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○ Select the Data Foundation node in the Scenario panel, and in the context menu of the Details panel,
choose Add Tables.
Note: You can choose to add the same table again in Data Foundation using table aliases in the
editor. For example, if you want to have different cardinalities from the same table.
Restriction: It is not allowed to add column views to the Data Foundation of an analytic view.
However, you can add column views in a calculation view.
Remember: If there is more than one table, you need to specify one of the tables as the central
table (fact table) from which the measures will be derived. You can specify the central table by
selecting a value in the Central Entity property of the Data Foundation node.
b) If you want to query data from more than one table, in the Details panel context menu, choose Create
Join, and enter the required details.
Tip: After specifying the central table or choosing one of the field as measure, when you save the
view automatic assignment of attributes and measures is done. All the numeric fields from the
central table are assigned as measures and others as attributes. In this case, you will not be able
to join measures with other numeric fields. Also, if you have specified all the attributes and
measures of the view before saving it, automatic assignment of attributes and measures will not
overwrite them.
Note: After creating the join, you can edit its properties such as join type, cardinality, etc in the
Properties view. You can choose to create a Text Join between table fields in order to get language
specific data. For example, consider that you have a product table that contains product IDs but
no product description, and you have a text table for products that has language-specific
description for each product. You can create a text join between the two tables to get languagespecific
details. In a text join, the right table should be the text table and it is mandatory to specify
the Language Column.
c) Add the table columns to the output structure (Semantics node) that you want to use to define the facts
in any of the following ways:
○ Select the toggle button on the left of the table field.
○ Right-click the table field, and choose Add to Output.
d) If you want to specify a filter condition based on which system must display data for a table field in the
output, for example to display revenue for only selected companies based on the filter value, do the
following:
1. Right-click the table field, and choose Apply Filter.
2. Select the required operator, and enter filter values.
The table fields selected above form the fact table.
e) To create a star schema that is, linking the fact table with the descriptive data (attribute views), do the
following:
1. Add the required attribute views in the Logical Join node in any of the following ways:
○ Drag the required attribute views present in the Content node to the Logical Join node.
○ Select the Logical Join node in the Scenario panel, and choose Add button to add the attribute
views.
2. Create joins between the views and fact table.
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