Time key Country
Sales Amount
Order Quantity

Time Dimension
Table
Time Key
Date
Month
Quarter
Year
 Case Study 2
Modifying the Scenario

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 New Business Scenario
• A multinational sales company has its head quarters at New Delhi.

• They sell various products.

• Their products are sold in different countries like Australia, Canada, France,
Germany and so on.

The President of the company wants sales and order quantity information for
each individual employee and also teamwise for every quarter to decide on
appraisal.

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 Conceptual Modeling

Identify the entities that are to be added

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 Conceptual Modeling

Product

Sales
Region
Entities Time
Sales
Information

Employee

ISE
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Date Dept.
 Conceptual Modeling

Establish relationship between the new and existing

Employee

Sales
Product Sales Region
Information

Time

ISE
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Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling

Identify the facts, dimensions, attributes,

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling

Sales Order
amount Quantity

Facts

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
Logical Modeling

Identify the grain(s)

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Date Dept.
 Logical Modeling

Grains Identified

Time – Quarter

Employee – Individual

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 Logical Modeling

Sales Region Time

Product Employee

Dimensions

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New Attributes

Employee – Name, Email, Manager Name, Gender

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Hierarchies Identified

Year Team

Quarter Individual

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Logical Modeling

Modify the schema

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Product Dimension
Table SalesRegion
Fact Table Dimension Table
Product Key
Product Key Sales Region Key
Product Name
Sales Region Key Territory Name
Color
Time key Country
Size
Employee Key
Sales Amount
Order Quantity
Employee
Time Dimension Dimension Table
Table Employee Key
Time Key Email
Quarter Name
Year Gender
Manager
 Case Study 3
Modifying the Scenario Further

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 Modified Business Scenario
• A multinational sales company has its head quarters at New Delhi.

• They sell various products which can be categorized and subcategorized

• Their products are sold in different countries like Australia, Canada, France,
Germany and so on.

The President of the company wants category wise sales and order quantity
information for each individual employee and also teamwise for every quarter
to view business productivity.

ISE
Dept
Date Dept.
 Conceptual Modeling

Employee

Sales
Product Sales Region
Information

Sub
Category

Time

Category ISE
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 Logical Modeling

New Hierarchy Identified

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Modify the Star schema to Snowflake schema

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Product Dimension
Table
Product Key SalesRegion
Product Name Fact Table Dimension Table
Color Product Key Sales Region Key
Sub-Category Key Sales Region Key Territory Name
Size Time key Country
Employee Key
Sub-Category Sales Amount
Table Order Quantity
Sub-Category Employee
Key Time Dimension Dimension Table
Table Employee Key
Sub-Category
Name Time Key Email
Category Key Quarter Name
Category Table Year Gender
Category Key Manager
Category Name