For each fact attribute, some information describing the fact is recorded under, what is commonly known as “metadata.” Its purpose is to document the business definition of the attribute. This is to solve the problem of different people, within an organization, having differing views about the semantics of particular attributes. The descriptions should be phrased in business terms.
For each fact attribute, some information describing the fact is recorded under, what is commonly known as “metadata.” Its purpose is to document the business definition of the attribute. This is to solve the problem of different people, within an organization, having differing views about the semantics of particular attributes. The descriptions should be phrased in business terms.