Fact Table Indexing Strategy

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Fact Table Indexing Strategy

Post  bi_at_nj on Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:41 pm

Please explain the indexing strategy which is in use in your organisation for fact tables in your current database(oracle, sybase, db2)

Specify volume as the indexing strategy may be based upon the volume of data.

Is there a well laid out strategy for Indexing for fact tables?

If so, what is it we follow for Fact Tables in Oracle?
and
If so, what is it we follow for Fact Tables in Sybase?
and
If so, what is it we follow for Fact Tables in Db2?

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For oracle

Post  gerardnico on Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:32 am

The star transformation is the best strategy to follow :
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10810/schemas.htm#CIHGHEFB

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Re: Fact Table Indexing Strategy

Post  BoxesAndLines on Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:46 am

You seem to have this idea that there is a one size fits all solution. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Yes, you should index. Yes, you should partition. Beyond that the rest is dependent on what you are trying to accomplish.

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