4. Just think of a simple figure: sales. Dimension In the spreadsheet Region Time Product Customer … x y ? ? ??? And what‘s about hierarchies? Sales World Sales Europe Sales North Am. Sales South Am. Sales Asia Sales … Sales France Sales UK Sales Germany Sales Italy Sales …
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